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Destiny’s Child Wants A Child 10-Year Reunion Tour, But Mathew Knowles Is Hating

Mathew Knowles In The Way Of Destiny’s Child Reunion Tour DC3’s performance during the Stellar Awards not only got fans nostalgic for the good old Destiny’s Child days, but the group members themselves. Not only are they eager to tour together again, but they’re even interested in doing a 10-year-anniversary album full of brand new tracks for their legion of fans. However…they’re all so fed up with Mathew Knowles that none of them want to give him a dime of money from the deal — a major complication since his name is irrevocably tied to the group. Via MailOnline : “Although Destiny’s Child is made up of the three ladies, Beyoncé’s father and former manager Mathew Knowles owns one-fourth of the group as well. Anytime they do anything under the name Destiny’s Child, he has involvement in it and money from it,” a source close to the group reveals to Daily Mail Online. None of the members of Destiny’s Child want any involvement with Mathew, who once managed each of their individual careers as well as the group. Kelly was first to fire him in 2009, Michelle followed in 2010 and Beyoncé finally nixed all dealings with her dad after accusations of stealing money from her in 2011. “That it was claimed Mathew stole money from Beyoncé and then he sued to prove that he didn’t was bad enough. But all of the extramarital affairs and children outside the marriage just made it so that Beyoncé doesn’t have anything to do with her dad at all,” the source explained. The trio’s unwillingness to deal with Mathew is why they keep putting off a Destiny’s Child reunion album and tour. Their 2005 Destiny Fulfilled tour grossed approximately $70.8 million in the U.S. alone and according to Billboard it was the highest-grossing tour for either a pop or R&B band since TLC’s FanMail Tour. Beyoncé, Kelly and Michelle wanted to record a 10-year follow-up CD and launch a tour. They know both the album and tour could a huge seller and break tour records. “The problem is they can’t figure out how to nix Mathew from the deal. They all want more than anything to give the fans one last run of the group, especially since they all have their own individual success, but don’t want to deal with Mathew,” the source explained. It’s unlikely that Mathew would allow the women to cut any deals without him. Yeah, we guess not — not with all those fresh mouths to feed and his well-documented money troubles. However, we seriously doubt that Bey & the crew are going to let Mathew stand in between them and the money.

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White Is Right: Cosmopolitan Magazine Blasted For Implying Black Beauty Needs To Die

Cosmopolitan Magazine Implies Black Beauty Is Dead Cosmopolitan Magazine was recently blasted for posting a style guide that highlighted the beauty of White standards and implied Black beauty needed to rest in peace. Via The Grio reports: The fashion magazine attempted to identify what’s out and what’s in – when it comes to beauty- by publishing side-by-side pictures of celebrities and models. Cosmopolitan originally ran the beauty guide in January, but today the feature entitled 21 Beauty Trends That Need to Die in 2015 is getting some unwanted attention on social media. The problem is all the women of color on the list were considered ‘outs’ (except for a very fair-skin Nicole Ritchie), and the rest of ‘ins’ were all white women. Cosmo caught the backlash after the style guide went viral and Twitter went HAM: The backlash continued… Do you think Cosmo Mag is guilty of dismissing Black beauty? Hit the flip for more… Twitter

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Get Well Soon: Doctors Find Tumor In ‘Mob Wife’ Big Ang’s Throat

Doctors Find Tumor In Big Ang’s Throat Big Ang of “Mob Wives” is currently scheduled for surgery after doctors find a lemon sized tumor in her throat. TMZ reports: “Mob Wives” star Big Ang is currently in the hospital after complaining of pain in her neck … and doctors have since discovered a tumor in her throat the size of a lemon. According to our sources, earlier this week Ang was admitted to a Staten Island hospital where doctors will soon perform surgery to remove the tumor. We’re told it is not yet known whether the tumor is cancerous. Ang was scheduled to begin shooting for a different reality show, other than “Mob Wives,” when she began experiencing the pain. Ang appeared this past weekend at a reality TV event in New York City where she kept her neck covered up. It’s unclear if she was experiencing pain at the time. Poor thang, get well soon Ang! This is the second reality star in recent days who might have a cancer battle ahead; Daisy Lewellyn of “Blood Sweat And Heels” recently announced that she’s battling stage 3 liver cancer . WENN

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50-Year-Old Woman Brutally Stabbed Boyfriend Multiple Times For Eating All Of This…

Woman Stabs Boyfriend For Eating All Her Salsa An Ohio women allegedly stabbed her boyfriend multiple times Sunday after complaining that he had been “eating all of the salsa” they had been sharing, a police report said. Via NBC News reports: Police found Ronnie Buckner, 61, bleeding outside his Akron, Ohio, home around 4 p.m. local time Sunday. Phyllis Jefferson, 50, had stabbed him with a pen after she started yelling about his salsa intake, the report said. She then tried to knock over his TV, and he had to catch it from falling, the police report said. As he watched TV, Jefferson retrieved a small kitchen knife and stabbed Buckner in the stomach, according to the report. Jefferson fled the scene before police arrived but she was later apprehended on an interstate highway. After her arrest, Jefferson told detectives that she had stabbed her boyfriend because “she wanted to leave,” according to the report. She has been charged with felonious assault and criminal damaging, police said. Buckner was a rushed to a local medical facility. His injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, according to NBC affiliate WKYC. That must have been some good azz salsa!

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The Aye Aye Species: 15 African Primates You Never Knew Existed!

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Ex-Ole Miss Student Indicted For Hanging Noose On Integration Statue

Former University Of Mississippi Student Indicted For Hanging Noose On James Meredith Statue The DOJ has brought civil rights charges against Graeme Phillip Harris for hanging a noose and confederate flag on a statue of the Ole Miss ‘first black student. Additionally members of Sigma Phi Epsilon are believed to have played a part in the incident. NBC News reports: A former University of Mississippi student was indicted Friday on federal civil rights charges for allegedly hanging a rope and a flag featuring the Confederate battle flag around the neck of a statue of James Meredith, the university’s first black student. Graeme Phillip Harris was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of conspiracy to violate civil rights and using a threat of force to intimidate African American students because of their race or color, the Department of Justice said. The rope and an old version of the Georgia state flag, which displays the crossed bars and stars used as a battle flag by the South during the Civil War, was placed around the neck of the statue in the early morning hours of Feb. 16, 2014. Meredith was the first black student after the university was desegregated in 1962. “This shameful and ignorant act is an insult to all Americans and a violation of our most strongly-held values,” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement. “No one should ever be made to feel threatened or intimidated because of what they look like or who they are.” A spokesman for the university said Harris withdrew from Ole Miss in the spring of 2014, not long after the incident. There were others involved, the Department of Justice said. Three members of the University of Mississippi Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter were thought to have hanged the rope and flag around the statue. They have never been named, but the national fraternity suspended the chapter and expelled the three members from the organization a week after the incident. Sigma Phi Epsilon CEO Brian C. Warren Jr. said it was “embarrassing” that they were members. The Department of Justice said the investigation is ongoing.   SMH…bye racist beyotch!

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Bye Shawty Lo!!! Man With 34 Kids And 17 Baby Mamas Gets His Own Reality Show

Georgia Man With 34 Kids And 17 Baby Mamas Gets His Own Reality Show Remember the Georgia man with 34 kids and 17 baby mamas that was trying to get his life fixed by Iyanla VanZant?? Well, he’ll be coming to a TV near you… Via AJC reports: When life coach extraordinaire Iyanla VanZant last year profiled an Atlanta music producer named Jay Williams, she kept harping on one fact that nobody this side of a Guinness Book of World Records record keeper could believe: the man has had 34 children from 17 different women. Not surprisingly, on “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” Williams came across as simultaneously proud and dismayed by his situation. Clearly, he is incredibly manipulative and irresponsible when it comes to dealing with women. And of course, he must have oodles of charm – and a serious shortage of (or deep aversion towards) condoms. Can you imagine the child support obligations? Can he even keep track of the names of all those children? We saw a small sampling of the women and kids on “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” with a range of personalities and emotions. According to OWN TV, production of “Untitled Jay Williams Project” (Working Title – Premieres September 2015) will show the life of Jay as he tries to be a better father to his 34 children: On the heels of the highly-rated and controversial “Iyanla: Fix My Life” multi-part “mega fix” featuring Atlanta resident Jay Williams who says he fathered 34 children with 17 different women, OWN follows Jay as he works to put his life and relationships in order. With spiritual life coach Iyanla Vanzant holding him accountable every step of the way, OWN’s cameras follow Jay as he works to heal and establish new connections with his family, his children and the mothers of his children. He says that he wants to change and to be the best father he can be, but his extreme situation will challenge his best intentions and whether or not he can live up to all the responsibility. The series is co-produced by OWN and Evolution Media. So, are people going to boycott this reality show like the infamous Shawty Lo show that was canceled? Will you be watching??

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Making It Rain: Taraji P. Henson To Host ‘SNL’

Taraji P. Henson Hosting “Saturday Night Live” Taraji P. Henson is set to become the 10th black woman to host “Saturday Night Live.” Cookie will make her hosting debut April 11 with Mumford & Sons as the musical guest and she confirmed the news via Instagram…     while “SNL” confirmed it via a tweet.   Congrats Taraji, continue to make it rain! Will you be watching???

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Jesus Take The Wheel: 12 Hurt After NYC East Village Explosion

NYC East Village Explosion At least 12 people are injured after a fire and building collapse in the East Village. Via NBC New York: An explosion inside a building in the East Village has sparked a massive fire and caused one building to collapse, officials and witnesses say. The buildings at 121 and 123 Second Ave. between 7th Street and St. Marks Place were engulfed in flames after an explosion at 121, according to officials. The building at 123 has collapsed. Huge flames were shooting out of the front of the buildings in the five-alarm blaze, and thick plumes of white smoke could be seen billowing from the structures in the tightly packed, business-heavy neighborhood. The tall flames and smoke could be seen from at least 20 blocks north. The FDNY says 12 people were injured in the fire, three of them critically. Two of those patients were taken to Cornell with serious burns and a third unconscious patient was taken to Bellevue. All firefighters were accounted for after the explosion, the FDNY said. Con Edison has shut down gas service in the area. The utility says it’s looking into whether gas complaints were filed there recently. A neighbor who lives on Second Avenue and East 7th Street told NBC 4 New York he was home when he heard a loud explosion that “shook everything.” “When I went outside, I saw people running and broken glass everywhere,” said the neighbor, a music producer who gave his name as David. He said within two minutes, at least 20 fire trucks rushed to the scene and more were still arriving as he spoke to NBC 4 New York. A five-alarm fire draws 45 units and 200 firefighters. Prayers for everyone affected. AP Images

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Black College Student Comes Home From Spring Break And Finds This All Over Her Apartment!

Black College Student Finds Racial Slurs All Over Apartment A Black co-ed at Texas A&M Corpus Christi came home from spring break to find disgusting racial slurs written all over her apartment. What the hell??!? Via KRIS TV reports: The African American female found threatening racial slurs written all over her apartment. Corpus Christi Police Chief Floyd Simpson called a sudden news conference Monday to discuss the findings. He made it very clear that part of the reason for calling the news conference is the number of similar cases involving racism happening across the country right now, including several at other college campuses. Simpson hoped to bring this case to the public as a way of talking about it and also finding those responsible. Photos from inside the apartment show an image of a person being hanged and reads “White Power. We’re coming for you”. Another says, “Die (n-word). Where is your protector? White Power”. Several of the messages also include misspelled words or bad grammar, not the type of writing expected from a college student. “I think the community ought to be hurt by this. I think that we all ought to take it very seriously,” said Simpson. The Islander Village complex on Alameda is gated and appears to have security cameras, but the student who found the messages left town for Spring Break, so it’s unclear exactly when the break-in happened. Other students at the complex and on campus can’t believe it happened here. Racism and inequality doesn’t stop just because you enter a college campus….

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