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Slay! Black Opal Beauty Is Finally Black-Owned!

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Source: Black Opal Beauty / Courtesy of Black Opal Ladies, it looks like we have another Black-owned beauty brand on our hands. Thanks to a recent business acquisition, the iconic 25-year-old drugstore brand, Black Opal , is finally going to be run by the women their makeup is geared towards. “We are delighted to own Black Opal, a company created almost three decades ago, to address the makeup needs for people of color,” said new Black Opal CEO Desiree Rogers in a recent press release. “Rooted in its exceptional product quality and unparalleled knowledge of skincare for highly melanated skin, Black Opal is known for its superior ingredients and high product efficacy,” she continued. “Together, Cheryl and I are looking forward to creating even more innovative products and continuing to grow the brand globally.” Source: Patrick McMullan / Getty/Desiree Rogers “When we acquired Black Opal our goal was to stay true to the founders’ passion,” said Black Opal President Cheryl Mayberry McKissack . “As we continue to grow the company and bring high-quality products to the market, we also plan to focus on creating a positive impact in our communities.” To Essence.com , Rogers added, “Both Cheryl and I love beauty and use the products every day. For over 25 years, Black Opal has consistently created products specifically for women of color and our plan is to bring the newest trends to the brand. Talc-free products, more skincare products and even more exciting color selections are coming.” According to BeautyMatters.com , Rogers and McKissac bought the company from Mana Cosmetics for an undisclosed amount. What we do know is that Black Opal more than $10 million in retail sales. Rogers was the former CEO of Johnson Publishing Company, and the Social Secretary of the White House and special assistant to the President under Barack Obama’s administration while McKissack was the former CEO of Ebony media operations, and a 19-year veteran as the founder and CEO of one of the largest online market insights businesses, Nia Enterprises. In 1994, a chemist named Niko Mouyiaris created Black Opal to [seek] better products for his wife, Carol, at a time when there was a lack of product options for Black women in the beauty space,” Essence.com noted. View this post on Instagram QUICK: You are drowning in foundation options – which is your go-to lifesaver? . . . #melaningoddess #melaninbeautiesunite #melaninbeauty #melaninpopping #melaninrich #melaninpower #melanina #melaninmakeup #blackopalbeauty #blackopal #makeupforblackgirls #makeupforwoc #makeupforwomenofcolor #makeuptools #makeuptrends #makeuptrend #makeuptoday #foundations #blackmakeup #melaninking #melaninqueens #makeuptutorialsx0x A post shared by BLACK OPAL (@blackopalbeauty) on Aug 12, 2019 at 12:01pm PDT   With Fenty and Mented out there giving the sistas what they need, it’s awesome to see Black Opal join the ranks! Congrats! RELATED NEWS: All The Sexy Photos From Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Fashion Show Black-Owned Luxury Hair Line MADALI Hair Available On Amazon’s Textures & Hues 10 Black Owned Nail Brands Flexing With Fall Colors [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3058694″ overlay=”true”]

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‘The Color Purple’ Actress Sues Show After Being Fired For Old Homophobic Post

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Source: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Actress Oluwaseyi “Seyi” Omooba was cut from the U.K. production of The Color Purple because of past homophobic comments and now she’s clapping back with a lawsuit. According to Pink News , Omooba was supposed to play the lead role of Celie who, ironically, has a queer relationship in the story. Yet, Omooba still chose to be homophobic, building off a 2014 Facebook post where she cited religion for her beliefs. Hamilton star Aaron Lee Lambert pulled up the old post, which partly read: “I do not believe you can be born gay, and I do not believe homosexuality is right, though the laws of this land has made it legal doesn’t mean its [sic] right. I do believe that everyone sins and falls into temptation but its [sic] by the asking of forgiveness, repentance and the grace of God that we overcome and live how God ordained us too [sic].” In his tweet of the post, Lambert asked Omooba, “Do you still stand by this post? Or are you happy to remain a hypocrite? Seeing as you’ve now been announced to be playing an LGBTQ character, I think you owe your LGBTQ peers an explanation. Immediately.” Omooba was advised by Leicester’s Curve Theatre and her agency, Michael Garrett Associates, to retract her post and to apologize. However, she refused to do this, citing her Christian faith as an excuse. “ I really wanted the role but what they wanted me to do was completely against my faith. I did not want to lie just to keep a job,”  she told  The Daily Mail. “I just quoted what the Bible says about homosexuality, the need for repentance, but ultimately God’s love for all humanity.” Omooba insisted that she’s not homophobic. “I stand by what I wrote, but had I known that it would have come to this, I would have set my account to the privacy mode.” Riiiight. Like that would’ve helped. Since her statements were brought to light, she was let go from The Color Purple production, and she was dropped by her agents. Omooba says when she tried to reach out to agents who were once eager to sign her, only one responded, acknowledging that she was ‘talented but misguided’ and brainwashed by her religion. “I’m heartbroken,” Omooba said. “If I’m unable to get back to the stage, then I feel there is no point. It’s the only thing I have ever wanted since I was a young girl.” Omooba has now filed a lawsuit against Michael Garrett Associates for religious discrimination. The group hasn’t commented on Omooba’s lawsuit, but the Curve Theatre told The Daily Mail , “The comments made by Seyi have caused significant and widely expressed concerns both on social media and in the wider press. Following careful reflection, it has been decided Seyi will no longer be involved with the production.” Guess we’ll have to wait and find out if Omooba will have any weight in court. Until then, she might want to just get started on that church production of A Color Purple . Surely, it’ll be an entirely different musical with some of the most important themes lost.

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Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King’ Album Reportedly Not Dropping Friday

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Confusion circling a Kanye West album should surprise no one at this point. Variety is reporting from a source that Ye’s Jesus Is King album will not be dropping on Friday (September 27). Here we go again. Despite the publication sharing information, it got from a source close to the situation, West’s wife, Kim Kardashian, is doubling down on the Friday release date. The reality star retweeted a picture from an account belonging to someone named “Colin” who Yeezy does follow. 2 more days Jesus is King pic.twitter.com/ZKqmqkMeHZ — colin (@colinags) September 25, 2019 Per Variety : A meeting about the album between West and Def Jam executives recently took place in the rapper’s occasional home base of Wyoming, where he staged a massive event to launch his “Ye” album last year (news of the meeting and the album’s delay was  first reported by Hits ). West held one of his semi-weekly church-like “Sunday Services” in Wyoming last weekend, which was attended by super-producer Rick Rubin — who came in during the final stages two of West’s last three solo albums, “Yeezus” and “Life of Pablo,” and met with him the month before “Ye” dropped — so his presence suggests that an album is finished. Fans and Hip-Hop enthusiasts are no strangers to Ye’s theatrics as of late when it comes to releasing his albums. Kanye fans waited for the Yandhi which was supposed to drop in September 2018. The project was delayed multiple times while West was hanging out in Africa before subsequently being shelved. Then there were the ambitious five albums in five weeks rollout that didn’t follow the schedule at all. Instead, we got a watered-down version of Teyana Taylor’s G.O.O.D. Music debut, a subpar Nas album, and two forgettable Ye featured joints. At least we got some pure raw from Pusha T though. Lets also not forget The Life of Pablo’s disastrous rollout that saw the perfectionist continuously re-record and mix the album well after its release. Well if Kim says it’s still coming on Friday then hey we gotta belive his wife right? She was the one who broke the news of the album’s existence in the first place. Even his boy Consequence admitted to HipHopDX when it comes to  Kanye, “it always runs down to the wire.” We shall see what happens at the stroke of midnight. — Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty

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Screenwriter Files Lawsuit Over Taraji P. Henson’s ‘What Men Want’ Film Idea

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Source: WENN.com / WENN A screenwriter has filed a lawsuit against a number of entities over claims that the idea for What Men Want starring Taraji P. Henson was stolen from him. The screenwriter named Paramount Pictures, film producer Will Packer and BET in the suit. The Blast reports : He accuses the defendants of infringing on his copyright with their film “What Men Want”, which starred Henson. Carlini claims, “In 2014, Plaintiff began writing an original screenplay for a feature- length film along with David Collins (“Collins”), which had as its central plot point a woman obtaining the ability to hear men’s thoughts. By 2015, Plaintiff and Collins had written a complete draft of the screenplay, titled What The F Is He Thinking?” He continues, “Starting in 2015, Plaintiff and Collins began shopping What The F Is He Thinking? to various production companies, studios, financers and actors. Broadly construed, “shopping” involves the process of circulating and/or pitching a project to various production companies, studios and film financers for the purpose of securing production, financing, and/or distribution of the project. Efforts are also undertaken during the shopping process to attach key talent and/or a director to the project.” He adds, “During the shopping process, Plaintiff and Collins met with representatives of the following production companies and/or studios: Weinstein Company (now Lantern Entertainment), Montage Films, and Bloom. Plaintiff also spoke with potential talent, such as James Franco, Chris Pratt, King Bach, and Nick Swardson. The last meeting Plaintiff had with a studio representative was in July 2017, when he met with a representative from Bloom. At this meeting, Plaintiff provided the screenplay and business plan for What The F Is He Thinking? to the representatives. This was done in furtherance of facilitating a potential business relationship.” Joe Carlini says that although his pitch wasn’t picked up, the defendants named in the suit took his idea and presented to Henson and the producers. He is seeking unspecified damages. — Photo: WENN

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Blac Youngsta Arrested On Gun Charges In Houston, Armor-Piercing Ammo Found

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Source: Tibrina Hobson / Getty Another day, another rapper popped for firearms charges, unfortunately. Blac Youngsta is currently locked up in Houston after getting caught riding dirty, with ammo. According to TMZ, yesterday (Sept. 25) Blac Youngsta and three friends were riding around Houston in a GMC Yukon. The crew, BY was in the backseat, was pulled over after cops spotted the SUV run a red light. After the usual “we smelled marijuana” jig, cops searched the whip and turned up three pistols and weed. Youngsta was reportedly charged with felony possession of a prohibited weapon, which was noted to include armor-piercing bullets. BY and another passenger, Marcus Dion Cartwright, were charged and arrested but the other two people in the vehicle were not. As of now Blac Youngsta in the cooler—Harris County Jail.

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‘Jurassic World 3’ Will Have Some Familiar Faces From The 90’s

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Source: Universal Pictures / Getty While 2018’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom didn’t exactly experience the blockbuster success of it’s 2015 predecessor Jurassic World (which grossed close to $2 bilion worldwide) it was still enough to earn itself a threequel, and this time fans of the dinosaur amusement park franchise will be seeing some familiar faces thought long gone. After having Jurassic Park OG Jeff Goldblum reprise his character of Dr. Ian Malcolm in last year’s installment of the resurrected film franchise, it has just been announced that a few more characters who were a part of the Jurassic Park story from the get-go will now be returning to the world they helped create. In a tweet that went out this morning on Jurassic World’s Twitter page, fans were put on notice that Laura Dern (Ellie Sattler) and Sam Neil (Alan Grant) will be joining Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm as Jurassic Park alumni in the 2021 threequel to Jurassic World . They’re back. Welcome to Jurassic World Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler & Ian Malcom. #2021 pic.twitter.com/28jjkq7Y5P — Jurassic World (@JurassicWorld) September 25, 2019 Given their age at this point you’d think they’d be easy meals for any carnivore running on two legs, but we’re pretty sure Universal Pictures won’t let them go out like that on the big screen given their fan-favorite status. Are you excited to see these Jurassic Park OG’s return for the possibly finale to the multi-billion dollar dinosaur franchise? Let us know in the comments. — Photo: Getty

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Jim Jones & Chrissy Lose NJ Mansion To Foreclosure, Property Sold For $100

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty “Baaallliiin” was Jim Jones signature phrase in 2006…but that doesn’t seem like it’s really the case these days. According to Bossip , Dipset capo Jim Jones and long-time partner Chrissy Lampkin lost their NJ mansion after The U.S. National Bank Association sued the reality star couple back in 2017 for allegedly failing to pay their mortgage since 2010. According to the complaint, Jones bought the house in 2006 and took out a $680,000 mortgage with a 6.875 percent interest rate. He agreed to make monthly payments of $4,467, but instead, Jones stopped paying it almost ten years ago, defaulting the loan and accelerating the total balance. Apparently, Jim Jones and Chrissy were unable to come up with the cash because the courts issued its final judgment against the couple last week and the property was sold for $100 at an auction. Despite legal woes, Jones has been focused on making music. As previously reported early this year while celebrating his B-Sides Reunion with partner in rhyme Cam’ron and Jay Z , Jones was also celebrating beating a gun case in Georgia just in time for the release of his first major solo project in 10 years and The Heatmakerz collaboration, El Chapo . Staying on track, Jim Jones released a new visual for the lead single, “Make No Issues of It.” Despite being outed as a part of the Nine-Trey Blood Gang by Rap agitator turned federal witness Tekashii 69 , the new video directed by Jimmy and Shula The Don features Jones letting the red flags fly. “I’m in your halls with Taj Mahals and some red caps,” Jones raps donning a crimson jacket. “When we ball, even the feds took pictures of it. And I ain’t here to make no issues of it.” Since the allegations of his involvement in the infamous Blood gang was revealed in court, Jones has yet to confirm or deny the allegations. Last week when the news broke of the audio being played in court, highlighting Jones’s involvement in gang activities; including the targeting of Tekashii 69, Jones responded with an Instagram post in the gym showing he was staying focused. “#Incaseyoudidnt we got busy at another hotel stay focus don’t let them side trac u from ur mission,” Jones wrote. View this post on Instagram #incaseyoudidnt we got busy at another hotel stay focus don’t let them side trac u from ur mission #Vampfitt @dudvampfitt A post shared by jimjonescapo (@jimjonescapo) on Sep 19, 2019 at 6:52pm PDT Check out the video for “No Issues of It” below.

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Retired Rapper Nicki Minaj Announces Appearance On New PnB Rock Single

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Well, that didn’t last very long. Today (Sept. 25), recently retired rapper Nicki Minaj announced that she will be dropping a new single, called “Fendi” tonight. Back on September 5, the Queens rapper took to Twitter to announce she was leaving the game to focus on starting a family . Reactions varied from “How could she does this to us?!” (mostly from the Barbz), to shrugs and eyes rolls. Shortly thereafter she took to Twitter to apologize for the abrupt and insensitive tweet , noting that she should have been more sensitive to her fans. But now that’s old news since Minaj took to Instagram to reveals she, along with producer/songwriter Murda Beatz, will be appearing on PnB Rock’s new single “Fendi,” which drops at midnight. Nicki has been co-signing the Fendi brand heavy , so the feature makes sense. As for whether or not she’s still hanging up the mic, we never believed it for a second. View this post on Instagram @pnbrock ft Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz – Midnight TONIGHT #Fendi @fendi A post shared by Barbie (@nickiminaj) on Sep 25, 2019 at 11:28am PDT

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Me & You: Cassie, Fiancée Alex Fine Wed

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Source: David M. Benett / Getty First came the boyfriend reveal, then the baby announcement & engagement and now  Cassie  and  Alex Fine  are husband and wife . The pair got married in a secret ceremony in Malibu on Wednesday (Sept. 25) and the man who officiated their wedding? None other than movie director  Peter Berg . The pair have had a whirlwind romance over the past year or so after Cassie split from her longtime partner, Sean “Diddy” Combs. Over the summer, Cassie & Fine announced that they were expecting their first child together and less than a month ago, Fine got down on one knee and proposed. Congrats to the lucky couple!  

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‘Empire’ Recap: Bob Marley Did Not Die For Lucious’ Dreadlock Wig

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Source: Fox / Fox Empire returned last night for its sixth and final season. We left off last season with Lucious on the run from the law and apparently because Lee Daniels is dramatic, Lucious didn’t have access to clippers despite the fact that he was shacked up with Damon Cross’ daughter. Oh yes! It’s a lot. Let’s break this down because as usual, there’s a lot going on. Cookie left Lucious, and she has been living her life. She’s on a View -style talk show and living out her dreams beyond Empire. Andre is at the helm of Empire and he is also expecting a baby with his new girlfriend. But it’s not all roses, remember he still has to keep his heart healthy and make sure that his cancer doesn’t come back. That brings us to the moment Cookie and Lucious came face to face for the first time in several months. Lucious managed to sneak into the hospital while Cookie and Andre were waiting for Andre’s doctor. Basically, Lucious and Cookie are back to not getting along but Lucious is on a mission to get some dirt on Damon Cross or Empire and the entire family could be going down again. The feds have been harassing Dre all episode and this will probably be a theme all season. Becky and Giselle are still at Empire working and looking for the next up and coming talent. That hasn’t been going so well for them but they’ve declared that that are #BlackGirlMagic so they’ll get it together eventually. Source: Fox / Fox Finally, the big teaser of the season thus far will be who shot Lucious. The episode began nine months in the future. We see a clean shaven Lucious, the version of Lucious who looks like he’s back in the mix at Empire, getting shot and seemingly dying. But you never know with this show. Anyway, again, whose idea was it to give him that obvious and unnecessarily dramatic dreadlock wig? P.S. In case you’re wondering, they wrote Jamal ( Jussie Smollett ) off the way we knew they would. They said he ran off to London to be with his husband, and that’s that. RELATED POSTS ‘Empire’ Recap: Cookie Breaks Teri’s Big News To Andre Hoping He’ll Fight For His Life ‘Empire’ Recap: It’s Looking Like Andre Is Really Going To Die [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3059704″ overlay=”true”]

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