Sofia Vergara Shuns Stereotype Fears Claiming She Bases Characters On Real Family Members If you’re waiting for Sofia Vergara to start shedding her thick Colombian accent and rejecting stereotypical roles — don’t hold your breath. In an interview with HOLA today she said her “Modern Family” character is based on her experiences with her mom and aunt and she feels gratitude for being able to find work despite her heavy accent. Via US Weekly: “What’s wrong with being a stereotype?” she responded when Hola! USA asked about fans who criticize her Latina character as playing into stereotypes. “Gloria’s character is inspired by my mom and my aunt. They are both Latin women who grew up in Colombia, like me. They love color, prints and shoes. … It upsets me when Latinos complain about Gloria. I am grateful for the opportunity because the gringos have let me in with this strong accent I have. Eight years ago nobody had an accent like this on television.” What do you think about Vergara’s perspective on the subject? We can see on one hand how it can be a good thing that she can find work, the issue is when non-Latinos meet Latina women and expect them ALL to be just like Gloria. Another quote we found interesting was that Vergara was hesitant to bring any men into her home until her son Manolo (who is 24) left for college: “Partly because I hadn’t found the right person and I knew that if I moved in with someone, it would have a psychological effect on my son,” she said. “I wasn’t going to bring a man into my son’s home. I think that’s why I always wanted long-distance relationships, with men in other countries.” Do you think she did the right thing? WENN
Former Judge Becomes Alabama’s First Female District Attorney 49-year-old Lynneice Washington has become the first black and female district attorney in Alabama reports AL . A longtime Democrat, Washington successfully beat Republican Bill Veitch by a narrow margin. “I am honored,” Washington said. “It has been a humbling experience.” But when she began her campaign more than a year ago she had not even thought of the potential significance if she were elected, Washington said. “I had no clue of the history I was making,” she said. Washington said she stands on the shoulders of others who helped lift her up – those in her faith-based community, her family, and campaign team. “And I promise to make them and my community proud,” she said in an interview Monday with AL.com. C u @ the Fundraiser for Lynneice Washington – Dannon Project Building 7/23/15 @ 5:30 p.m. pic.twitter.com/O4jNicbWrM — Lynneice Washington (@Lynneice4DA) July 20, 2015 #MelaninMagic
Big Sean Appears On The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Big Sean loves his hometown of Detroit, and by proxy the state of Michigan. That said, he couldn’t just sit by and watch his people suffer. The G.O.O.D. Music rapper sat down with Trevor Noah to talk about the work he’s done via his Sean Anderson Foundation. Big Sean seems to be really polarizing among rap fans. Are you feeling his steez? You hype about his new album, I Decided ? Image via Daily Show
Sherri Shepherd Exposes Ex-Husband’s Dating Profile We recently reported about Sherri Shepherd’s gold-digging exes trying to dig in her pocketbook. Ex-husband Lamar Sally even tried to take Sherri Shepherd back to court, claiming that the $4,100 a month in child support checks wasn’t enough. Sherri is now exposing her Lamar’s dating profile to the masses and says this is where her child support checks are going: Yikes… Time to log off, girl… Poor Sherri! Twitter
India Arie Defends Chrissette Michele Against Online Attacks Chrisette Michelle has (rightfully) been facing a mountain slide of memes and tweets calling out her headazzy Trump Inauguration antics over the last week…but at least one person is in her corner . In steps India Arie. The soul sister tweeted an open letter to those with something sinister to say about Chrissette’s “bridge-building” performance mission. And although she doesn’t personally get it or at all agree with it…she thinks everyone should lay off of poor Chrissette and let her learn from this misstep. I Stand Up for @ChriseteM > Open Letter Read: https://t.co/D5CwtSrgUS — India.Arie (@indiaarie) January 26, 2017 The entire letter is worth a read, for complete context. But here’s a large chunk. See what you think about what she has to say… I got a call this morning from Anthony David – he’s so brilliant. I pick up the phone and the first thing he says was, I STAND WITH CHRISETTE MICHELLE That got me thinking. I can’t say I STAND WITH HER but ! I can say I STAND UP FOR CHRISETTE MICHELE First of all, let me speak for myself: I LOVE Chrisette I’ve known her since she was singing at open mic’s at village underground, I’ve watched her journey and I haven’t agreed with it all, and still I love her, but that’s not why I write this open letter. I write this because, I LOVE HUMANITY and I KNOW WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS. Social media is a powerful tool, that becomes a weapon, when people start treating each other as little more, than the little blue screen in front of them. Basic truth: When we see people as less than human, it gives us permission to treat each other as less than human. THIS IS THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE FACING AMERICA AT THIS TIME. SO, why do it to each other on an interpersonal level? The culture is talking about being “WOKE” …. Woke from what? To ME, Woke, means conscious – making conscious decisions about how you navigate life. A basic spiritual philosophy is that, The highest consciousness understanding is that we are one interconnected humanity. So WAKE UP THEN! Agree or disagree with Chrisette , she is A HUMAN BEING – nuanced and multi dimensional. Give her a chance to be everything that she is, and YOU take a chance to remember – you’ve made missteps too. Which is how I SEE this thing with Chrisette – a misstep. I think there is a deeper reason she decided to be there – and I think it was a career misstep. She goes on to say that the attacks against Chrissette have gone way too far, and there’s little value in being abusive when we disagree with someone’s words or actions. I’m not saying we shouldn’t say ANYTHING! I AM SAYING, LET LOOK AT HOW WE ARE SAYING WHAT WE SAY. Why the abuse? and the “Canceling Chrisette Michele in 2017?” and all of that? come on guys. I think the WAY we are responding is a EXTREME – and I think the reason WHY is so extreme, is that it’s misplaced FEAR and Anger. Chrisette is a trigger for our fear – not the cause nor should she be the focus of it. Do I agree with her performing at the inauguration? NO. I would have NEVER done it. For any price, under any circumstance. but thats ME. Do I agree with her having the CHOICE? YES Do I think I understand the nuance that went into her decision? NO!! Let disagree – but love our sister… IF WE CAN JUST FOCUS OUR ATTENTION WHERE IT MATTERS, WE CAN AFFECT CHANGE. We are a PASSIONATE PEOPLE! and it’s beautiful, now lets use out power and passion consciously. SO, this, and things of the like, are your FUEL for your flight, if you so choose. AND SO YES. I (don’t have to AGREE with Chrirsette to) Stand up for Chrisette Hmmmm. Well, it’s still get Chrisette the FOH season…but do you agree with India? Do you think the online attacks have gone too far? Or, does Chrisette just have to eat this crispy criticism until people move on? Splash/WENN
The Internet Vs. Trump’s Big Dumb Wall It’s only Day 5 of Trump’s already disastrous Presidency and he’s determined to drag America into the orangey pits of debt Hell by building his big dumb wall (after claiming he wouldn’t build the big dumb wall) in yet another terrifying moment that has everyone other than loyal Trumpers on edge. Hit the flip for the latest horrible Trumnp moment that broke Twitter.
Ed Hartwell’s Lawyer Notified Him Of Daughter’s Birth Keshia Knight Pulliam just welcomed her first child with estranged soon-to-be-ex-husband Ed Hartwell …but failed to let the baby’s father know that his new little girl was on the way before delivery. As a source shared with Page Six , Keshia paid Ed dust when she went into labor…while she was at the hospital…and after she got home with the baby. “He didn’t get a call or anything [from Knight Pulliam or her family]. Ed basically found out at the same time as the rest of the world.” Keshia took to IG to announce little Ella Grace’s arrival…but left it to Ed’s lawyer to let him know what was going on. Still, even though he knows the baby is here now, sources close to Ed say he has absolutely no plans to reach out to Keshia or to visit their child — especially since he still to this day doubts that the baby is even his. YIKES. Well, if these two ever link up to get that paternity testing squared away , we’ll see what’s what. Ed doesn’t seem all that interested in what’s going on with Keshia or her baby…do you think she was right to keep the good news to herself? Instagram
Zoe Saldana Explains Why She Plans To Trust Donald Trump We recently reported that actress Zoe Saldana was dragged to Uranus for defending Cheeto Mussolini after all her Hollywood friends ‘bullied’ him for winning the election. Zoe told AFP , that liberal Hollyweird got cocky when it came to last year’s election and turned to bullies when Trump won. Check out her quote below: “We got cocky and became arrogant and we also became bullies,” the 38-year-old actress said of Trump, who has been frequently berated himself for bullying tactics, including seemingly mocking a reporter with disabilities. “We were trying to single out a man for all these things he was doing wrong… and that created empathy in a big group of people in America that felt bad for him and that are believing in his promises. Annnnnnnnnd of course social media wasn’t feeling this mess… Zoe Saldana, so ur defending Donald Trump now, ur the exact opposite of what Nina Simone represented & this is why no 1 wanted u 2 play her pic.twitter.com/PcWJ3UOiXw — ♐Skin of Becky♐ (@IKilledBecky) January 14, 2017 Saldana now says that she is going to put her faith in Trump until her proves her wrong. The Dominican actress appeared on Univision’s Jorge Ramos’ Sunday show “Al Punto” to discuss her new movie “Live By Night” and was asked about her political stance: “I know, and I think I have to wait and see when things start happening.” “I think it’s my duty as an American to stay here, and see what happens: to unite my voice and my job and my actions to all the people who are trying to push forward, because if I leave in reality I’m not going to be helping this country to continue progressing. I think this country has been successful because those who’ve stayed have kept fighting.” She later added why she would trust him as the leader of this nation… “I have faith in him because he is the president of my nation and I wasn’t raised to prefer one person over another. I was raised to be an American and to give my duty and my respect to America, which is why I’m going to give him the respect he deserves until the other shoe drops, how we Dominicans say.” What do you think of Saldana’s comments about Cheeto-in-Chief Trump ? Sound off below.
Stevie Wonder Performs A Duet In Hotel Lobby With Guitar Player Imagine singing a classic Beyoncé song for a few folks in a crowded bar, you get to the second verse, forget the words, then you realize that Beyoncé has been watching you. That’s basically what happened to Grayson Erhard, but with Stevie f**king Wonder. According to Billboard the icon was shuffling through the lobby of the Anaheim Marriott and heard Erhard having a tough time with one of his most famous songs, “Superstition”. So what does Stevie do? He goes up and stage and BODIES a duet with the struggle crooner. Why, because he’s Stevie f**king Wonder! Who’s realer? Image via Facebook
“I was pissed!”— Rickey Smiley Rickey Smiley Defends His Son Malik Smiley People are steaming mad at Rickey Smiley’s teenage son and the comedian/radio host is responding. On a recent episode of “Rickey Smiley: For Real”, Rickey’s 15-year-old son Malik was seen going on a blind date with a black girl. When his cousin, who set him up on the date, asked him how it was going Malik told him he wasn’t feeling it. Why? Because he doesn’t find black girls attractive. “Her face,” said Malik. “Black females are not attractive to me. I look at them like my sisters… I went to an all-white school. Sometimes people have different tastes, and I don’t have a taste for her.” W….T….F…??? (6:50 mark) Your browser does not support iframes. Rickey has since said the producer on the show made his son say that… and he’s highly disappointed. Rickey addressed the controversy on his morning show; hit the flip.
