Madonna Set To Honor Prince At Billboard Music Awards Prince’s death is still sending shockwaves through the music industry, and tributes are no doubt sure to follow for the rest of the year as artists inspired by him (read: just about everyone who came along after 1979) seek to honor their fallen idol . Now, one of the larger gatherings of industry heavy hitters, The Billboard Awards, have announced who they’ve tapped to pay tribute to The Purple One , and their choice may shock you just a bit. Via Billboard : The Queen of Pop will pay homage to another member of music royalty, Prince, at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. Organizers today announced Madonna’s participation in what promises to be one of the highlights of this year’s BBMAs. The legendary pop singer will pay tribute to her good friend and fellow artist, who unexpectedly passed away April 21 at the age of 57. Details on her tribute to the late music great remain a closely-guarded secret. This year’s ceremony will air live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Sunday, May 22 from TMobile Arena in Las Vegas. It’ll be hosted by BBMA vet Ludacris and first-time host Ciara and produced by dick clark productions. Hey, Madonna knew Prince well in real life, and we’re sure respected and admired him just as much as the rest of his industry peers. We just pictured a tribute from some folks more obviously inspired/impacted by his style? It will be interesting to see how she handles this position… Splash / WENN
Tyga Kylie Break Up Hide ya kids! Tyga’s a free man again and is on the prowl for his next teen girlfriend after reportedly ending things with Kylie Jenner. And it surprisingly has nothing to do with Blac Chyna trying to make him an uncle to his own son. TMZ : Sources connected to the former couple tell TMZ … it happened days before the Met Ball last week. They were both at the gala, but they did not walk the red carpet together, and that was her decision. As for why … everyone’s being tight-lipped, but we do know this. Tyga took his mom and a model to Mother’s Day lunch … and he’s not telling his friends whether she’s his new GF. We also know this … the breakup was acrimonious. We’re told Kylie was bent out of shape that Tyga had the nerve to go to the Met Ball. He was only invited because of her, and she’s mad at herself that she didn’t think to have him made persona non grata. The website claims while the two have broken up before, this one is for real…9 months into Kylie being legal.
Tyga Kylie Break Up Hide ya kids! Tyga’s a free man again and is on the prowl for his next teen girlfriend after reportedly ending things with Kylie Jenner. And it surprisingly has nothing to do with Blac Chyna trying to make him an uncle to his own son. TMZ : Sources connected to the former couple tell TMZ … it happened days before the Met Ball last week. They were both at the gala, but they did not walk the red carpet together, and that was her decision. As for why … everyone’s being tight-lipped, but we do know this. Tyga took his mom and a model to Mother’s Day lunch … and he’s not telling his friends whether she’s his new GF. We also know this … the breakup was acrimonious. We’re told Kylie was bent out of shape that Tyga had the nerve to go to the Met Ball. He was only invited because of her, and she’s mad at herself that she didn’t think to have him made persona non grata. The website claims while the two have broken up before, this one is for real…9 months into Kylie being legal.
Get well soon! Columbus Short Is Going To Rehab Columbus Short, who previously admitted to an alcohol and cocaine addiction , is heading to rehab. The Jasmine Brand reports: theJasmineBRAND.com exclusively reports, Columbus Short is heading to rehab. Last month, the actor/singer tested positive for cocaine and marijuana use and faced a probation violation in a felony assault case. And now, we’ve exclusively learned that he’s headed to rehab. Sources tell us that he will stay at an outpatient facility in the Los Angeles area for around 4 to 6 months. Per usual, during rehab he will not be able to use any illegal drugs. We’re told that he’ll report a few times a week and will be subject to random drug testing. The former Scandal actor has also been given additional community service to complete. If he violates parole again, he’ll be subject to jail. Unfortunately, this isn’t Short’s first time in legal trouble. As part of a no-jail plea deal in 2014, Short pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence. Short also avoided jail by pleading no contest to a felony assault charge after throwing a punch at his in-law. Yikes, here’s to hoping he gets the help needs! WENN
Looks like Miss Nikki Baby is trying to make herself as relevant as possible on the next season of “Love & Hip Hop LA.” She’s dating video vixens and Nicki Minaj’s discards at the same damn time — and basically saying that her fingers and tongue are better than any man-meat out there… YouTube / TMZ
Caitlyn Jenner Regrets Transitioning To Female Caitlyn Jenner quickly became the poster woman for transgender issues just days after announcing her transition from male to female. In the year since she went public with her story, she’s been showered with awards, accolades, magazine covers , and speaking engagements to shine a light on the struggles of people born inside of bodies in which they feel they don’t belong. But now, a biographer who’s been tracking the Kardashian-Jenner clan closely says she might be ready to hang it up and go back to being a man after the year she’s had… Via The Wrap : Caitlyn Jenner, who announced her transition from man to woman last year, has considered de-transitioning, the author of a new book about the Kardashian family told TheWrap on Wednesday. Ian Halperin, the author of “Kardashian Dynasty: The Controversial Rise of America’s Royal Family,” said that, while researching his book, multiple sources told him that the former Olympian had been miserable for months and has considered transitioning back to a man. “One source confirmed to me Caitlyn has made whispers of ‘sex change regret,’ hinting she might go back to being Bruce Jenner,” Halperin said. Halperin said that one long-time friend told him that, while Jenner was “thrilled” to champion transgender issues, the reality TV personality could de-transition “in the next couple years.” “It hasn’t been easy for Caitlyn, it’s been very hard,” the friend said, according to Halperin. “She’s thrilled she has raised awareness about how transgender people have long been discriminated against but I think there’s a chance she’ll de-transition in the next couple years. I don’t think it would surprise anybody in her inner circle. It has been much harder than she anticipated. My heart goes out to her and I know her true friends will be there to support her on whatever path she chooses.” According to Halperin, multiple sources close to the Kardashian family told him that Jenner might revert back because she retains her interest in females. “She’s still into women and wants to meet the right one,” Halperin recalled one friend saying. Well, it definitely isn’t easy being a woman! Caitlyn should have thought twice if that struggle wasn’t really what she wanted… Splash / WENN
Mike Brown’s Mother Shares Excerpt From Memoir Mike Brown’s mother Lezley McSpadden is finally sharing her story with the world through her book “Tell The Truth & Shame The Devil: The Life Legacy And Love Of My Son Michael Brown” and ESSENCE Magazine has published an excerpt in their June issue, on newsstands now. Check out part of it below: And then one day our Mike Mike was shot and killed by a police officer on Canfield Drive in Ferguson, Missouri, and suddenly his name was being spoken everywhere: Mike Brown, Jr., Michael Brown or just Brown…but never Mike Mike, never our family’s name for him, the name that marked him as special to us and those who knew him for real. Pastor Creflo Dollar asked me what I thought about all the people out there on Canfield Drive when I got to the scene the day Mike Mike was shot. I turned, looking directly at him, and as sure as the breath I’m breathing, in a very matter-of-fact way, said, “I didn’t see those people. That day, I was looking for one person: my son. Nobody else mattered.” I think I kind of shocked -Pastor -Dollar. I was respectful, of course, but I had to tell it to him straight up. I was just keeping it real. You see, because as a mother, when your child is hurt, scared or in danger, you hurt, you want to comfort them, and you will protect them from harm, even if it means -laying your own life down. That day out on Canfield Drive, I had tunnel vision. Nothing and nobody was more -important than getting to Mike Mike and helping him in any way I could. It wasn’t until days later, when I looked at the news and people showed me pictures from their phones that I saw the crowd of folks who had been out there. So the only way I can really describe that day is to compare it to the day I had Mike Mike. Bringing him into the world was almost the same feeling as when he left here—a lot of people making noise and milling around, and my attention just glued to my new baby boy. I’m not going to lie; I’ve been wanting to get mad and just go f–k the world up, because my son being killed has messed my whole life up. No way should my son have left here before me. But I have to stop myself every time my anger begins to build like that. If I look at it that way too long, I’ll find myself in trouble, doing something out of rage and revenge. That would be out of my character, and Mike Mike would never want me to do anything like that. It’s so hard sometimes, but I have to find some type of something to keep myself calm so I can be a good wife and mother for my other kids. That’s why, looking at my son’s death today, I try to see it from more of a spiritual standpoint. God let me have Mike Mike for 18 years. He wouldn’t let me have him longer because He had other plans for us. Those plans are still being revealed to me, but I believe a big part of His plans was to wake people up to some things in the world that need changing. I’m ready, though, for whatever He has in store. What I do know for sure is that I was just a kid when I had Mike Mike. I made a lot of mistakes when I was young, but in raising him I got stronger, wiser. What we endured together, especially in his years as a small child, is a story that only his mother can tell. One that I have held close until now. The naysayers and judgers and haters wrote me off when I had my baby, saying things like, “She ain’t gonna do nothin’ with her life,” but I never gave up. I had to develop thick skin to get through those scary and confusing days, but I was determined to make it for my child, to do right by Mike Mike… I find a way to smile because my baby had aspirations and dreams. That really gives me comfort on the low days. That’s why I got to clear things up, because folks out here got it twisted: Mike wasn’t a criminal who deserved to be shot like a -dangerous animal. He was a good boy who cared about the right things, and family and friends were at the top of his list. He didn’t have a police record. He never got in trouble. He was a techie, in love with computers. He loved his mama and was proud to be headed to college and of the things he knew. The whole family was proud of him, too. When my son was killed, everybody had his or her own version of how everything went down. Cops with their version of the facts. People living in the Canfield Apartments with another. The television and newspaper people, EMTs, firemen, old people, young people, Black, White, you name it—everyone with a different story that was supposed to be the truth about my son’s last minutes on earth. My son was dead on the street in front of the world, and everybody -except Mike Mike was busy telling his story. Even in the months since that horrible day, people still haven’t stopped talking, from Twitter to Facebook to Instagram, in the beauty shop and coffee shop, everywhere. Well, let me just say this: I wasn’t there when Mike Mike was shot. I didn’t see him fall or take his last breath, but as his mother, I do know one thing better than anyone, and that’s how to tell my son’s story, and the journey we shared together as mother and son. I don’t wish this pain, this struggle, this hurt, this void, this guilt or this grief on anybody. After Mike Mike died, I believed we would have justice. I waited for the police to right the wrong, I waited for the county to bring justice for Mike Mike, I waited for the DOJ to discover the truth. The system has failed my son. It has failed me and it has failed all of us. But, now, I know that I can’t wait for anybody else to make change. I must make change, myself. That will be Mike Mike’s legacy; that will be his justice. That’s the truth of it. Powerful stuff right? You can purchase Lezley McSpadden’s book HERE Hit the flip to hear her talk about meeting Jay Z and Beyoncé and why she agreed to be part of the “Freedom” video.
Angela Kardashian strikes again ! Is This Blac Chyna Emoji A Message To Kylie Jenner? Blac Chyna’s new emoji app has already shot to number one within the app store in just 6 hours of being available to the public, and fans are already endlessly entertained by the featured cartoon icons. Most of the emojis incorporate her life with hubby-to-be Rob K and their baby on the way , and her reputation for having a big bubble booty and knowing how to shake it. But there’s one emoji in the pack that’s raising some eyebrows about all this supposed peace that’s been declared in Kardashian-land since #BlacRob got engaged . One particularly hilarious option appears to be Chyna’s hand slapping PURE FIRE out of a certain someone… Hmm…who does that look like to you? Is this emoji the only way that Blac Chyna can give Kylie the MUCH DESERVED but now virtually undeliverable smackdown she’s had coming her way for the last two years? It certainly seems that way. After all, these engineers are pretty good with constructing emoji likenesses… Instagram
After all that chatter about how real her natural snapback is …Kim Biermann is finally coming clean on that obvious tummy tuck. Still denying any face business though… E!news
Three Teens Charged In Amy Joyner-Francis’ Death The tragic passing of 16 year old Amy Joyner-Francis after getting ambushed by three classmates first thing in the morning in a school bathroom struck a chord with millions. Now, the girls who jumped Amy are being charged with causing her death. Though investigators originally thought that Amy’s head struck the bathroom sink at some point during the attack, it turns out that she was simply put under too much stress during the fight and it triggered a heart condition that she was already battling. Via DelawareOnline : Amy Inita Joyner-Francis, the 16-year-old fatally assaulted in the girls bathroom at Howard High School of Technology, did not die of injuries sustained in the beating, but from a pre-existing heart condition exacerbated by the attack. An autopsy showed she did not die of blunt force trauma. “In layman’s terms, the Medical Examiner determined that Amy died from a cardiac incident that she was vulnerable to because of a pre-existing heart condition, but the cardiac incident would not have occurred if she had not been assaulted,” the statement reads. However, the girls who planned the attack on Amy are still held criminally liable for her death: The state Attorney General’s Office is pushing to have one of three girls involved tried as an adult. Trinity Carr, 16, seen in video punching Joyner-Francis in the head and chest, is charged with criminally negligent homicide, punishable by up to eight years in prison. The two other girls, Zion Snow and Chakeira Wright, will be charged with third-degree criminal conspiracy, punishable by up to one year in prison. Because neither of the other two girls hit Amy nor had prior arrests, they will be tried as juveniles in Family Court. Investigators determined the April 21 fight was a planned confrontation in the girl’s bathroom, but only one girl – Carr – actually hit Amy, according to a statement by the Attorney General’s Office. The fight was filmed, according to court documents, and shows Carr hitting Amy repeatedly in the head and torso area with “what appears to be a closed fist.” The video shows Carr leave and Amy try to stand up; then Amy appears disoriented and collapses back onto the floor, the court documents show. When paramedics found her, she was unresponsive and shortly after went into cardiac arrest. SMH! One life lost and three others ruined…all over something that they surely could have talked out or just forgotten about altogether… Facebook
