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Is Bill Cosby Planning To Pull The Race Card To Redeem His Image??

Bill Cosby’s Team Plans To Use Race To Regain Favor With yet another three accusers recently having stepped forward, Bill Cosby’s team is apparently scrambling to save the last bit of his public image. A new report says that Cosby is planning on playing up the racial aspect of the rape allegations and insisting that a Black man could never have gotten away with such a thing back in the 70’s and 80’s… Via RadarOnline : Bill Cosby is claiming that he’s the victim of racism and a witch hunt after scores of women came forward claiming the disgraced comedian secretly plied them with drugs and raped them. RadarOnline.com has learned that Cosby, 78, and his handlers mapped out a media plan during an intense strategy session, which his spokespeople and Washington, D.C. attorney, Monique Pressley, now plan to execute. Cosby’s team will insist he’s been targeted because he’s black and famous. They are also determined to use terms like “lynching,” “witch hunt” and “persecution” in their public relations campaign to salvage what’s left of the actor’s image, a Cosby insider reveals to Radar. Cosby’s team hopes the strategy will help their famous client gain the support of African-Americans, including black journalists, who Cosby has said should be “neutral” in their coverage of the scandal. “Look, it’s not rocket science and it’s not hard to understand, particularly if you’re African-American, that no matter if an individual has fame and fortune, if he supposedly drugged and raped a white woman, he’s very much susceptible to swift and harsh punishment,” the insider said. So the team plans to use the same racial logic a lot of Black people who still support Cosby use to explain away his over 50 accusers as a conspiracy of lies… “So, what [the team] wants to do and will do on Mr. Cosby’s behalf is simply put to the public a scenario that everyone knows makes sense,” continues the insider. “Nearly all of these women are white and most of them said that this happened in the 1960s and 1970s. I don’t care if you’re Bill Cosby or any other black celebrity, you can’t tell me that a white woman’s claim of being assaulted in any way by a black man would be ignored.” “What cannot happen in the United States is that 40 years later there is a persecution tantamount to a witch hunt…” Cosby’s attorney has already noted of the scandal. “Bill Cosby was a black man in America. If we look back on our own history and see what was happening during those times, he would have been target No. 1 in those days,” Pressley also noted. “I’m saying, based on what I know of our country and our country’s history, and when we look back on the kinds of things that were being done to African-American males, I find it incredulous that no one would have believed [his white accusers] enough to check their story,” she added. The insider, who has regular access to Cosby’s team, said Camille Cosby, the star’s wife, has agreed to go with the new plan. Interesting plan. Do you think it will work??

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Knifed Up: Kylie Jenner And Instagram Stars Blamed For Surge Of Teens Getting Plastic Surgery

Kylie Jenner Blamed For Teenagers Getting Plastic Surgery In a world of high-definition everything, the pressure is on for everyone to always look their best. For a celebrity, with cameras, both their own and that of the paparazzi, constantly on them, plastic surgery is often the answer — sometimes before the person is even old enough to vote. Via Fox News : For regular, non-famous people who don’t live in the public eye, Instagram can be stressful enough already. Not only do your friends’ lives seem more fun, but their skin looks smoother, their waists slimmer. According to The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, nearly 18,000 teens ages 13-19 got a form of Botox in 2013. There seems to be ever more pressure for young people to look perfect. Are our public standards of beauty so new? Getting nipped and tucked certainly isn’t. Younger women altering themselves isn’t exactly novel, either. What’s new, though, is how common it is. The 2014 Annual American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Survey blamed “the rise of the selfie,” and there may be something to that. We’re taking more pictures of ourselves and each other than ever before and our exhibitionist lives are leading to a pressure for beauty that is starting at an ever younger age. We use Photoshop, Instagram filters and other enhancements to project our best looks to the world. Plastic surgery doesn’t seem so crazy as the next step anymore. We’re perfecting our best angle in every picture we snap and changing ourselves to improve on it. One of the most visible examples of this is Kylie Jenner who, at the age of 16, went from an awkward but still very pretty teenager to an unrecognizable bombshell. Though she only admits to having her lips plumped, speculation is that her butt, breasts and nose have all been done as well. Kylie addressed her changed lips during an episode of her family’s hit show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” In it, she said she had always felt insecure about her looks and so she had fillers put in to boost her lips. Plastic surgery or nah?? But… Would you allow your teen to get plastic surgery???

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Knifed Up: Kylie Jenner And Instagram Stars Blamed For Surge Of Teens Getting Plastic Surgery

Ooo Kill ‘Em: Chris Brown’s Most Eye-Popping Moments On Tour

Chris Brown’s Dazzling Dance Moments Say what you want about famously dysfunctional superstar Chris Brown, he’s one of the greatest live performers of our time currently KILLING IT on his poppin’ One Hell of a Night tour. Hit the flip for Breezy’s most eye-popping moments on tour.

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Blackface Or Nah? White Women Use Dark Make Up To Imitate Model Winnie Harlow’s Vitiligo

White Women Use Make Up To Imitate Winnie Harlow’s Vitiligo Canadian model Winnie Harlow has started an online debate about blackface after a group of white women thought it was necessary to use dark make up to imitate her skin disease… Via EOnline : Harlow—who competed in Cycle 21 of America’s Next Top Model under the name Chantelle Brown-Young—has a skin condition called vitiligo, which causes loss of color in blotches. After placing fifth in Tyra Banks’ reality competition series, Harlow, 21, booked campaigns with Desigual and Diesel. She currently appears on Ebony’s September cover with fellow America’s Next Top Model aluma Fatima Siad, plus Samantha Archibald, Milan Dixon, Diandra Forrest and Marquita Pring. As Harlow makes a name for herself in the fashion industry, some people have attempted to copy her skin condition in an effort to tribute to her. The fans, some of them Caucasian, have applied makeup to look more like Harlow. However, some critics have argued that what fans are really doing is putting on blackface. Amid controversy, Harlow released a statement via Instagram. “My response to this is probably not what a lot of people want but here it goes: every time someone wants fuller lips, or a bigger bum, or curly hair, or braids does Not mean our culture is being stolen. Have you ever stop to realize these things used to be ridiculed and now they’re loved and lusted over. No one wants to “steal” our look here. We’ve just stood so confidently in our own nappy hair and du-rags and big asses (or in this case, my skin) that now those who don’t have it love and lust after it. Just because a black girl wears blue contacts and long weave doesn’t mean she wants to be white and just because a white girl wears braids and gets lip injection doesn’t mean she wants to be black. The amount of mixed races in this world is living proof that we don’t want to be each other we’ve just gained a national love for each other,” the model told her followers. “Why can’t we embrace that feeling of love? Why do we have to make it a hate crime?” The tweet that started it all: Check out Winnie’s response below: My response to this is probably not what a lot of people want but here it goes: every time someone wants fuller lips, or a bigger bum, or curly hair, or braids does Not mean our culture is being stolen. Have you ever stop to realize these things used to be ridiculed and now they’re loved and lusted over. No one wants to “steal” our look here. We’ve just stood so confidently in our own nappy hair and du-rags and big asses (or in this case, my skin) that now those who don’t have it love and lust after it. Just because a black girl wears blue contacts and long weave doesn’t mean she wants to be white and just because a white girl wears braids and gets lip injection doesn’t mean she wants to be black. The amount of mixed races in this world is living proof that we don’t want to be each other we’ve just gained a national love for each other. Why can’t we embrace that feeling of love? Why do we have to make it a hate crime? In a time when so much negative is happening, please don’t accuse those who are showing love and appreciation, of being hateful. It is very clear to me when someone is showing love and I appreciate these people recreating, loving and broadcasting something to the world that once upon a time I cried myself to sleep over #1LOVE Why can’t white people just ever have a seat?? Hit the flip for more…

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Blackface Or Nah? White Women Use Dark Make Up To Imitate Model Winnie Harlow’s Vitiligo

Here’s What Happened After Melo & LaLa Responded To Cheating Rumors

Must-See Reactions To Melo & La La’s Video “Clapback” Star baller Carmelo Anthony and his media maven wife La La are currently the subject of  cheating allegations that broke the internet before they (sorta kinda) deaded rumors (for now) with a very slanderable “relationship goals video.” Hit the flip for the reactions to Melo & La La’s video response.

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Exclusive: Mimi Faust Confirms Whether Or Not She’s Moving To L.A. To Be With Stevie J

Is Mimi Faust Moving To L.A. With Stevie J??? Mimi Faust recently stopped by Bossip’s “Don’t Be Scared” podcast to dish on the “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” finale that included a bizarre offer from her baby’s father Stevie J. On the show Stevie packed his bags for Los Angeles leaving behind his wife Joseline Hernandez who performed at an event that ended with flower to face action for her “friend” Karlie Redd. Before leaving Joseline and hopping on a plane however, Stevie asked Mimi to join him on the West Coast for the betterment of their (adorable) daughter Eva Giselle which led to the face below. Sooooo, is Mimi actually considering Stevie’s offer for some “platonic” parenting in Cali??? Hit the flip.

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Fair Or Too Foul?? This Airline Will Begin Weighing Passengers For ‘Flight Safety’ Before Take Off

Uzbekistan Airlines Will Begin Weighing Passengers For Flight Safety How would you feel if you were asked to be weighed before boarding your next flight?? Via TIME Magazine : Uzbekistan Airlines announced a new policy that involves weighing passengers shortly before take off. A statement by the airline announced a decision to install a “special weighing machine” at departure gates, where passengers would be weighed along with their luggage. “According to the rules of International Air Transport Association, airlines are obliged to carry out the regular procedures of preflight control passengers weighing with hand baggage to observe requirements for ensuring flight safety,” read a statement posted to the airline’s webpage. A spokesperson for the International Air Transport Association denied any knowledge of a regulation that would require passengers to stand on a scale, adding in a statement to CNN that airlines normally calculate passenger loads as a mathematical average, rather than a precise, personal measurement. It’s bad enough that airlines are putting on extra fees for just breathing on a plane but now this?!? Continue reading

BOSSIP Exclusive: Michael Ealy & Sanaa Lathan Dish On ‘The Perfect Guy’

Sanaa Lathan And Michael Ealy Talk “The Perfect Guy” Movie Sanaa Lathan and Michael Ealy were recently in Atlanta promoting their upcoming film “The Perfect Guy.” The duo took to the city’s Time Lounge where they met with bloggers and photographers to dish on their movie that follows the romance between Leah  (Sanaa) and Carter (Michael Ealy) that turns sour after Carter turns out to be a crazed stalker and sociopath. BOSSIP was on hand for the event and chatted with the stars about real life stalkers and on set fun between Sanaa, Michael and their costar Morris Chestnut. Sanaa Lathan on behind the scenes fun: One day I get to work with Michael, the next day I get to work with Morris. They kept me laughing. A lot of my girlfriends never want to visit on set but this was one of the times when they would say, ‘oh hey, can I come to work with you?!’ Michael Ealy on playing “the bad guy”: I like to think of Carter as more than a stalker. I feel like for me as an actor it’s always good to diversify your body of work, I don’t want to play a good guy for the rest of my life. I’ve been dying to play a bad guy. It was just about finding that right part. They were a couple times she [Sanaa] was really scared. On “Fatal Attraction” inspiring the film: That was one of our inspirations, it’s one of those classic suspense, sexy thrillers that shocked the world when it came out and it did so well. The Perfect Guy hits theaters September 11. Hit the flip for more photos.

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A Lil Positivity: Black Barber Gives Free Haircuts To Kids Who Do This While He Trims Their Hair…

Black Barber Gives Free Haircuts To Kids Who Do Read To Him An Iowa barber is giving back to the community in a big way. Via Vibe Mag : Courtney Holmes gave out free haircuts to local kids if they read to him as part of the community’s Back-to-School Bash in Comiskey Park, the Desmoines Register reports. Children sat in the chair and read as Holmes clipped away and got them fresh for the new year, a form of currency the barber was in full support of. Tayshawn Kirby, 9, read from Carol Parenzan Smalley’s book “Fats, Oils and Sweets,” and informed Holmes the average person eats about 150 pounds of sugar each year, and when children had a hard time pronouncing certain words, Holmes pitched in and helped them sound the words out. “I just want to support kids reading,” Holmes said. St. Mark Youth Enrichment, a 25-year-old organization dedicated to homework help, literacy, and creativity, donated some of the books during the event. Great way of getting young men ready for back to school time!

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Here’s How The Internet Celebrated Kylie Jenner’s 18th Birthday

Kylie’s 18th Birthday Breaks The Internet After months of shameless anticipation, surgically-enhanced KardashBot Kylie Jenner finally turned 18 in one of the shadiest (and creepiest) pop culture moments, maybe ever. Hit the flip for the best (and funniest) reactions to Kylie’s creepily anticipated birthday.

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