Jill Krause, the blogger behind Baby Rabies , has an important message to send women who think they may be suffering from Postpartum Depression : You are not alone. Krause has teamed with nonprofit Postpartum Progress to create a video that depicts parents talking openly about their feelings of sadness and anxiousness shortly after giving birth. Why is this a relevant issue? Because Postpartum Depression affects 1 in 7 women… yet it is rarely discussed in public. Which makes it hard for some women to understand, recognize and then seek the proper help. Check out the video above and visit Cotton Babies for all your baby needs.
The incredible Chris Pratt weight loss has been well-documented at this point. But, for the first time since he decided to get in shape and stay in shape, the beloved actor is now opening up about all he went through to be in this position. Pratt tells Men’s Health that he saw himself as being funnier the fatter he got while starring on Parks and Recreation as Andy Dwyer. Therefore… “I said to the creators that I wanted to get fatter for the role. They loved it. I announced it to the whole cast, and then it became a bit of a game: how fat can I get and how fast can I get that fat. “I would eat three or four cheeseburgers at every table read.” But then, after maxing out around 300, Pratt shed around 35 pounds in six weeks for a role in Moneyball. Via some committed waist training ? HA! No. “I ran five or six miles a day. I ate leafy green salads and protein shakes. I cut out all alcohol.” The star then went back and forth with his figure, depending on his role, only to finally see himself in Zero Dark Thirty and decide: “I’m never going to be fat again.” It’s not always fun nowadays, he explains, but it is rewarding overall. “When I was fat and unhappy, the only moments of respite I got was when I was eating. Now mealtimes are sometimes lame, because that’s the way it can be when you’re eating healthily. But all the time between meals, I feel great, As the downside of being fat, he admits to the magazine: “I was impotent, fatigued, emotionally depressed. I had real health issues that were affecting me in a major way. It’s bad for your heart, your skin, your system, your spirit.” Pratt can next be seen in Jurassic World. And should also be seen by everybody in this video of him and his son saluting the American flag . View Slideshow: 21 Times Chris Pratt Made Us Want to Dump Our Boyfriends
Sometimes, cats just want to have the time of their lives by frolicking around from box to box . Other times, they are just like you and me: they want some peace and quiet. This video features a feline who needs a break from his fellow pet, as described in the description that accompanies the footage on YouTube: “My new foster cat is a bit of a weirdo,” writes user TheFurMonsters. “He locks himself in the closet, much to Sun (corgi) & Schrödinger's (siamese) amazement.” Check out the funny video now and then take a look at these cats yawing in unison .
As depicted in the first Teen Mom 2 trailer , Leah Messer is… well… a mess these days. In the footage, released this week by MTV, viewers see Corey Simms confront the mother of his five-year old twins about a “problem,” clearly referring to Messer’s drug use . We later witness an out-of-it Leah seemingly nod off in front of the camera. “I’ve been accused of being an unfit mom and abusing drugs,” Messer admits in the promo. And although Leah is NOT admitting that today, insiders have confirmed to Us Weekly that Leah has entered a 30-day rehab program – for stress and depression. This jibes with an earlier report that Messer had agreed to seek professional assistance, though that report cited drug use as the basis . With Simms having recently sought full custody of the kids he shares with Messer, it’s very possible she made this decision in order to appease the court. The Teen Mom 2 star has been going through an awful lot of late. After three years of marriage, Leah and husband Jeremy Calvert – with whom she has a daughter named Addie – are headed for a divorce, multiple outlets have confirmed. Tune in to the Teen Mom 2 premiere on Thursday, July 9 at at 10/9c on MTV to see a lot more from Messer and company. View Slideshow: Leah Messer Photos: Through the Years
Exes A$AP Rocky And Chanel Iman Reunite For “Dope” Movie Premiere In Cannes The cast of the “Dope” movie were all smiles in Cannes Friday for a screening, including exes Chanel Iman and A$AP Rocky. They seem to have been keeping a friendly distand, opting not to pose together. The two split back in October because of “busy schedules,” supposedly. Meanwhile, Chris Brown made an appearance at the premiere, it seems in support of Quincy Combs. Zoe Kravitz flicked it up with Pharrell and friends on her IG. See more photos on the next page.
Frenemies? Kendall Jenner Poses It Up With Brother’s Slorey Ex, Rita Ora In Cannes Robert Kardashian really can’t stand his ex and he’s made that no secret. He’s even aired out all of Rita’s dirty cheating habits and blamed her for his depression. It looks like his sister Kendall had no qualms posing with the Roc Nation singer at a Cannes gala. Was the love genuine? Radar says it was. Radar Online reports: Normally, the Kardashians and Jenners put family first. So onlookers were stunned to see Kendall Jenner hanging with Rob Kardashian’ s hated ex Rita Ora at an amfAR gala in Cannes this week. But although Ora, 24, and Jenner’s troubled brother, had a seriously bitter breakup in 2012, a source close to the Kardashian clan tells RadarOnline.com exclusively, “Kendall does not care what Rob thinks about her and Rita hanging out!” “Kendall and Rita were actually close friends when she was dating Rob and have remained friends ever since,” the source says. Do you think Kendall is being disloyal for acknowledging her brother’s slorey ex? Getty Images
Naya Rivera Apologizes For Showering Comments About Ethnics Soap don’t fawk with you ! Via US Magazine reports: Who knew showering was such a hot-button topic? After inciting controversy on Tuesday, Jan. 13, with her remark that showering daily is “such a white people thing,” Naya Rivera attempted to wash away some of her bad karma with an apology. The Glee star, 28, returned to the scene of the crime — The View — as a guest host on Wednesday, Jan. 14, and offered a mea culpa to viewers who took offense to her previous comments. “Showering. Biggest topic in pop culture today, in my opinion. Thanks to me, unfortunately,” she quipped during the show’s Hot Topics segment. “Yesterday, we were talking about a study that says you’re supposed to shower once or twice every three days. I had an opinion on it that was supposed to be a joke. Apparently it didn’t go over so well.” (That might be an understatement. Viewers took Rivera to task for the offhand remark, sharing their own opinions of her opinion on Twitter. “When YOU tell the world YOU shower every 3 days that says more about YOU not us Naya Rivera,” one person wrote, adding that “some things are better left unsaid.”) Rivera claimed on Wednesday that she was kidding at the time, saying, “It was supposed to be a joke, but I apologize if anyone was offended.” She went on to quote some of the tweets she’d received, including one from user @retiredfilth that said, “Now white people gonna think we don’t shower cuz of Naya Rivera.” The View co-host Nicolle Wallace, for one, said the actress deserved a break. “Back off of Naya,” Wallace told viewers. “She’s very clean.” Fellow co-host Rosie O’Donnell piped in, too, saying she’d read something about how “doctors say that you should take a bath” anyway. “Thank you, that’s what I do,” she quipped. This why Sean had to cancel her? Seems legit. Very legit.
Dear Bossip , All my life I have tried to force myself to get rid of these thoughts. These thoughts haunt me daily. I am attracted to women being a male, but there’s something I’ve been forcing myself to control and that is that I’m seeing men as attractive. I hate it, and I hate myself. I do not want to be gay. I sometimes cry myself to sleep and I am deeply depressed. I need to know why in the world these thoughts consume me when I can’t control them. I’m stuck because I don’t feel as though people are born that way and things happened to me during my childhood that traumatized me that could possibly force me to have these feelings. I’ve been sexually abused by a man in my family and I told no one. Now, what is happening to me is being twisted around to make me feel as though it was my fault by my aggressor. The only reason I won’t say anything is because the fact that it happened disgusts me. I wish I could find help and some reason for why I have these feelings. Again, I don’t want to be this way. What should I do? I am on the verge of losing my mind. I have a feeling a lot of young men are dealing with this issue and me stepping up to ask these questions can help someone else. – Struggling With My Sexuality Dear Mr. Struggling With My Sexuality , I truly feel for you, and I empathize with you and your struggle to understand your sexual thoughts and desires. I cannot tell you how to fight these desires, feelings, and thoughts you have for the same sex. I cannot tell you that these are abnormal thoughts, and it is not who you are. Your feelings, thoughts, and desires are your own, and only you can decide for yourself how you will identify, if you choose to do so. However, just know that you are okay the way that you are. You are fine. You are a beautiful human being, and there is nothing wrong with you, and nothing you need to fix. The fact that you mentioned that you are attracted to both men and women may mean that you could be a bisexual male. It’s interesting that you stated that since you have an attraction to men you shared that you don’t want to be gay. You still have desires for women, from what you stated. I suggest that you research and read up on bisexuality. Also, understand the entire range of LGBT – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transsexual. I am concerned that you were abused by a man in your family and have not told anyone. I do hope that you will strongly consider talking with someone, and deal with what happened to you. I am also concerned that your aggressor turns the situation back on you, which means you are still in contact with this person, and he makes it appear as if his rape and assault on you was an invitation by you, or something you did. That is not the case. Your aggressor is a pedophile and someone who is mentally ill. What they are doing to you, and have done to you, is classic for a pedophile who doesn’t want their secret to get out, and they know they are wrong for what they did. He doesn’t want you to tell you anyone, and he is making you feel guilty for what happened, thus, he is manipulating you and controlling you. Tell someone. Tell everyone. Tell anyone who will listen and put him blast. Do not allow him to continue to control you, and make you feel you warranted what he did to you. I also recommend that you get into therapy and speak with a licensed and professional therapist to deal with your depression, the assault you endured, and your thoughts about your sexuality. You cannot manage this alone, and you cannot keep these bottled up. You will do more harm and damage to yourself mentally, emotionally, and physically. Please get help and deal with these issues before you spiral out of control. Being gay or bisexual is not wrong and neither does it mean that there is something wrong with you. Your sexual identity is a part of who you are, and no one can determine your sexuality but you. Please do not feel that people are not born that way, and that there is something wrong with being LGBTQIA. People think that persons choose to be gay, and it is not the case. Ask a heterosexual person if they choose to be heterosexual. They may say or tell you it’s wrong or abnormal to be gay or bisexual. And, then you ask them what is right and normal. And, normal based on what? Normal defined by whom? Normal according to whom? Hell, there are many people who thought, and still think that being black is abnormal. You can’t help who you are, and know that you are brilliantly and beautifully designed the way you are. It’s going to be long process for you to get to where you learn to love, accept, and appreciate who you are. Work on embracing yourself. It begins with you first. I do hope that you will stop hating yourself. I do hope that you will stop allowing your rapist to turn this on you. And, I do hope that you get the help you need. If you keep beating yourself up, hating yourself, and accepting the blame for what your rapist did to you then you will end up harming yourself and others emotionally, mentally, and physically. Lastly, I do recommend reaching out to an LGBT community center in your area, and schedule some time to go and speak with someone. They can help you with resources, and information that can help you understand who you are, and provide support groups and meetings, as well as a counselor/therapist you can speak with. So, today, claim victory over your life. Claim love. Claim acceptance. And, claim power. You deserve to be accepted, loved, appreciated, and empowered. – Terrance Dean Photo source: Shuttershock 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! Make sure to order my books Mogul: A Novel (Atria Books – June 2011; $15); Hiding In Hip Hop (Atria Books – June 2008); and Straight From Your Gay Best Friend – The Straight Up Truth About Relationships, Love, And Having A Fabulous Life (Agate/Bolden Books – November 2010; $15). They are available in bookstores everywhere, and on Amazon, click HERE!
Will the show go on? Despite Dean McDermott recently telling Dr. Oz that he’s not quitting his family’s ridiculously scripted reality series, Tori Spelling appeared today on The Meredith Vieira Show and confirmed the opposite. Asked about the rumors that McDermott doesn’t want to continue filming the series, Spelling told the host “that’s true.” So, does this mean True Tori will soon be coming to an end? “I don’t think so,” Spelling replied. “For me, you know, it’s True Tori . I have a lot more to tell. I have four children, I’m a mom, I’m a woman, and I want to go on and I really really really need the money .” McDermott has opened up in recent weeks about his depression, while the couple continues to struggle with his affair. Talk of a Dean McDermott- Tori Spelling divorce has been circulating around the Internet for months, though Spelling continues to insist she’s sticking with her man. Even if he is an admitted cheater. “I chose to deal with it because it was my journey, it was my truth,” Spelling told Vieira of why she’s made her private issues so very public. “Women everywhere go through this and I wanted to put it out there.” Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott: Through Good Times and Bad 1. Tori and Dean Moment Tori and Dean share a touching moment. So much to say about these two. McDermott doesn’t share this enthusiasm, however. “I can’t keep opening a vein, opening my soul and sharing my feelings and thoughts and demons with the world,” he previously told Access Hollywood. “I don’t watch it. I can’t. It’s really difficult. I can’t do it anymore, for my soul.” Still, True Tori Season 3 Episode 7 will air on Tuesday and many will say McDermott’s departure simply gives writers new material for Season 4. Why do folks continue to turn in to this nonsense? Here is your chance to watch True Tori online and to find out for yourself: Watch True Tori Season 2 Episode 6 Online Watch True Tori Season 2 Episode 5 Online
Andre 3000 Speaks On Hendrix Biopic And What’s Next The New York Times caught up with the artsier half of Outkast for a sitdown about the state of his music career and his plans once the tour is over. On becoming his idol Jimi Hendrix in the new biopic: “I wanted André for the role, beyond the music, because of where he was psychologically — his curiosity about the world was a lot like Jimi,” said John Ridley, the film’s writer and director, who also wrote the screenplay for “12 Years a Slave.” Given that playing Hendrix had been discussed for so long, were you reluctant? I may have said it to John [Ridley]: “Man, I’m old. I have gray hair. Get some young unknown kid to play Hendrix.” I turned it down. They kept at it. I actually asked my son, [Seven]. He said, “Yeah, man.” Honestly, I needed it in my life, too. Hendrix kind of saved me. I was in a not-so-great space, just in a dark place every day. I needed something to focus on to get me out of my depression and rut. Sometimes, when you’re alone, you can let yourself go. I knew if I got on a train with a lot of different people, then I couldn’t let them down. On aging in Hip Hop: I’ve heard you say that you didn’t want to become an old rapper. I remember, at like 25, saying, “I don’t want to be a 40-year-old rapper.” I’m 39 now, and I’m still standing by that. I’m such a fan that I don’t want to infiltrate it with old blood. But over the last five years, you’ve recorded maybe three or four guest appearances a year, and those verses are always really strong. I struggle with the verses. I don’t sit around and write raps, I just don’t. Now the only time I’m really inspired to write raps is if an artist that I enjoy invites me to their party. So if Future calls and says, “Hey man, I want you to do this,” I don’t want to let Future down. I don’t want to let Lil Wayne or Drake down, because I love them. But when you show up to the party, do you believe that you have something to contribute? My son, he’s 16. Him and his buddies, they’ll be in the car, and I’ll say, “Hey, what do you think about this verse?” That’s my gauge at this point. I don’t have the pulse. Part of art is knowing when not to put paint on. And when to change your medium. Why the tour now, then? Honestly, I never planned to go onstage again in that way. If I feel like I’m getting to a place where it’s mimicking or a caricature, I just want to move on. But I felt like: Let me do it now ’cause these kids [in the audience], it feels good to know that they’re happy. I really don’t actually get anything from performing. On if we’ll EVER hear a new 3 stacks project: So no plans to put out an album, but we might get a gallery show? No, I’d love to put out an album. Sung or rapped? It’s hard to say. [Laughs.] I’m just going to call it honest. I know this may sound morbid, but I was like, if I were to die today, I have all these half-songs on my hard drive, and I don’t want that. But you don’t have a time window. When you feel it, it’s right. If you don’t feel it, then why? Honestly, think about it. Why do it? Why? We won’t hold our breath on that album release date…but super excited for the Hendrix film! Will you be watching?
