Iman Europe moved back to LA from New York this summer and took her first trip to Oakland. She fell in love with the place, so much that she made an ode the town called “ Oakland “! Her buzz has been steadily growing in The Bay, prompting a mini-tour and motivating the singer-songwriter to move to Oakland earlier this month. Europe and her friends out in The Bay documented all her tour shenanigans which are depicted in her latest visuals. In her own words: “I wanted to do something different with this video. My main goal was to portray the energy and community they have here in Oakland (which is so rare), as well as the reason I fell in love with this place. I pitched my idea to Luis Montoya , a Bay native of Simphony Productions and he helped bring the video to life. The beat is produced by my in-house producer, Che , who is also a Bay native.” Check out the video and more photos below: Continue reading →
Dear Bossip , I am undergoing an emotional struggle and I hope maybe your insights might able to give me some peace in mind. I do apologize for the long email, I think you would judge me if I wasn’t clear about this situation. Recently, I met a guy on Tinder, who I thought was 27 years old and single, and he happened to visit my neck of town for a new job. I went on a few dates with him and then he flew back to wherever he’s from. When he went home I was sad because he was a great company and I’ve never met someone I am so in-tune with…and I date a lot of men. It was the first time I am enjoying the experience without expecting any reciprocation of commitment from the other party. Though, I was sad, I thought it was just a one-time thing, so I decided to be friends with him. I thought we could be just friends, if anything, since it could be a good thing knowing more people around the states. As I continued my communication with him, he then confessed to me that he was separated with kids and was wondering what are my thoughts of his baggage? He then asked me if I would be his girl. LOL! And, the next thing he told me was that he was flying back to my town that coming weekend and it was going to be a one way ticket for him, since he doesn’t think it was working out for his wife and him. Mind you, I thought this guy was crazy and that he was joking. Who the heck would book a one way ticket to live somewhere where he knows no one to be with a girl he just met and hung out with for one week? I even told him that what he’s experiencing with me is just an infatuation so he should go home and work things out with his wife. He then called me on that weekend and said he was at the airport. You should have seen my face, I was in shock. Of course, I picked him up and let him stay at my place over the weekend and then I told him that he needs to find his own place to stay because I have never let anyone reside over my place for more than 2 days. He spent 2 weeks here. He was hotel hoping since he hadn’t found the perfect place to stay. I even helped him with the search, but part of me felt like he wasn’t really invested in finding a permanent place to stay here. I still felt like he was just acting based on his feelings of infatuation, and he would leave very soon. And, I didn’t ask him about his situation because I didn’t want to be involved in the drama, and, that he would tell me on his own if he trusted me. After 2 weeks passed, he told me he was thinking of going back home. I knew this day would come, but I wasn’t angry or anything, even though I should have been considering he tried to lead me on with all his crazy stuff. I told him that it was nice knowing him and that he shouldn’t continue talking to me anymore since what he’s doing is hurtful. He agreed and asked if I wanted to meet up and spend some time together before he left. I said yes, and upon meeting him, he showed me pictures with his kids. He shared that things with his wife was very strained, but was still complicated since he got her pregnant with the 3 rd child 6 months ago. To be honest with you, after learning that piece of information, I told him to don’t come back and he should focus on his kids and his pregnant wife as I never thought he should have left his family for someone he barely knew, and that he shouldn’t cheat on his wife again. He asked me to be his life-long friend and I said that as much as I would want to be in his life, I can’t. We just have too much chemistry together to be just friends. And, that having any type of relationship with me will only hinder his reconciliation process with his wife. Despite how sad I felt, I have never expected such a man to leave his family. I have yet to tell you how I felt about this man, I feel like he was my soul-mate, someone who finishes my sentences and knows exactly what I am thinking. It just feels right and I was really one hundred percent of myself when I was with this guy. So, he left and all I’ve done is cry my heart out. Three days later, he contacted me out of the blue via text and I told him not to talk to me since we promised each other that. The next day, he called me and when I got home from work, he was walking up to my house. You should have seen my face. It was like I saw a ghost. He told me that he spent the four days flying to a random place to do some soul searching, and that after talking to his wife about their situation he doesn’t want to work things out with her, and that he came back and he was going to be here indefinitely. He said that their marriage isn’t working out, not because I was the reason. Selfishly, I was happy that he came back once again, but morally speaking, I couldn’t let him do that (leaving his family behind to be with me). And, I know he was pretty serious this time around. We’ve spent some times together and I was able to collect more information about his situation. I’ve learned that he loves his wife, but he’s not in love with her and that his love is more based on the moral obligation. He doesn’t want to try hard to work out their relationship despite the fact that she is willing. He said he felt like he was suffocating since he hadn’t had time to be himself ever since they had kids. In response to his situation, I told him that I feel deeply for him very much, but he’s a selfish douche-bag for leaving his pregnant wife alone with 2 small children. Blah, blah, blah. All the moral stuff you can think of, and I told him all this doesn’t benefit me in anyway. A few days later, he left. I knew that he was leaving because he asked me if I was going to hold it against him if he went back. But, I didn’t expect him to vanish like the wind. This time he left me with only a text message instead of seeing me in person. His message said. “I’ve been thinking a lot about what you’ve been saying the last couple of days. I really don’t want to be a “selfish douche.” I mean, when you’re the one telling me to go back and work things out for my kids, it really means something. I hate to leave, but I’m going to listen to you. If this was just a dream, it’s going to be one I really f***ing miss. Like you said, if it’s meant to be, I’ll meet you again. I’ll miss you.” Then, follows all the pictures of us together. Terrance, I love this man very much, but I want him to be a better person and a responsible man who should be there for his kids, hence, I encouraged him to go back and take responsibility for whatever situation he got himself in. Maybe you see it differently, but I’m in love with this man unconditionally, and I am having a hard time coping with all these strong emotions since I have never experienced anything like this before. I am baffled because my head is telling me to move on, but I just can’t seem to move anywhere. A part of me have hopes that he would come back, but rationally speaking, I think I could be crazy because the guy obviously just has too much baggage to handle for him to even consider coming back. – Missing Him Dear Ms. Missing Him , So, you decide his baggage is not too much for you, and you pick it up and help him carry it? Bag lady, you gon’ miss your bus. Carrying all them bags like that! He’s married. He has a family, and a pregnant wife. He doesn’t love you. He led you on. He used you, deceived you, and misled you into believing you and he could be friends, more than friends, and at one time he offered for you to be his girlfriend. He’s a liar. He’s not to be trusted. He’s deceptive. You have fallen in love with someone you don’t really know. What I don’t understand is after you initially met him on Tinder and spent time with him in your hometown, he flew home and decided he should confess to you that he was married with a family, but he was separated. Now, this is where it should have ended. No more conversation. No more texting. No more anything. Goodbye! Click! But, this fool told you he was buying a one-ticket and he flew back to your hometown, and you went to pick him up at the airport. Why? You knew he was married. You knew he had a family. And, in all your moral rationalizing of this situation throughout the letter, you allow him to stay at your home during the weekend, and then proceeded to help him during the two weeks he was in your city. You are complicit in his behavior. You are complicit in aiding him in this foolishness. This man was trying to start a relationship with you after only meeting you one time online. This fool bought a one-way ticket to your hometown and was planning on staying until you confronted him about his situation. He left his family, and was roaming across the country attempting to start up a relationship with any woman he met on Tinder. Yes, you were the one who responded, and the one who fell for his bull-ish. You were the naïve one who listened to his dramatic story and decided to be his fixer. You gave him an ear, and a shoulder to cry on. He was, and is, unstable. He’s mentally touched. Something is wrong with this man. Yet, you don’t see it, and you continue to engage with him, and allow yourself to be involved with him. Why? What are you getting out of this? You notice he continued to use you and show up in your life even when you told him not to. And, it’s because you always welcomed him back into your life as if he was your lover, your man. A man shows up to your home unexpected, and you were shocked, and excited to see him. Really? You should have called the police. He’s crazy! You don’t know this man. You don’t know what he is capable of. Hell, he up and left his family and pregnant wife. So, who are you in love with? What do you know about him to justify this love you profess to have? You need to really assess your mental and emotional state of being. You allow a complete stranger into your home, into your bed, and into your life. Then, he lies and deceives as you find out more and more about him. He shows up unexpectedly at your home. Who allows someone like this into their life? You should really take a long look at yourself, and evaluate your mental and emotional well-being. You are not in love. You can’t be. You don’t know him. You only know what he has told you. Let him go and stop answering his calls and texts. The next time he shows up in your home town and at your doors step, then you need to call the police. Who knows what this man is dealing with, and what type of mental and emotional issues he is dealing with. Girl, he is flying from state to state, and leaving his wife and family behind, obviously he is dealing with something. And, he’s probably meeting other random women online and doing the same thing with them. Get your head out of the clouds and come back to reality. – Terrance Dean Hey Bossip Fam, what do you think? S hare your opinions and thoughts below! Also, e-mail all your questions Terrance Dean: loveandrelationships@bossip.com Follow Terrance Dean on Twitter: @ terrancedean and “LIKE” Terrance Dean on Facebook, click HERE! Make sure to order my books Mogul: A Novel (Atria Books – June 2011; $15); Hiding In Hip Hop (Atria Books – June 2008); and Straight From Your Gay Best Friend – The Straight Up Truth About Relationships, Love, And Having A Fabulous Life (Agate/Bolden Books – November 2010; $15). They are available in bookstores everywhere, and on Amazon, click HERE!
Should we pray for Lamar Odom? Is the ailing basketball star really deserving of our support when his own actions put him in this situation? This open letter says yes, and the reason is profoundly simple. While no one with a heart wishes Odom harm, or isn’t pulling for his recovery, there has been some real backlash to recent media coverage. Is he really deserving of our hopes and prayers, however? To some critics, claiming he is “battling for his life” after an overdose of his the drug addict’s making is disrespectful to other people in crises. But perhaps that’s missing the bigger picture in all of this. We’ll turn it over the most moving open letter to Lamar Odom written since he nearly lost his life, and reflect upon its humbling, sage words. Excerpts below. Comments are encouraged … Dear Lamar Odom, I don’t know if you will ever get a chance to read this or not but I just wanted you to know that I’m praying for you. Let me tell you that I’m not praying for you because you’re name is trending on social media. I am praying for you because some years back I was in the same predicament you are in now. We don’t have the same story or had the same events happen that lead us to fight for our lives but we do have something in common… What might that be? People are praying. People are praying for you, like the way people were praying for me. They might be or not be the people you know or people you’ll ever meet. Even though you can’t hear those prayers, God hears every single one of them. From the prayers coming from your love ones, those who know you, fans, and those who haven’t heard about you until now. Let me just tell you that those prayers are powerful. Despite what the doctors said, God gave me another chance to live. I was given another chance at life because of those prayers. Another chance to live life, see my love ones again, and grow in years. View Slideshow: Lamar Odom: A Timeline of Tragedy Now the reason why I give the credit to “God” is because I would have never woken up from that coma by myself. God woke up me because he had a plan for my life, like he has always had a plan for your life. I want you to know that if God does decide to wake you up, know that he’s plan for your life will be fulfilled if you let him. You see God looks pass your addictions, mistakes, what people may think of you, and the current events that lead you to be in your present situation. His main focus is the condition of our heart and soul. As you can tell, that’s all it comes down to at the end. God is a God of many chances, no matter how many times we reject them. He doesn’t give us chances to become “religious” but chances to have a “relationship” with him. If he does choose to give you another chance at life, I can only pray you will choose to take him up on one of those chances. It might be hard at first. In fact, it might the most hardest thing you will ever do. You will struggle from time to time. But get this … IT’S OKAY. God knows the things you will have to face and overcome, he just doesn’t want you to do it alone anymore. Once you start building your relationship with God, you’ll see. You will discover how God will use the little things to get your attention. Now I can go on and on about how awesome God is … but in reality you can only find out when you give him a real chance to show you. You are in God’s hands now. This will be the greatest fight of your life. I pray God’s plan for you may be fulfilled. We are all praying for you! Remember: It’s never too late with God Sincerely, Lilly N View Slideshow: Lamar Odom: In Thoughts, Prayers of Stars Everywhere
We’re very sorry, Bravo viewers. But you have not seen the last of Brandi Glanville on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Despite both sides confirming this summer that Glanville was done with the popular reality show (by her own volition, Glanville claimed ), insiders now tell Us Weekly that this isn’t exactly the case. No, the controversial star will not return as a full-time cast member. But, yes, Glanville has already filmed a few appearances on Season 6. “She’ll pop up here and there,” one source tells the tabloid of the awful 42-year old, who clashed big time last season with Kyle Richards, Lisa Vanderpump and Eilenne Davidson. Back in July, Glanville lashed out at former co-stars Lisa Vanderpump and Kyle Richards after they implied that Bravo fired their hated rival. Brandi appeared on The Howard Stern show at the time and fought back against that assertion, referring to Vanderpump and Richards as cunts . Bravo, meanwhile, has not commented on Glanville’s rumored recurrence on Season 6, but it has confirmed two new women will be joining the cast: Kathryn Edwards, the ex-wife of NFL legend Marcus Allen; and Erika Jayne , a singer from Atlanta, Georgia, are both on board. Still, these additions weren’t enough in the eyes of those behind the scenes. “Producers brought [Brandi] back to bring in some drama and liven things up,” a second source tells Us Weekly. It’s safe to assume she will do both those things.
Back in August, Zooey Deschanel welcomed her first baby . At the time, Zooey kept the kid's name on the down-low, because celebrities do that for some reason. When the big reveal finally came, we learned that the first name was refreshingly normal. The middle name, however… Elsie Otter Pechenik. That's, uh…mighty quirky. Care to explain, Zooey? “I love otters… she’s going to love them,” Zooey told the Today crew this morning. “We just really liked the name Elsie, and then we both love otters because they’re so sweet and also smart. “They use tools, they keep their favorite tools, they hold hands while they sleep, there are so many amazing things about otters. They’re wonderful animals.” Sure, why not? This is Zooey Deschanel, after all. The kid's lucky she's not named Owl Royal Tenenbaum Urban Farming Vinyl of a Band You've Never Heard Of Pechenik.
MAJOR TMI ALERT! MAJOR TMI ALERT! As part of its 50th anniversary, Cosmopolitan recently released a cover that featured all female members of the Kardashians and Jenners, labeling this clan as ” America's First Family .” The publication received a lot of crap for that headline. Speaking of crap, the following video features Kylie and Kendall Jenner reliving the time when one of them pooped her pants… and proceeded to leave a trail of that substance all around the house. In this rundown of Kardashian Konfessions, we also learn who has a name for her vagina and who claims to have been caught joining the Mile High Club . Check out the footage now… and prepare to never look at these people in the same way again.
Texas Teen Arrested Over Homemade Clock To Study In Qatar Turns out being arrested had a silver lining for Ahmed Mohamed , the gifted Texas teen who was jailed earlier this year over a homemade clock administrators at his school found suspicious. Ahmed hung out with President Obama and other talented students for Astronomy Night at the White House Monday and Tuesday announced he’ll be studying abroad on scholarship! Via US Weekly reports: Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old who made headlines in September after being arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school, is moving out of the country, his family announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. “After careful consideration of all the generous offers received, we would like to announce that we have accepted a kind offer from Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development for Ahmed to join the prestigious QF Young Innovators Program, which reflects the organization’s on-going dedication to empowering young people and fostering a culture of innovation and creativity,” the family said in a statement. Mohamed’s story was picked up by numerous news outlets after the Muslim teen was handcuffed and accused of bringing a bomb — his homemade clock — to his Irving, Texas, school. Many high-profile names came forward to defend and encourage the creative young man, including Mark Zuckerberg, President Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton. Obama had personally invited Ahmed to the White House after the teen was arrested. Irving police later said they would not be charging the young man with any crime. We are so happy for him!!! Looks like the world is really Ahmed’s oyster right now and we hope he continues to make his family and all his supporters proud. IT WAS AMAZING, AND A HONOR MEETING #PRESIDENT #OBAMA !!! #YOY #THEWHITEHOUSE pic.twitter.com/OIuXjFVLZe — Ahmed Mohamed (@IStandWithAhmed) October 20, 2015 Hit the flip for more on what Ahmed has been doing since his story broke! Twitter/Instagram Continue reading →
A.M. Click: A common chemical in sunscreen is killing coral reefs, Paul Ryan might run for House Speaker after all and clock maker Ahmed Mohamed is moving to Qatar to study.
Remember Mischa Barton…well, she fell. There was a time when I was doing a Mischa Barton death watch, it was so exciting thinking that any day she’d die, but they never die… But I guess in her death watch’s defence, you know she’s dead without being dead…as no one cares about her, and I’d argue that no one under the age of 30 even knows who the fuck she is… The good years were when she was fat, unshowered, probably drunk or on drugs for at least a year or two after the OC…fame had got the best of her, and every time she’d leave her house, in soiled clothing, with her dead eyes, I would get excited thinking “maybe today”…I’m a sick person… But I guess with this fall, we can hope the decline is back, the good years over, the demons back out and getting at her like she was Lohan, but never quite as hot, famous, or amazing breasted as Lohan… TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICS CLICK HERE The post Mischa Barton Almost Died of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepfather .
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