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Mohamed Jbali: Facing Deportation After Losing Paperwork

As you know if you follow the turbulent life and times of the 90 Day Fiance cast,  Mohamed Jbali has moved to Texas . Though he provides his followers with updates (and life advice ) pretty regularly, he’s said that he doesn’t want to appear on 90 Day Fiance anymore. Right now, he’s intent on working and enjoying his new life in America. Unfortunately, that may come to an end. Sunday morning, he shared an image of a very formal letter of denial from US Customs and Immigration. It’s been clear to most 90 Day Fiance fans that Mohamed Jbali’s entire motive for marrying a US citizen was to acquire legal residence for himself. He came to the US, had sex with Danielle Mullins (once), and became one of the most talked-about stars on a reality series. At the very least, you’d think that now that he has that marriage and his short-lived reality career behind him, he could move on and enjoy his new life in Texas. But … maybe not. So, remember back in October when we told you about how Mohamed Jbali might face deportation after some very important documents vanished in the mail en route to US Citizenship and Immigration Services? It turns out that, though the vast majority of Green Cards are renewed, they are really not the sorts of forms that you want to get lost in the mail. Take a look at Mohamed Jbali’s crushing news: Jbali shared this on Sunday morning, with the caption: “Sometimes the law does not make any sense because the person who made it never been in that situation.” He didn’t post the entirety of what looks like a rejection letter, but you can see the word “Denial” written pretty clearly. It’s even in bold. Interestingly, part of the form that Mohamed hasn’t seen fit to share with fans would contain the explanations for why he’s being denied. (If his application had been accepted, it’s our understanding that it would have been good for another decade) Whether it’s because the forms vanished in the mail and were therefore late or there’s more to it (we can’t help but wonder if Danielle Mullins’ quest for revenge is somehow involved) Regardless, though, this is crushing news for Mohamed Jbali. Whatever you may think of Mohamed from what you saw of him on 90 Day Fiance , this is a not-great situation. We’re sure that Mohamed wishes that his biggest legal worry were over Danielle Mullins suing him for withholding sex  during their marriage (basically). There is, however, hope. As countless fans pointed out in comments, if your application for permanent residency is denied, there’s an appeals process. That can be expensive, time-consuming, and stressful … but after everything that Mohamed’s gone through to get to where he is today, we can’t imagine that he’s going to just throw up his hands and wander back to Tunisia. Whether or not Mohamed manages to win his appeal will probably be contingent upon why he was denied in the first place. In addition to having been a reality star — that’s about as American as you can get — he’s also gainfully employed, paying both rent and taxes on top of other expenses. To our knowledge, he hasn’t been in legal trouble since his move to Texas. So, if it’s just because the form was lost, we’d sure hope that he’d win his appeal. View Slideshow: 90 Day Fiance Couples: Who’s Still Together? (As some fans pointed out, sometimes denials are sent out because most people won’t go through the work to fight them, even though a court battle is still less stressful than deportation) We wonder if the brevity of his marriage to Danielle Mullins was a factor, however. We’re no experts on immigration, but if officials decide that Mohamed scammed his way into the US, that could work against him. We sure hope that the people deciding his case are not 90 Day Fiance viewers.

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A Christmas Story Live: The Worst Musical Ever on TV?

A Christmas Story is perhaps the most famous and most beloved holiday movie of all-time. A Christmas Story Live!, however, is a musical adaption that aired on Fox and which was not met by positive reviews by… well… pretty much anyone at all. Scroll down for a look at the most memorable social media reactions… 1. Look, The Cast Was Terrific Chris Diamantopoulos… Maya Rudolph… Matthew Broderick… Jane Krakowski. We don’t blame any of the stars for this debacle. 2. However, There Were Problems Microphone and blocking mishaps, along with way too many musical numbers and far too much camera spinning, left viewers feeling dissatisfied. 3. Take It Away, Twitter! You won’t believe this, but social media users had a lot to say about the production. 4. Well, Yeah You could have just watched a commercial to learn this aspect of it. Come on. 5. A Dark Turn Oh, wow. Okay then. This sure took a turn down a different path than we expected. 6. WTH is Going On? This was a general theme on Twitter. For over two hours of the program. View Slideshow

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 10 Episode 7 Recap: Rock the Boat

The ladies were still not amused with the way Kenya Moore kept the details of her wedding a secret on The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 10 Episode 7 .  More importantly, Sheree and Porsha found it odd that Cynthia was also left in the dark and only found out about the marriage after reading about it online.  Watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 10 Episode 7 Online Could you imagine your best friend getting married behind your back? That’s precisely what Kenya did, and it’s clear it’s going to continue to cause drama for the ladies.  Sheree and Porsha may have been shopping for some fancy doors, but they were dragging Kenya as much as they possibly could.  Then there was poor Cynthia who felt deflated by the fact she had yet to meet Marc, but Kenya was all about keeping the peace, saying that she hadn’t met him because he was rarely in Atlanta.  There have been conflicting reports that Kenya’s man is not amused by the way the show represents males, and that could be why he’s keeping well away from the Bravo cameras.  Cynthia seemed done questioning Kenya’s motives and decided to chat about Sheree instead. Yes, Sheree was getting up close and personal with Tyrone Gilliams, and the dude is incarcerated.  All the talk about love got Porsha interested in finding a man for herself, so she joined a matchmaking service.  “I want to focus on someone who is supportive, confident and successful,” she said before saying that she wanted to have kids. She proceeded to show off two kid’s rooms in her house.  The matchmaking service seemed confused because Porsha does not yet have children, so it was clear she was getting a bit ahead of herself.  Meanwhile, Sheree decided it was the right time to open up to her kids about the domestic violence.  “You need to know that nobody deserves to be mistreated,” she said with a tear in her eye.  Her kids were shocked by all of, but they closed out the scene with a hug which confirmed Sheree was in a happy place because the past was eating away at her.  Elsewhere, Cynthia geared up for another date with Will Jones, and Kandi and Todd seemed scared that something was going to go horribly.  Kandi felt like he was using it as another platform to show to gain recognition and did not want her pal to be subjected to that.  “If he stands the test of time, we will know that he’s the real deal,” Kandi said to the camera with a smile.  Porsha’s first blind date was with some guy named Patrick. She was not impressed and seemed to be looking for an opportunity to make a swift getaway.  She stayed for a little while, and the tension could be cut with a knife, so she made her getaway and used her mother staying as an excuse.  The big closing segment focused on Sheree getting a phone call from her boyfriend from prison. Her life coach was floored by revelation that she was with an incarcerated man,   “Tyrone fulfils me more than any man has,” Sheree said to the camera. “I know what we share,” she said the life coach. “He is my soul mate.” Okay then, Sheree! What do you think of all the crazy developments? Sound off below.  View Slideshow: 14 Shadiest Real Housewives Hook-Ups of All-Time

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Jasmine Washington: Paternity Suit Against Kirk Frost DISMISSED?!

Well, this is bonkers. Even for Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta . Remember how Kirk Frost knocked up Jasmine Washington but continued to adamantly deny being Jasmine’s baby daddy? They had to go to court over it. Jasmine’s paternity suit has now reportedly been thrown out — not for lack of evidence, but because of a weird technicality. And there’s another complication. We don’t know what’s next for Jasmine Washington and her baby, Kannon. Okay, so as we’re sure that you remember, Rasheeda Frost finally, finally dumped her husband . A lot of spouses ignore cheating. But it gets a lot harder to convince yourself that your husband’s loyal to you when his child starts gestating inside of another woman. But that’s what happened. Reportedly, Kirk Frost was supporting Jasmine as long as she remained his side ho. But her pregnancy was a complication that he apparently neither anticipated nor appreciated. Jasmine named their child Kannon — it’s not super clear if she was just putting a K on “Cannon” or if she was naming her child after the Shinto deity of the same name. You never know. Anyway, not only did Jasmine assert that Kirk Frost was the baby daddy … but VH1 outed Kirk as the baby’s father in the most casual way imaginable. But it looks like Kirk Frost is determined to avoid responsibility with the son that almost everyone seems to agree is his. And their legal struggle is where this story gets genuinely bonkers. (Because, let’s face it, a guy knocking up his mistress and then refusing to accept paternity isn’t exactly rare) Bossip reports that Jasmine’s case got thrown out. Like we said, it’s not a dismissal over DNA results or or anyone being caught lying. It’s this technicality — or really more of a deadline — that strikes us as so absurd that we hope that she’s able to appeal. See, the judge in Jasmine’s case instructed her to serve Kirk Frost with papers and gave her a two week deadline. Reportedly, Jasmine’s attorneys had trouble locating Kirk. Whether he was deliberately moving around and/or hiding from the attorneys who were trying to serve him papers, we don’t know. (But probably) Kirk Frost apparently did end up getting served with papers, but it was only after two months. That is a good deal longer than two weeks. Which had reportedly resulted in Jasmine’s case getting thrown out. Except … maybe not? Interestingly, HollywoodLife reports that Jasmine Washington’s lawyers say that Bossip’s report is mistaken, and that her case has not been thrown out. You might look at this cynically, and say that Jasmine’s only after money. After all, as Kirk’s mistress, she says that he gave her a monthly allowance and also use of a car — which stopped after Kannon was born, whens he broke up with him. But … any money that she’s after would be child support. Which, if Kirk Frost really is the father of Kannon, is something that he legally owes to his child. You know that “if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime” rhyme? Well, the same basic concept applies to parental responsibilities and having sex with your mistress. View Slideshow: 15 AMAZING Moments from Love & Hip Hop

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Joy-Anna Duggar: New Baby Bump Photo Sparks Suspicions

When Joy-Anna Duggar and Austin Forsyth got married back in May, fans of Joy’s famous family were full of questions. The biggest mystery surrounded the date of the nuptials. For some reason, Joy and Austin moved their wedding from October to May, and never offered an explanation as to why. Three months later, Joy-Anna announced her pregnancy, and everything started to make sense. Fans reasoned that Joy and Austin had violated the famous Duggar courtship rules by engaging in premarital sex. The rescheduled wedding was viewed as an attempt to conceal the fact that Joy had gotten pregnant before saying “I do.” The fact that Joy-Anna has all but disappeared from public view in recent weeks hasn’t helped her family’s efforts to convince Counting On viewers that she waited to have sex until after she was married. Joy and Austin were both absent from this year’s Duggar Thanksgiving photo , but it’s possible that they simply decided to join Austin’s family for the holiday. Whatever the case, the effort to keep Joy out of the spotlight has done little to silence suspicious fans, many of whom have done some digging to unearth what they believe is solid evidence of Joy’s premarital conception: That’s a photo from Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell’s wedding that took place back in September. As many fans have pointed out, Joy would have been about four months pregnant at that point, but it looks as though she may be further along here. “That bump is NOT 4 months,” tweeted one viewer. “She’s at least 6 months pregnant!” Duggar defenders have repeatedly used the “every pregnancy is different” argument to explain what appear to be discrepancies in the timeline of Joy’s pregnancy. But the evidence that Joy isn’t being entirely truthful does seem to keep piling up. Some skeptics point to an October Instagram post in which Joy stated that she could already feel the baby kick. Doctors say first-time mothers generally don’t “until closer to 25 weeks.” Again, not exactly solid evidence that Joy got pregnant out of wedlock, but it’s not hard to see why so many are suspicious.  Several medical professionals have stated that Joy-Anna is further along than she claims , but their opinions are based only on photos of the 20-year-old mom-to-be. Whatever the case, you can be sure that if Joy and Austin did engage in premarital sex, the Duggars will continue to do their damnedest to cover it up. Watch Counting On online for more from reality TV’s most controversial family. View Slideshow: Joy-Anna Duggar Pregnancy Raises One Huge Question

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Riverdale Shocker: The Black Hood Revealed!

Riverdale wrapped up the central plot of the sophomore run of the show on the show’s fall finale.  When Riverdale Season 2 Episode 9 got underway, Betty and Archie were roped into trying to find Mr Svenson when it became apparent the killer was going to murder him. The Black Hood gave Betty the former janitor’s finger, so she and Archie started gathering all the details to find a way to save the janitor.  They wound up at the asylum Polly escaped from on Riverdale Season 1 . The woman’s answers were limited, but she noted that Nana Blossom was in on it from the start.  The original killer was buried alive as opposed to straight-up murdered. Nana Blossom was slight with the details but noted that Papa Cooper was in on all of the drama and was present when the man was buried alive.  This made Betty recall a picture she had of her family standing over the just-buried grave. When she found the picture, it confirmed where Archie and she should be looking: Pitchens Park.  They raced over to the park to save the janitor and called Keller on the way. When they dug the grave, however, they found it to be empty, and the killer emerged from the shadows.  He forced Betty to bury Archie alive. While she was doing so, the sirens were heard in the distance, and the killer got ready to run off, but Betty gave him a good old whack with the shovel.  She and Archie then chased the man, and he tried to jump into the Sweetwater River, but Keller successfully shot (and killed!) him. Keller then took the mask off to reveal…  Mr  Svenson! What was terrible about the twist was that Archie has been going on for weeks now about looking into the killer’s eyes, so it was a bit nonsensical.  During the mission, however, Betty and Jughead shared a kiss, and it was awful. It’s time for this show to ditch the relationship drama or it runs the risk of losing a lot of viewers.  While all of this was going down, Jughead exacted some sweet revenge on Penny Peabody. He and the Serpents kidnapped her, took her to Greendale and told her to do business there.  Jughead then cut her Serpent tattoo off of her arm before warning her to stay away from town. FP was mad, but he had to put it aside because his son was trying to help him out.  Then there was Veronica who found out that her family owned the diner and that they had been lying to her all along. She got them back by spending $86,000 on Fred’s medical bills.  Her parents then revealed all about their mission to take over Riverdale and let all of the drama go. Veronica officially joined her family’s dark side, before meeting Archie and rekindling their romance.  What did you think of the killer reveal?  Hit the comments below! View Slideshow: TV Star Salaries: Which Comedy Stars Make The Most?

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Keeping Up with the Kardashians Recap: The Surrogate Blues

This week’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians featured Kimberly coming to the decision to have a third child via surrogate. It was a decision that carried many mixed emotions. First off, how did she come to choose her surrogate? “Finding someone you really trust is really more difficult than you can imagine,” she said of the still-anonymous young woman. “It was maybe a year before we finalized [that].” Kim gushed that the woman entrusted with carrying her child – who is 100% Kim and Kanye’s, genetically – is just “such a nice person.” “Like, she’s so easy to talk to. This particular surrogate, she was the best fit for my family so we just had to go with it and try one embryo.” Additionally, Kim revealed that an implanted embryo from a fertility procedure before her pregnancy with son Saint, now 2, was lost: “One didn’t work with me. I tried it and I lost one.” Sister Khloe then opened up about this, too. “Before Kimberly got pregnant with Saint,” Khloe said, “she had an embryo implanted in her and that embryo did not take.” “So Kim is super nervous and anxious.” Understandably so, but it appears that this time frame has passed, as later, she told her family, “We’re having a baby. A girl.” “I definitely want to keep it private. I don’t want people to find my surrogate. I don’t want people following her, chasing her.” “I really trust my surrogate,” though, she said: “I’m not trying to control her every move.” Not all is well with her inner circle, however, as Kim revealed that her relationship with Stephanie Shepherd wasn’t always amicable. The duo remain close following Shepherd’s firing as Kim’s assistant this year, but it’s clear there is some bad blood lingering. As Kim went on to discuss the pair’s up and down history, she confessed to Kourtney in an off-hand remark, “I hated Steph.” Later in the episode, Kourtney finally confirmed her relationship to Younes Bendjima to Khloe, following a little bit of teasing. Kourtney explained her reluctance to talk about the romance on the show, even as her sister prodded her, on the show. She said, “I don’t feel like sitting and airing my business. I’m not using it on the show. I don’t feel like I need to expose.” Fair enough. View Slideshow: Younes Bendjima Photos: Meet Kourtney Kardashian’s Boy Toy!

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Bryan Singer Sued for Alleged Rape of 17-Year Old

Bryan Singer is once again under investigation for sexual assault. In troubling news broken by TMZ, the director (The Usual Suspects, many X-Men movies) is accused of forcing a 17-year old boy to perform oral sex… … prior to raping this same teenager. The plaintiff is named Cesar Sanchez-Guzman. According to the lawsuit, obtained by the aforementioned website, Singer was a guest at a party on a yacht owned by tech investor Lester Waters back in 2003. The party was largely populated by young gay males. The legal documents allege that Singer offered to take Guzman on a tour of the gigantic boat. When the two arrived at one of the rooms, Singer is accused of throwing his body on top of Guzman… forced him to the floor… and shoving Guzman’s face against his crotch. The director then, allegedly, demanded Guzman give him a blow job. It gets worse, per the lawsuit: Singer reportedly pulled his penis out of Guzman’s mouth, smacked him in the face with it, ignored pleas to stop and made Guzman choke when he reinserted his penis into the young man’s mouth. Singer is then accused of forcing oral sex on Guzman before anally penetrating his victim, despite constant protestations for Singer to stop. The lawsuit was filed by Jeff Herman. He claims Singer later approached Guzman and used his status in Hollywood to tell Guzman he could get him a job in exchange for his silence. Guzman also says Singer warned him no one would believe him; and that Singer could hire people to ruin his reputation if he told anyone about what transpired. Guzman says he suffered emotional distress, mental anguish, and physical and mental pain. This isn’t the first time Singer has been accused of acting horribly inappropriately around young men. In May of 2014, he was accused of assaulting a British teenager  named Michael Egan. In August of that same year, a similar allegation was leveled against the director and producer. A rep for Singer tells TMZ the following in defense of his client: “The lawsuit was filed by the same lawyer who represented Michael Egan. Those claims were dismissed by Egan himself, and he later went to Federal prison for lying in a fraud case.” The rep adds that Herman was sued by other defendants related to the Egan case for malicious prosecution and that he settled those suits, acknowledging in the process that Egan’s claims were false. View Slideshow: Hollywood Sex Scandal: Who’s Been Caught? Accused? Fired?

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Taylor Swift Offers Important Advice to Sexual Assault Victims

On the entertainment front, Taylor Swift had a relatively quiet year. She released a new album and announced a new tour toward the end of 2017, but she remained almost entirely silent for a solid three-quarters of the past 12 months. In front of the camera or on social media, that is. Outside of the music industry, Swift was actually involved in a lawsuit that perhaps helped set the tone for the #MeToo movement. Following allegations that a DJ groped her during a 2013 photo opportunity, Swift testified under oath as part of her harassment lawsuit against David Mueller. She had alleged that Mueller reached under her skirt and grabbed her butt during a meet-and-greet four years ago, an accusation that actually prompted Mueller to sue Swift for defamation. But Taylor refused to back down. First, her testimony and other pieces of evidence caused a judge to dismiss Mueller’s lawsuit . Then, the singer won her countersuit against Mueller , earning raucous praise for how she handled herself on the witness stand amidst a barrage of victim-shaming attempts by Mueller’s lawyer. (“I am not going to allow your client to make me feel like it is any way my fault because it isn’t,” she said at one point to the attorney.) Due to how strongly she stood up for herself and, by extension, other victims of harassment, Swift was included this week on Time’s Person of the Year cover: The issue honors the “Silence Breakers” who have helped exposed an unseemly number of sexual harassers and predators around the country. Asked by the publication why she was so aggressive in her fight against Mueller, Swift replied as follows: “I figured that if he would be brazen enough to assault me under these risky circumstances and high stakes, imagine what he might do to a vulnerable, young artist if given the chance. “It was important to report the incident to his radio station because I felt like they needed to know. “The radio station conducted its own investigation and fired him. Two years later, he sued me.” Swift added that she spoke to Kesha at one point to find out more of what she went through after suing producer Dr. Luke for sexual misconduct. View Slideshow: Time Person of the Year: Who are the “Silence Breakers?” To her fans and anyone else dealing with abuse or harassment, Swift has this to say; My advice is that you not blame yourself and do not accept the blame others will try to place on you. You should not be blamed for waiting 15 minutes or 15 days or 15 years to report sexual assault or harassment, or for the outcome of what happens to a person after he or she makes the choice to sexually harass or assault you. The superstar also praised all the “brave women” speaking out in public about their experiences for helping “move the needle in terms of letting people know that this abuse of power shouldn’t be tolerated.” The #MeToo movement got underway in earnest after Harvey Weinstein was exposed as a serial sexual predator. After Alyssa Milano sent a Tweet that asked women (and men) to use the hashtag #MeToo if they had been the victim of any sort of unwanted sexual act or comment, an endless array of social media users followed suit. As a result, celebrities such as Kevin Spacey, Louis CK, Charlie Rose and Matt Lauer have lost their jobs (and their statuses) in the wake of troubling allegations. We can likely expect more and more famous men to be outed as generally awful people in this regard in the coming weeks and months. It’s depressing and disturbing to learn of these incidents. But it’s clearly about time these perpetrators were held accountable for their despicable actions. View Slideshow: #MeToo: Stars Share Stories of Sexual Harassment, Assault

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Matt Lauer Replacement: Sabotaged by… You-Know-Who!

Matt Lauer is out. But who is in?!? On the heels of NBC axing Lauer from his co-hosting gig on The Today Show, in the wake of VERY disturbing sexual misconduct allegations , questions are starting to go from this: What the Hell is wrong with Matt Lauer?!? To this: Who will replace Matt Lauer? Some have naturally speculated that Megyn Kelly will swoop in and take Lauer’s seat alongside Savannah Gurthrie, considering how much NBC is paying her each year. But she only just started her own hour on Today. Would the network really move her so quickly? If not Kelly, however, it really is unclear just who will take over for Lauer, which is largely because Lauer himself has served as a deterrent to potential future anchors. Remember: these sexual assault charges are shocking. But there’s been talk of Lauer getting fired for years now, due to his huge contract, the show’s faltering ratings and his perceived bad attitude. Lauer was aware of these rumors. In response, he went out of his way to ensure such reporters as David Gregory, Josh Elliott and Billy Bush were unprepared to sit in his chair. “Matt killed off, in their infancy, every man who could succeed him at the time that he was ready to hang it up,” an insider tells Page Six. “So there’s nobody to take his place. And now NBC is paying the price.” Hoda Kotb announced that Lauer was fired early last week, but she’s entrenched with Kathie Lee Giffored on their own hour of Today. No one takes her seriously as a candidate. Reportedly, Craig Melvin, who serves as a host on Weekend Today, is being strongly considered for the job of Lauer’s replacement. However, one network executive doesn’t think he’s suitable. “I couldn’t pick him out of a lineup,” this executive tells The New York Post. At the moment, Willie Geist probably leads the pack. He’ll get the job, if we had to guess right now. Ironically, meanwhile, ratings for Today have shot up in the wake of Lauer’s firing. We guess this isn’t all that stunning, with folks wanting to tune in and see how the series is handling his dismissal. To the network’s credit, Today has been covering the Lauer debacle just like any news story. It’s not holding anything back just because it is involved in the case. And to whomever does replace Lauer, there’s no reason to be nervous: Lauer may have raped someone . In other words: he’s set the bar VERY low. You’ll do fine. View Slideshow: Matt Lauer: A Timeline of Terrible Behavior

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