24-year-old Larry Woodruffe has been charged with capital murder in the Dec. 30 shooting death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes . He was charged Tuesday after deputies said corroborating evidence of his involvement was confirmed. He remains in the Harris County Jail on a drug possession charge. He’s being held on a $100,000 bond for that charge but more than likely will remain in jail without bond for the capital murder charge. Eric Black Jr. , 20 was charged on Sunday with capital murder for his role in the shooting death of Barnes, who was sitting in a car with her mother when someone opened fire into her family’s car with her mother and there sisters also inside. Woodruffe was previously sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting a family member and in 2017, he was released under mandatory supervision and by November of that yea, he was charged with being a felon in possession of a gun. According to court records, Woodruffe pled guilty to a lesser charge in the weapons case and was sentenced to nine months in county jail. RELATED: Hundreds Say Goodbye To Jazmine Barnes At Her Funeral [WATCH] RELATED: Jazmine Barnes Suspect: “Fight At Club Led To ‘Mistaken Identity’ Shooting” IMAGE CREDIT: KPRC2
Source: photo: WENN At the conclusion of the Surviving R. Kelly docuseries —actually after episode 1—many were asking, “How is he not in jail?” Those hoping the R&B crooner and alleged sexual abuser get his proper comeuppance have gotten new hope since he is now officially under criminal investigation in Georgia. According to TMZ , the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office has opened an investigation into the allegations that were made against the singer in the documentary. Via first-hand accounts, multiple women detailed being held by Kelly in horrifying conditions in his Georgia home. Investigators have reportedly reached out to several of the survivors, including Asante McGee, a woman who per her account had enough and managed to leave Kelly’s clutches. In the documentary, McGee returns to the now vacant home and the experience is traumatic, to say the least. Joycelyn Savage’s family has also been contacted. Also, word is that Chicago will also begin investigating. Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx expected to hold a news conference later today about allegations against R. Kelly, her office says … https://t.co/K8Gblfmv4E — WBBM Newsradio (@WBBMNewsradio) January 8, 2019 Here’s hoping that justice is finally served—sooner than later. — Photo: WENN.com
Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news . ( Terms and conditions ). R. Kelly continues to be a topic everyone wants to talk about and Jeff Johnson wanted to speak about it more. He mentioned that music means everything to R. Kelly and that every music streaming site should stop playing his music. 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 Moreover he feels like if that’s taken away from him then he won’t have anything left. SEE ALSO: Jeff Johnson: “ I Was Offset” Jeff also wanted to give props to everyone and anyone that helped fight for Cyntonia Brown . The other day it was announced that she will be granted clemency and be released from prison. Lastly, Jeff gave a word on Jazmine Barnes killers being found. See how Black Twitter went in on the “ Surviving R. Kelly ” story. ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : 15 Black Movies We’d Like to See Get a Sequel Porsha Williams Went On A Babymoon And Her Pregnant Body Is Still Bangin’ Comedian’s Nose Completely Collapses After “Decades Of Drug Abuse” [PHOTOS] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1964699″ overlay=”true”] Follow @TheRSMS
Source: Stefanie Keenan / Getty This past weekend the Golden Globes kicked off the 2019 awards season and it was filled with surprising wins and emotional award speeches. However, all of that almost got overshadowed by one Fiji water employee who seemed to be at the right place at the right time on multiple occasions. Kelleth Cuthbert thought she was just doing her job when she made Fiji bottles available to Golden Globes guests on the red carpet. However, because she was so close to celebrities, the cameras caught her in the background for a ton of red carpet photos… And she looked fabulous. Source: Stefanie Keenan / Getty According to People , Cuthbert usually works as a fashion model and commercial actress, so naturally, she was camera-ready, even when the photos were candid. “There’s tons of photographers everywhere. It doesn’t matter where you stand, you’re in the crossfire of every shot,” Cuthbert told People. “You’ve gotta have good face, at least, if you’re gonna be hovering in the background frequently.” And good face Cuthbert had! Her photos with celebs went viral on Twitter that very night. But this isn’t the first time photobombing took center stage during the awards season. Everyone from Lupita Nyong’o to Chance the Rapper have fell victim to photobombing and the results were nothing short of hilarious. Hit the next pages to peep the most epic photobombs during awards season!
Source: Stefanie Keenan / Getty This past weekend the Golden Globes kicked off the 2019 awards season and it was filled with surprising wins and emotional award speeches. However, all of that almost got overshadowed by one Fiji water employee who seemed to be at the right place at the right time on multiple occasions. Kelleth Cuthbert thought she was just doing her job when she made Fiji bottles available to Golden Globes guests on the red carpet. However, because she was so close to celebrities, the cameras caught her in the background for a ton of red carpet photos… And she looked fabulous. Source: Stefanie Keenan / Getty According to People , Cuthbert usually works as a fashion model and commercial actress, so naturally, she was camera-ready, even when the photos were candid. “There’s tons of photographers everywhere. It doesn’t matter where you stand, you’re in the crossfire of every shot,” Cuthbert told People. “You’ve gotta have good face, at least, if you’re gonna be hovering in the background frequently.” And good face Cuthbert had! Her photos with celebs went viral on Twitter that very night. But this isn’t the first time photobombing took center stage during the awards season. Everyone from Lupita Nyong’o to Chance the Rapper have fell victim to photobombing and the results were nothing short of hilarious. Hit the next pages to peep the most epic photobombs during awards season!
Source: WENN.com / WENN When it comes to horror movies everyone knows that if the Black guy doesn’t die first, he at least goes in the initial top three pickoffs. While over the years we’ve seen this trend change due to the criticism of the obvious practice it’s still an issue that doesn’t sit well with the culture. In Shudder’s upcoming documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror this issue and many others concerning Black people in horror films is explored. Ranging on topics of everything from the Black stereotypes portrayed in horror films to the Black heroes in them today, actors and writers such as Keith David ( The Thing ), Tony Todd ( Candyman ), and Jordan Peele ( Get Out ) explain the evolution of the Black character in horror films. “Black films hold a mirror up to society,” Jordan Peele explains. “But at the same time give an audience an escape.” This helps explain why Jordan Peele has such a good grasp on how to make effective horror films like Get Out and Us . Check out the trailer for Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror below and let us know if you’ll be opening up a subscription to Shudder come February 7th to peep this.
Source: Michael N. Todaro / Getty With the release of the 6 part Lifetime docu-series, “Surviving R. Kelly, we learned that Kells allegedly would have multiple suspected-to-be-underage women in the Chicago studio where he would make his hit records. Now reports are saying that the infamous Chicago studio is up for sale. That revelation came about after this tweet was posted: Twitter user @KevinVMichael posted, “Here it is: The address of this studio where R Kelly has been abusing these women is 219 N Justine St, Chicago, IL 60607. The owner of the property is Midwest Commercial Funding. One of the owner’s property can be reached on rchandler@midwestcommercialfunding.com #SurvivingRKelly” RELATED STORY: 15 Things We Learned About R. Kelly From Every Episode of Lifetime’s ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Allegedly, In August 2018, according to ChicagoReader.com the building was listed for sale at $4.5 million. The listing for the property states it is an “investment property with a high profile tenant paying $22,927.41 per month. [It has a] fully built out recording studio, lounge and full kitchen, rear drive-in-door with 1 car garage.” Wow! Does that mean that Kells doesn’t own the studio equipment inside? They have that listed to sell along with the property. RELATED STORY: Here’s Why R. Kelly’s Older Brother Bruce Is In Jail The Latest: Meek Mill Warns He Can Get ‘Out of Control With the Truth’ After Nicki Minaj Tells Audience She Could Expose Him Kevin Hart Takes Bryan Cranston To The Projects In Philly | Extra Butter ‘LHHNYS9’ Recap: Rich Dollaz Has News About Anais And Literally Everyone Else Needs A Hug Drake Curse? Drake Trolled By Clemson After Picking Alabama To Win National Championship Game Karma! Court Date Finally Set For Rachel Dolezal’s Welfare Fraud Case Post Malone Wants Fans To Help Him Stay ‘Mentally Stable’ Nas “Cops Shot The Kid,” Pharoahe Monch “Yayo” & More | Daily Visuals 1.7.19 Blu Ivy Living Her Best Life On Her 7th Birthday!! #CES: Panasonic Unveils Technics SL-1200 MK7 Turntable, Features Improvements Father of Azriel Clary Talks “Surviving R.Kelly” & Shuts Down Critics on The QuickSilva Show
Source: Gary Miller / Getty The lineup for the 2019 Governors Ball is in. The three-day fest, all set to take place at Randall’s Island Park in NYC this spring, boasts some superstars, as well as many of your on-the-come-up faves. Lil Wayne , SZA , Nas , Tyler, The Creator , Jorja Smith , Ty Dolla $ign , Denzel Curry , Jessie Reyez , and many more are slated to hit the stage. Vince Staples , who’s criticism of weirdo R. Kelly went viral again in the midst of #SurvivingRKelly this weekend, will also perform. See the full lineup below. pic.twitter.com/saGWGEoUSG — The Governors Ball (@GovBallNYC) January 7, 2019 Tickets are currently on sale. Special “announce day pricing” will expire tonight (January 7) at 11:59 p.m. EST, with regular pricing beginning tomorrow (January 8). Cop yours here and let us know who you’re most excited to see. Photo: Getty
Source: Brian Ach / Getty Tonight’s episode of Love and Hip-Hop is a downer. There’s lots of drama, but not in an amusing ratchet kinda way, it’s more like, “I hope they’ll be okay when the cameras go off and get the therapy they need.” We begin the episode with Juelz Santana and Kimbella trying to get on the same page, especially since he’s going to jail soon. They’re also trying to figure out when to tell their kids that pops is going to prison. That hasn’t happened yet, but it’s coming. The only positive news for them is that the courts allowed Juelz to move back in with Kimbella and their children so he can spend more time with them before he goes down. Now that Nya Lee and Rich Dollaz have made peace, it’s time for Nya Lee and Sidney Starr to make peace, according to Rich Dollaz. Rich basically wants Nya Lee to groom Sidney Starr as an artist. Plus, he’s putting this “new Nya Lee” to the test so he brings them together to have a peace talk. They both surprisingly take their petty hats off and actually manage to get right. All is forgiven. Now let’s cut to the part where Sidney Starr brings some music she has been working on to the studio for Jaquae and Rich Dollaz to listen to. Sidney bombs. It’s not the best music, but nothing worse than some of the other stuff we’ve heard on this show. However, Rich goes off on her. He feels like she’s wasting his time and not as hungry as she says she is. Sidney is hurt, but determined, so she takes the song to Nya Lee to see what she thinks. Nya Lee thinks it’s just ok and tells her it wasn’t the best, which is true. But like, what have we heard of Nya Lee’s that was actually amazing? Anyway, Nya Lee basically tells Sidney that it’s possible to be authentic without being extra and without constantly mentioning that she’s transgender, especially since people already know. Sidney goes into this spiel about, that’s who she is and how she’s coming to terms with some of the dishonest things she has done, like lying to the media about having bottom surgery (she still has a penis), and the times where she wasn’t honest with men she had sex with about being trans. Sidney states that she’s turning over a new leaf because she wants to live, and Nya Lee points out something that hits home. She suggests that Sidney actually feels alone and overcompensates for that by being over-the-top. Sidney agrees and Nya Lee says that she knows the feeling so she plans to genuinely be there for Sidney. Juelz Santana finally has his moment where he tells his children that he’s going away. The kids are obviously sad about it. Jonathan is still on his Be a Better Person Tour so he links up with Rich Dollaz to apologize for his behavior over the situation with Anais. Rich forgives him. But then Jonathan says he has been trying to get back in touch with Anais due to a concerning pic she posted on social media, but he can’t reach her. Interestingly enough, Rich and Anais reconnected since all that drama went down between them. It turns out, Anais called Rich from a mental institution because Ruben had her committed. She has been in an out for about a month, refusing to take her medicine and rambling on about conspiracies. Jonathan starts crying and says he’s worried, but Rich tells him it’s best to give her space and let her come around when she’s ready. Their friendship was quite toxic as we all saw. Sure, Jonathan is committed to being a better friend than he has been, but he’s just going to have to wait this one out. Finally, we end the episode with Cyn and Joe’s problems. Cyn stops him to talk as he’s on his way to work and although he doesn’t want to talk now, he does so anyway to avoid Cyn getting even more upset with him. But she still gets even more upset with him because he just doesn’t seem to understand where she’s coming from. Actually, they’re not understanding each other, which is why Cyn wanted to talk. She feels neglected because he’s always working. Then she says he hasn’t even noticed that she has been depressed (this is code for her possibly having postpartum depression). He remains stoic and wry and tells her that his work is 25/8 and that he can’t not work until he’s in a position where he can slack up a bit. Basically, he wants her to get help for her depression and a nanny too. The latter was supposed to be the compromise but Cyn doesn’t want a nanny. Then he tells her he’s fine if they break up if she’s not depressed. Yeah, this doesn’t end well. We obviously know that they’re engaged by now, but it’s going to be interesting to see how they finally get it together. RELATED POSTS ‘LHHNYS9’ Recap: Kimbella And Yandy Deliver Christmas Eve Drama ‘LHHNYS9’ Recap: Safaree Gets Dragged Into Drama With Jaquae
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Some things just don’t stay buried. Or at least, let’s hope not. Check this out. Via | COMPLEX It’s been over two years since Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill parted ways, but there’s still enough tension in the air to result in a minor social media tiff. During a recent performance of her Queen single “Barbie Dreams,” Minaj took a little jab at her ex about spilling some tea. The original line goes, “Meek still be in my DMs, I be having to duck him.” But after rapping that line live, she paused the music, repeated the bar, then added, “I mean, I could tell you secrets but I won’t/Cause being a bitter bitch is what I don’t.” READ MORE
