Brandi Padilla Files For Divorce From Kevin Garnett After 14 Years Of Marriage Former Celtics and Timberwolves baller Kevin Garnett is about to be back on the market, as his wife of 14 years, Brandi Padilla, has decided she’s done with their marriage . TMZ reports that Brandi filed the docs, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split. She’s asking for physical custody of their two daughters, ages 10 and 5, and an undetermined amount of spousal support. The couple seemed solid from the outside looking in. They dated for several years before getting married back in 2004…but it looks like this relationship has run its course. SMH. Another one bites the dust… Getty
Twitter Reacts To Jessie Williams’ New Look Jessie Williams is looking a bit more scruffy and hip with his new wardrobe — are you feeling it?! The actor, who is going through a public child support battle with his estranged wife Aryn Drake-Lee has enlisted the help of celebrity stylist Jason Rembert (stylist to Ciara, Issa Rae, Rita Ora, Odell Beckham Jr. and more). On a recent red carpet for the NBA awards, Jesse looks a lot different — rocking a beard, a thick platinum neck chain and some fashion forward threads. Are you feeling this new look? Fans have less to say about Jesse’s clothes, but the jokes about his new, hairier mug are flying. “Month three of child support payments…rations are thinning, morale is low. I don't think I'll survive the winter” pic.twitter.com/j1j0R4lVB4 — Tab Hunter (@FlowsAndolini) July 11, 2018 LOL. Hit the flip for more.
Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images) Iggy Azalea’s Reemergence Causes Debate It’s been several years since Iffy Iggy Azalea was cancelled in the court of public opinion. With problematic lyrics, identifying herself as a “runaway” slave master and labels like “appropriating” preceding her, she didn’t really blossom into the space she was aiming for in rap music. Now some folks are kinda feeling her Kream record (it’s charting and streaming higher than whatshername’s single), but is that enough to recant all slander towards Iggy? Here, Iggy explains how much the previous years have taken a toll on her confidence. She says that her self-confidence was knocked and it took years to rebuild. But now she’s back to believing in herself. y’all dragged iggy to filth and totally wrecked her confidence which took her years to rebuild only because she’s a white female rapper but I don’t see the same shit happening to white male rappers when they are 10 times more problematic pic.twitter.com/6Qq69CTU8z — lukas (@lukasperry) July 6, 2018 Aussie tears aside, folks online are split right down the middle on how to handle Iggy moving forward. Do you have a short-term memory? Are you ready to recant all ill feelings toward Iggy, like some of the following tweeters? Hit the flip.
Stock Image By Getty Women Detainees Suffering Miscarriages Under ICE Detail Abuse Why are they denying pregnant women adequate health care??? Five undocumented pregnant women detained by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and CBP (Customs and Border Protection) have come forward in a report published by Buzzfeed News Monday saying that they were ignored by agents while miscarrying and described both agency’s contracted jailers as unwilling to respond to medical emergencies. Each of these women’s stories have been backed by statements from legal aid workers, medical workers and advocates who previously worked with ICE detainees. In one of the many case investigated by Buzzfeed, a 23-year-old detainee name E tells them: “An official arrived and they said it was not a hospital and they weren’t doctors. They wouldn’t look after me. I realized I was losing my son. It was his life that I was bleeding out. I was staining everything. I spent about eight days just lying down. I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t do anything. I started crying and crying and crying. My soul aches that there are many pregnant women coming who could lose their babies like I did and that they will do nothing to help them.” According to the report, E (who didn’t want to use her full name out of fear) gave up her fight for asylum, accepted voluntary departure, and was deported back to El Salvador. But, this wasn’t an isolated incident. Buzzfeed News also noted that each of the incidents detailed were not limited to a single detention center. Reportedly, handful of medical workers and legal aid sources said they witnessed instances in which pregnant women were denied adequate medical care at more than six detention facilities across California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Horrifying to say the least. In one of the testimony provided to the publication by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), a pregnant woman said she was given clothing that was so tight, she suffered welts and a “pain in [her] uterus.” Another woman said she underwent repeated X-rays while pregnant despite the Federal Drug Administration’s warnings against. Sounds awful and traumatic! One of the women, who was seeking asylum feared she would die in El Salvador, says this cruel punishment of losing her unborn baby after attempting to cross United States borders with stick with her forever.
Markus Scholz/picture alliance via Getty Images Philadelphia Burial Site To Honor Freed Slaves With Memorial Philadelphia’s Weccacoe Playground will soon be transformed into a historic memorial in honor of thousands of freed slaves. Discovered back in 2008 by historian Terry Buckalew, the community playground originally served as an African American Burial Ground for members of the Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church — which was purchased by the church in 1810. Archaeologists believe that an estimated 5,000 freed black slaves are buried 18 inches beneath the concrete, according to Associated Press . Now, after years of deliberating amongst community members, city officials announced plans last month to renovate a section of the playground into the Bethel Burying Ground Historic Site. “This is an opportunity to fix something that fell off of our radar, and it’s a teachable moment for these young children,” Leslie Patterson-Tyler tells AP . “It’s already a gathering place, so let’s continue to gather in this place and talk about what was.” Construction of the historical site — which will be located in Philly’s Queen Village neighborhood — will require the dismantling of a “well-used” community center to make way for the memorial. Rev. Mark Tyler went on to note that he hopes the Bethel Burying Ground Historic Site will inspire thought-provoking dialogue amongst all parents and children. “I think that would be a wonderful way to honor the ancestors who are buried there,” he said to the Associated Press . “To help these children write a new and better American story.”
WENN.com Drake Breaks Even More Records With Scorpion Drake’s latest album has yet another accomplishment under its belt. Scorpion has now become the first album to surpass 1 billion streams worldwide across all streaming platforms in one week, according to reports from Billboard . Post Malone’s album B eerbongs & Bentleys previously owned the worldwide record with almost 700 million streams from April 27 to May 3–but Drake has officially taken the crown. The double album broke another one of Post Malone’s records (431.3 million) by accumulating over 750 million streams in the U.S. in its first week. Those numbers should almost undoubtedly set Scorpion up to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with an estimated 700 equivalent album units. Though those number are less than Views ‘ debut week, they’re still good enough to be the biggest for any album in 2018. Additionally, the album’s first single, “God’s Plan” has also become the most-streamed song of the year, earning 1.121 billion streams—making it the only song to top a billion streams in 2018. Congrats to Drake on breaking records literally every day.
Nueces County Jail Texas Woman Arrested After Selling Her Child A Texas mother has been arrested after allegedly selling her child. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Texas Department of Public Safety obtained a warrant to search the home of a Nueces County Woman, and when authorities arrived and searched the home, they found a 7-year-old boy. The woman says she purchase the child from the his mother, Esmeralda Garza. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to USA Today, the transaction totaled $2,500. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Garza stated that she and her boyfriend owe drug money and gave her child to (the woman) who pay $500 cash and clear the owe debt and and extra $700 when the ‘custody paperwork’ was signed,” a report states. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to DPS Sgt. Nathan Brandley, the woman was in the process of selling her two and three-year-old daughters as well. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The 29-year-old is facing third degree felony charges for selling a child. She is being held on a $100,000 bond.
Andy Barnes / SplashNews.com Pusha T Talks About Philosophy Behind Kanye West’s Five Releases Pusha T recently did an interview about the recent G.O.O.D. Music (and Nas) releases where he names ‘K.T.S.E’ his favorite besides his own… We love the way he describes Teyana getting passionate about her project. Which Kanye produced project was your favorite?
Andy Barnes / SplashNews.com Pusha T Talks About Philosophy Behind Kanye West’s Five Releases Pusha T recently did an interview about the recent G.O.O.D. Music (and Nas) releases where he names ‘K.T.S.E’ his favorite besides his own… We love the way he describes Teyana getting passionate about her project. Which Kanye produced project was your favorite?
