Justin Bieber Confirms Engagement To Hailey Baldwin Hillsong is about to be lit ! Just months after hitting the “off” switch on his on-again, off-again relationship with longtime boo Selena Gomez…Justin Bieber has bounced back with a wife-to-be. Justin and Hailey Baldwin have had a hot and cold romance in between his dealings with Selena in recent years…and the singing sensation has finally decided to lock it down forever . While on vacation in The Bahamas over the weekend, Justin dropped down to one knee and proposed marriage and the model/actress happily said yes. The two attempted to keep things on the low, sort of, but multiple guests on the resort saw the proposal happen and even more peeped the ring as the two went to a resort party with the regular-degular guests over the weekend. And once news got out, Justin confirmed it with a sweet message to his wife-to-be. Nice. Congrats to the happy couple!! Getty
Kevin Hart Responds To Instagram Dig From Mike Epps Kevin Hart and Mike Epps had a little comedian clash on Instagram over the weekend. Things all began when a fan made a comment beneath a photo of Epps and Eddie Murphy on a movie set, noting that Murphy is still funnier than Hart has ever been. Epps agreed…and said that basically every comedian is funnier than the multimillionaire funnyman. And while it looked like that may have just been some playful banter between the comedians, it turns out to have been some very real discord between the two. When the issue came up again, Kevin wrote a lengthy response to Mike about how disappointed he is in his fellow comic’s bitterness… And to top it all off…Nick Cannon got involved, throwing his support behind Kevin. Predictably, that didn’t go over too well with Mike… SMH. Is this an all-out comedy beef? How do we determine a winner? Getty/Instagram
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty I f social media’s reaction was any indication, the annual ESSENCE Festival was an overwhelming success this past weekend. The #EssenceFest hashtag was trending for the past three days with tweets, Instagram and Facebook posts replete with status updates and photos of Black splendor live and direct from New Orleans. But amid the revelry were a handful of serious moments that spoke directly to the past, present and future of Black people in America. 1. Al Sharpton Rev. Al Sharpton ’s keynote address at ESSENCE Fest implored attendees to realize the dire consequences of both America’s immigration policies, the president choosing a new Supreme Court justice as the importance of voting. There should never be a question of NOT voting! You need to vote and get everyone around you to VOTE TOO! #EssenceFest2018 pic.twitter.com/cRhKArHenh — Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) July 7, 2018 “People suffered to give us the right to vote,” Sharpton reminded the audience on Saturday. “And some of you are sitting there, no voting.” Immigration reform remains to be at the forefront of our fight for justice and equality. Let’s not be fooled, this administration is messing with a certain kind of people only. Wake up! Stand up! Vote for change! #essencefest2018 pic.twitter.com/ebMuUPaLf2 — Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) July 7, 2018 2. The new Trayvon Martin documentary The parents of Trayvon Martin discussed the value of Black lives in America following a screening of an upcoming documentary about their son, “Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story.” We as a community are actively resisting #EssenceFest @OsopePatrisse @SybrinaFulton pic.twitter.com/TOho5v1rTl — ESSENCE (@Essence) July 7, 2018 “There’s not a blueprint on how to deal with adversity,” Tracy Martin, Trayvon’s father, said, according to Bossip . “This film should be an educational film on how we can rectify the problem of justice in our community.” The strength that @SybrinaFulton exhibits is beyond words. #EssenceFest pic.twitter.com/N5dlSpE60L — Wendy J. Roundtree (@WendyJarel) July 7, 2018 3. Maxine Waters Political commentator Angela Rye made sure ESSENCE Fest attendees knew how important California Congresswoman Maxine Waters was, is and will continue to be for Black America, no matter how hard the president works to discredit her achievements. “WE stand with MAXINE!” @angela_rye honoring @MaxineWaters during #EssenceFest Day 2! pic.twitter.com/fuBKHHHnPu — ESSENCE Festival (@essencefest) July 8, 2018 Waters responded in kind by offering some words of wisdom for how to keep moving forward as the powers that be try to make us take steps backward. Feeling exhausted by the state of the political world? Auntie @RepMaxineWaters has some words of encouragement at #EssenceFest pic.twitter.com/vuNDH5GX6E — ESSENCE (@Essence) July 7, 2018 4. Prison reform discussion Rappers Meek Mill and Remy Ma had an intimate talk with NBC News’ Lester Holt about prison reform, one of the most important existential issues facing Black people. Having become all but the face of the prison reform movement as of late, Meek Mill offered his thoughts on how to effect change. “People say we need to fix the system but, I think it needs to be broken and rearranged,” he said . Listening to Meek and Remy discuss prison reform. #ESSENCEFEST pic.twitter.com/jPcs8hYiB2 — Jonesy (@JonesySaid) July 7, 2018 5. The music, of course. At the end of the day, ESSENCE Fest is known to many folks for its star power from top musicians performing there over the decades, and this year was no different. @essencefest @janetjackson #essencefest #janetjackson pic.twitter.com/XOCaRkMAB7 — Megan Thrasher (@jamaicanmae) July 9, 2018 Janet Jackson closed out the weekend with her performance Sunday night, but the days leading up to it included live sets from other heavy-hitting A-listers like Mary J Blige, Snoop Dogg, Queen Latifah, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, Kirk Franklin, Miguel, Salt-N-Pepa and others. We have been blessed with the Mary Bop! This is FAVOR! #EssenceFest pic.twitter.com/m569yJ3EZb — ESSENCE (@Essence) July 8, 2018 Pictures from the weekend’s musical performances can be found here and here , courtesy of Global Grind. SEE ALSO: Man Who Called Cops On Black Man At Swimming Pool Is Fired $1.1 Million In Grants To Preserve Historic Black Sites Across The Country [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3815027″ overlay=”true”]
Catelynn Lowell has been having a really, really tough time lately. If you keep up with Teen Mom even the tiniest bit, you know that much. Catelynn’s struggles began many, many years ago, technically, with an alcoholic mother and a somewhat absent father, and things only got worse for her when she got pregnant as a teenager and placed her daughter for adoption. She made the best choice for the child, but as we’ve seen over the years, it’s been an extremely difficult thing for her to carry. But that’s all background stuff — things got extra bad last fall, when she and husband Tyler Baltierra got pregnant with their third child only to have a miscarriage . The miscarriage was documented on Teen Mom OG, and it was tough to watch, to say the least. She and Tyler both said that they felt like they were grieving a child, and while he was clearly having trouble dealing with his emotions, Catelynn actually began contemplating suicide . Fortunately she was able to to realize how serious things were before she acted on any of those thoughts, and she checked into a treatment center in Arizona, the same one she visited in 2016 for postpartum depression. That time, she checked out early so she could spend Christmas with her family, but she quickly realized that she wasn’t ready to be home yet. She checked back in to complete her six-week program, then went home just before New Year’s. A few weeks later, she shocked fans when she announced that she’d be returning for yet another six weeks of treatment , this time to get her medications sorted and to start working through some childhood trauma. When we saw it all play out on the show, the situation was even worse than we thought, because it was clear Tyler didn’t fully support her decision to leave their daughter for another long, out-of-state stay. The topic of divorce came up more than once then. But off she went again, and in March, she came back home for good. Since then, it’s seemed like she’s been doing a lot better. She’s been staying off of Twitter for the past couple of months, something that was reccommended for her during rehab, and she’s been spending a lot of time bonding with her daughter. However, yesterday she made a new post on Instagram that’s got a whole, whole lot of people concerned. The image she shared is a quote, one that reads “I’m scared of the future. I’m scared of the past. I’m nervous at the moment.” For her caption, she wrote “I’m so scared right now… but I know that everything that is supposed to happen will happen… whatever my destiny is will be…. I got this….. I’m strong….” And that doesn’t sound too great. It actually sounds a lot like the kinds of things she said immediately before checking into rehab last time — remember, on the show, we heard her mantra of “I’m beautiful, I’m smart, I’m strong” ? Judging by the comments on her post, her followers are pretty sure that one of two things is happening. One, she’s checking into treatment again. Or two, she’s pregnant. Honestly, both options are pretty believable. She’s struggled with her mental health for several years now, and so it wouldn’t be too surprising if at any point she felt the need to do some intensive work on that front. And it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to believe that she’s pregnant, since she and Tyler have been open about how they still plan on expanding their family . It would also make sense that she’d be scared if she was pregnant, considering how traumatizing each of her three pregnancies were for her. View Slideshow: Catelynn Lowell-Tyler Baltierra Divorce: Is It Really Happening?! Thankfully, the vast majority of her followers were very supportive of her in the comments. And whatever it is that’s going on with her, it’s obvious that she is strong, regardless of how scared she may be right now. As always, best wishes, Catelynn!
Catelynn Lowell has been having a really, really tough time lately. If you keep up with Teen Mom even the tiniest bit, you know that much. Catelynn’s struggles began many, many years ago, technically, with an alcoholic mother and a somewhat absent father, and things only got worse for her when she got pregnant as a teenager and placed her daughter for adoption. She made the best choice for the child, but as we’ve seen over the years, it’s been an extremely difficult thing for her to carry. But that’s all background stuff — things got extra bad last fall, when she and husband Tyler Baltierra got pregnant with their third child only to have a miscarriage . The miscarriage was documented on Teen Mom OG, and it was tough to watch, to say the least. She and Tyler both said that they felt like they were grieving a child, and while he was clearly having trouble dealing with his emotions, Catelynn actually began contemplating suicide . Fortunately she was able to to realize how serious things were before she acted on any of those thoughts, and she checked into a treatment center in Arizona, the same one she visited in 2016 for postpartum depression. That time, she checked out early so she could spend Christmas with her family, but she quickly realized that she wasn’t ready to be home yet. She checked back in to complete her six-week program, then went home just before New Year’s. A few weeks later, she shocked fans when she announced that she’d be returning for yet another six weeks of treatment , this time to get her medications sorted and to start working through some childhood trauma. When we saw it all play out on the show, the situation was even worse than we thought, because it was clear Tyler didn’t fully support her decision to leave their daughter for another long, out-of-state stay. The topic of divorce came up more than once then. But off she went again, and in March, she came back home for good. Since then, it’s seemed like she’s been doing a lot better. She’s been staying off of Twitter for the past couple of months, something that was reccommended for her during rehab, and she’s been spending a lot of time bonding with her daughter. However, yesterday she made a new post on Instagram that’s got a whole, whole lot of people concerned. The image she shared is a quote, one that reads “I’m scared of the future. I’m scared of the past. I’m nervous at the moment.” For her caption, she wrote “I’m so scared right now… but I know that everything that is supposed to happen will happen… whatever my destiny is will be…. I got this….. I’m strong….” And that doesn’t sound too great. It actually sounds a lot like the kinds of things she said immediately before checking into rehab last time — remember, on the show, we heard her mantra of “I’m beautiful, I’m smart, I’m strong” ? Judging by the comments on her post, her followers are pretty sure that one of two things is happening. One, she’s checking into treatment again. Or two, she’s pregnant. Honestly, both options are pretty believable. She’s struggled with her mental health for several years now, and so it wouldn’t be too surprising if at any point she felt the need to do some intensive work on that front. And it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to believe that she’s pregnant, since she and Tyler have been open about how they still plan on expanding their family . It would also make sense that she’d be scared if she was pregnant, considering how traumatizing each of her three pregnancies were for her. View Slideshow: Catelynn Lowell-Tyler Baltierra Divorce: Is It Really Happening?! Thankfully, the vast majority of her followers were very supportive of her in the comments. And whatever it is that’s going on with her, it’s obvious that she is strong, regardless of how scared she may be right now. As always, best wishes, Catelynn!
(GETTY) We’ve reported on this goober Ayoo Kd being punked before… The kid’s known for being a poop-butt and taking L’s. Getting out of pocket in ATL this weekend, the buster got beat down and his chain snatched for talking greasy about… Tekashi69. LOL Turn the page for more footage from this guy’s list of “L’s.”
SplashNews.com Rev. Al Sharpton Does A Fancy Two-Step At Essence Festival Just in case you weren’t already feeling bad enough about missing Essence Festival Rev. Al Sharpton posted a photo of himself busting a move at a function… If this doesn’t make your day we don’t know WHAT will. And Rev. Al kept a detailed IG diary of his doings while in New Orleans — which included rubbing shoulders with the stars, speaking about criminal justice reform with Meek Mill and Remy Ma, supporting Angela Rye and his young bae Aisha McShaw at a fashion show and of course plenty of gym selfies! Hit the flip for all the fun
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Most of us are used to seeing DJ Khaled relax poolside on Snapchat or Instagram. But fans at The Wireless Festival in England were vexed by Khaled and Asahd ‘s vacation time after he cancelled his scheduled performance hours in advance because of “travel issues.” Some fans have tweeted about suing the festival since Khaled wasn’t the only act to no-show. Cardi B , Trippie Redd , J Hus and Fredo were also promoted on the bill. Wait DJ Khaled ? Lol my man is doing “mana cool mana ease” in a pool on holiday 4h ago and wireless is today #WirelessFestival pic.twitter.com/7rn3bjWOs2 — Shogs (@ds2hogs) July 8, 2018 Flip the page for the timeline’s best reactions.
Source: Jacopo Raule / Getty Serena Williams was recently asked about the pressure she faces as the “one to beat” in every tournament she enters. “I always play everyone at their greatest, so I have to be greater.” “that’s what makes me great.” Whether she’s coming back from pregnancy or injury, she says “it doesn’t matter, these young ladies, they bring a game that I’ve never seen before. It’s interesting because I don’t even scout as much. Because when I watch them play, it’s a totally different game than when they play me Serena has embodied greatness for almost two decades, and her HBO video diary Being Serena , reveals how she’s been able to maintain for so long. Keep clicking to revisit Serena’s most memorable moments and read Ezinne Ukoha ‘s thoughts on what Black girls can learn from her incredible example. Read Ezinne’s full essay here .
Scanned contact sheet prints to prove your photos aren’t digital is some lameness…Art doesn’t exist – it is all lies…especially on instagram.. If you’re shooting film to let people know you’re a real photog, and scanning the pics in a way to let people know it’s film, you’re clearly an 18 year old trying to have substance and meaning in your work. I am not against anyone who gets girls naked on camera, or even film as a format, I personally prefer film…I just think it’s lame when it’s part of a Millennial attempt to have substance…that’s all. I don’t think it adds to, or takes away from the tits…I just find it irritating, because everything is orchestrated shit and nothing is real. The post Aurora De Leon on Film Cuz She’s Art of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .
