It is finally official. Following months of speculation and rumors, Bobbi Kristina Brown confirmed online last night: she is married to Nick Gordon. The 20-year old daughter of Whitney Houston relayed the exciting news via a Twitter photo and caption, the former of which depicted her and Gordon’s newly-ringed hands and the latter of which read: “#HappilyMarried. SO #Inlove. If you didn’t get it the first time that is.” Rumors of an engagement between Brown and Gordon have been rampant for awhile. There has been plenty of controversy around the couple as well, considering Gordon was raised by Houston and served as Bobbi’s quasi brother for many years during their formative teenage years. But Bobbi has defended the romance on Twitter, writing in the past that she and Nick are not “real brother and sister, nor is he my adoptive brother. “My mom never adopted him. In fact, mommy was the one who even said that she knew that we were going to start dating.” In November, Brown referred to Gordon as her “hubby,” but this is far more formal of a confirmation that they are actually Man and Wife. Following the posting of the above wedding ring pic, Bobbi – who has struggled mightily since her mom passed away and who once compared herself to Jesus Christ – Tweeted: “BIGGGG things in store. I’m so excited ..! We bouta change the world babbbbby! #bringEmOut! #Getready!xO!”
Some surprise wedding proposals go just as planned. Kanye West popped the question to a stunned Kim Kardashian and captured the entire thing on video. Justin Timberlake actually helped initiate this awesome, concert-based proposal. And the guy who broke into his girlfriend’s Pinterest to craft the dream proposal? Genius and romantic! But asking the love of your life to marry you inside a photo booth at the Oklahoma Aquarium can have its drawbacks. As documented here by a woman on Reddit, the good news is that she said yes. The bad/hilarious news is the background chosen for the image that will forever be remembered as the moment this couple got engaged. HA!
Omaha Cursing “Toddler Thug” Taken Into Protective Custody The “Thug Cycle” has been halted for this little cussin up a storm toddler … According to Raw Story: A diapered toddler seen repeating profanities in an online video has been taken into protective custody by authorities in Nebraska, police said. The video was posted by the Omaha Police Officers Association under a title, “The Thug Cycle,” that some found offensive. “We here at OmahaPOA.com viewed the video and we knew that despite the fact that it is sickening, heartbreaking footage, we have an obligation to share it to continue to educate the law abiding public about the terrible cycle of violence and thuggery that some young innocent children find themselves helplessly trapped in,” the police union said in its post, adding that the video came from “a local thug’s public Facebook page.” Investigators said they found nothing criminal in the video, which shows the child making obscene gestures to adults who hurl racist and obscene comments at the boy and prompt him to repeat crude phrases. “Now while we didn’t see anything in this video that is blatantly ‘illegal,’ we sure did see a lot that is flat out immoral and completely unhealthy for this little child from a healthy upbringing standpoint,” the police union said in its post with the video. The union’s president, Sgt. Jeff Wells, also said one of the adults mentions a local street gang in the video. The child was taken into custody Wednesday along with three other children by Omaha police’s Child Victim Unit and the Nebraska Child Protective Services. Police did not release the names of any of the children or families or disclose their relationship to one another. “That is why when we talk about the culture, the criminal culture, that this is to try to break the cycle and deal with the culture of violence and the culture of gang activity,” Wells said. But local civil rights activists said the police union’s post “crossed a line” in a city where officers’ treatment of minorities, who make up about a quarter of Omaha’s population, has led to lawsuits and criminal charges against a pair of cops and firings and reassignments of others in the past year. “For them to take a video out of context — a 2-year-old who doesn’t have the brain capacity to know what’s going on — and to say that this child, because two adults acted inappropriately, is going to end up in a life of crime is totally inappropriate,” said Willie Hamilton, president of Black Men United. Discuss… Omaha PD Continue reading →
Jennifer Hudson pulled a diva move at the “People’s Choice Awards” Wednesday — threatening to leave the show if producers didn’t remove a former friend form his front row seat. According to RadarOnline reports : Jennifer Hudson’s triumphant night at the People’s Choice Awards was perfect on screen, but RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that she created a spectacle backstage and had security throw an ex-friend out of his seat on the front row. The Oscar winner was honored with the Favorite Humanitarian Award on Wednesday night, but an eyewitness said she had rapper Lord Kraven tossed from his spot by security. “Jennifer loudly threatened ‘Either he leaves or I leave,’ and was waving her finger in the face of a security guard” the source said. Kraven was promptly tossed out of his seat and “the situation continued to escalate outside the main auditorium and required the assistance of LAPD.” According to the source, an LAPD officer determined that the Nokia Theatre security had acted in haste and offered to escort the pop recording artist back inside. The source said the bad blood from the two stems from an appearance Lord Kraven made on HLN’s Showbiz Tonight in April 2012 during the trial for the murder of her family members. “Before then Jennifer and Lord Kraven were close, but ever since then she has declared war against him.” Well damn, we were just about to call her out but she might just have a point. If he wasn’t being a good friend to her during that time in her life and was famesloring to be on TV then we can see why she’d want him booted. What do you think? Was Jennifer perfectly within her rights? Twitter/ReverbNation Continue reading →
It’s time to get your isht together BOYEEEEEEE! Flavor Flav Arrested For Driving With A Suspended License Flav needs some folks around him who will tell him the truth about his life. He is a 54-year-old man driving on 16 license suspensions with a big azz clock around his neck. According to TMZ: Flavor Flav was arrested today in Hempstead, NY in a bizarre bust … triggered by the fact Flav had 16 suspensions on his license — yes, 16. According to cops … Flav was driving a black Hyundai when cops spotted him … claiming he was driving 79 in a 55 zone. Upon further investigation … troopers discovered Flav had 16 license suspensions. Law enforcement tells TMZ … Flav had a variety of unpaid tickets that resulted in the suspensions. In addition, they found a small amount of sticky icky. Flav was arrested for felony aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle. He was booked, released without bail and went on to attend his mother’s funeral. We don’t know how he got to his mom’s funeral — hoping he didn’t drive. Flav needs that seat on “Fix My Life.”
Dear Bossip , I met a guy 9 months ago and after a few weeks of spending time together he suggested that we become a couple. I assumed it was too fast and wanted to take things slow, but he claimed that he knew what he wanted. We were at his house one day and before I knew it one thing led to the other. Now, I am confused because I developed feelings for him that were so intense after we became intimate. We still talk and spend time together, but it’s all on me now. After telling him how I felt, he swore it was all in my head. I never intended to develop those feelings that were so intense, but because we were already intimate he expected it all the time. I felt that our relationship was becoming only based on sex so I told him I needed a break. After a few months I decided that I missed him and was a little horny so again it became that all we were intimate, and again I cut him off. A few months later he called me and said he wanted to spend time with me and that he missed me. I told him no and that I wanted more. I wanted a commitment. This has been confusing because we are always finding our way back to each other. This weekend I called him again and explained that I missed him and that I was ready for a commitment. He said we should take things day by day and see where it goes. As usual we ended up in the bed. What confused me even more was that although he said let’s take it day by day he took the condom off and for the first time we did not use protection. I am not on birth control so I am very worried. I think I am in love with him and I do not want to be with anyone else. I feel that I should have committed to him when he asked initially, but I didn’t. My friends say that I should just give him time and I am willing to do that, but I want him so badly now and I am hoping that I am not pregnant. Please Advise. – Lost and Confused Dear Ms. Lost and Confused , Yes, you are lost and confused. See, you playing games and nobody has time to play these childish a** games with you. Either you want a relationship or you don’t. Either you want a commitment or you don’t. And, why the hell are you having unprotected sex!!?!! I don’t get it. You’re not on birth control, and you felt so comfortable with him that you allowed him to lay up in you raw? Where is your damn common sense? It’s obvious you don’t have any. You’re just like you signed your letter LOST AND CONFUSED! You and this back and forth with this guy. Sheesh! No wonder he says he wants to take it day by day. You don’t know what you want. So, instead of committing to you, he is simply following your lead, and giving you exactly what you want – SEX. You have defined and shaped this relationship into what it is. It is based on sex because that is what you want. You keep saying you want a commitment, however, when you are together it only results in a sexual relationship. You’re both complicit in this, but, early on he told you that he wanted a relationship and you are the one who said no. Now, if this guy was ready to commit and be a relationship, and then you say no, but you continue sleeping with him, then what do you think he will expect and think of you and the relationship? He will assume that that’s all you want. You keep ending things with him, but, yet you keep coming back for sex. Hmmmm….do you see this pattern? You keep saying that you want more with him, yet, every time YOU take a break from him, when you two get back together it involves sex. So, if every time you take a break, to figure things out, to get yourself together, to find out who you are and what you want, he just sits back and waits on you to call because you always do. Or, he will call you. And, you begin this pattern again. The real question you should be asking is what do you want? What is it about him that you are reluctant to commit to? You say you want a commitment, but, when you are together it’s all on you. Well, don’t you think this could be because your relationship is a back and forth, up and down rollercoaster ride. One minute things are intense and you really want to be with him, sexing him, and ready to commit, and the next you want a break because it’s too intense, and you don’t want it to be sexual. That is confusing. There is something holding you back. There is something about him that’s keeping you from being honest and truthful with him, and yourself. So, what is it? Early on he told you that he knew what he wanted, and it was to be with you. He was ready for a relationship. But, you told him no. You told him that you wanted to take things slow, but you continued to sleep with him. So, why did you want to take things slow? What red flag did you notice? What’s going on in your life, or with you that you not ready to commit to a relationship? Are you sure you want to be with him, or do you just want him for sex and are afraid to say that? At some point you’re going to have to be real with yourself, tell yourself the truth, and be honest with both you and he. Eventually, he will get tired of this game, and while you’re trying to figure out what you want, and if you’re really ready to commit to him, he will find himself another woman who is ready, and she will gladly take him off your hands. I suggest you make a list of his attributes. What do you like about him. What do you enjoy about him. What is he bringing to the table that enhances you, empowers you, uplifts you, and inspires you. Then make a list of things you don’t like about him. What is that annoying thing, or red flag about him that prevents you from really committing to him. If your positives outweigh the negatives, then you and he should sit down and really discuss what you both want from a relationship. What expectations do you both have, and can either of you commit to those expectations. If the list has more negatives, then he is not the man for you. If that red flag is persistent, then take heed and move on. Stop playing this game of lost and confused. He is not doing anything, it’s you who is bringing all this confusion and drama to the relationship. He is only following your lead. Be real with yourself about what you want, what you need, and what it is you want from him. If he can’t give you that, then it’s time to end this back and forth, and move on from him. Because the only thing you have with him right now is a steady sexual relationship. And, if you want a sexual relationship, then be honest about it. Tell yourself and him the truth that is what you want. But, don’t be having raw and unprotected sex with him. Use protection always. And, if you continue this sexual relationship with him, then you and he should get tested together. Don’t allow yourself to play this dangerous game of unprotected sex with someone else – Terrance Dean Hey Bossip Fam, what do you think? Share your opinions and thoughts below! Also, e-mail all your questions Terrance Dean : loveandrelationships@bossip.com Follow Terrance Dean on Twitter : @terrancedean “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!
Google pays tribute to celebrated author Zora Neale Hurston. Google Honors Iconic Author Zora Neale Hurston Bout time Google showed Ms. Hurston some respect. According to NY Daily News: Their eyes were watching Google. Google’s daily Doodle, the digital image that greets billions of visitors to the site each day, honored Harlem Renaissance author Zora Neale Hurston yesterday on what would have been her 123rd birthday. Decked out in a olive green feathered cap and framed by an idyllic Everglades scene, the author’s visage rested on Google’s home page throughout the day. Sophia Foster-Dimino, the San Francisco-based artist behind the Google Doodle, said she was inspired by the author’s legacy. “She brought an incredible wealth of witty, heartfelt prose to our literary history,” said Foster-Dimino. “We’re overjoyed to celebrate her life and accomplishments today.” Hurston, best known for her seminal novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” was born in Florida on Jan. 7, 1891, but she moved to New York in 1925 with only $1.50 to her name. She soon became friends with Langston Hughes and Dorothy West. Carla Kaplan, a professor of American Literature at Northeastern University and author of “Zora Neale Hurston: A Life in Letters,” said the author and anthropologist would be “so tickled” to be praised in such a modern way. “She was a very private woman who loved publicity,” Kaplan said, adding that Hurston often found herself “wanting others to see that she had a glean or a shine.” Hurston’s life in Harlem was often stranger than fiction – the scribe once “borrowed” money from a homeless beggar for a subway fare, claiming she needed the money “worse than you today.” She died in poverty in a Florida welfare center in 1960. “She was always more interested in recognition than she was with money,” Kaplan said. This is huge for Google to celebrate Zora Neale Hurston in this way. Hopefully, this leads to the company paying tribute to more influential African Americans.
Breezy, you did put her through hell and still ended up back to Karrueche. We see why she is upset. Chris Brown Hurt Over Rihanna Burning His Letter If Chris is smashing Karrueche’s cakes to smithereens, he doesn’t need to be writing Rih Rih letters. According to Hollywood Life: Chris, 24, is telling his friends that he was coming from a place of sincerity and love when he spilled his guts to Rihanna in his January, 2013 letter. The singer is understandably shocked that RiRi torched the precious words he had carefully thought out and put on paper for her. “He’s paying her no mind and he thinks she’s crazy,” a source close to the rapper tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. “He’s not sitting around, going through sh** she gave him and ripping sh** up. All the things he gave her were because he cared about her and loved her. He did that from his heart.” Poor Chris! It sounds like Rihanna’s actions have really hurt him. We’re told Chris is doing his best to ignore Rihanna’s hurtful gesture and leave that part of his life in the past. “He’s over her and that relationship,” the source reveals. “He’s moved on, working on his new life and getting healthy and loving Karrueche [Tran].” Yep, it’s time to keep it moving and let go of the West Indian box.
So sad… $27 Million Dollar Powerball Winner Passes Away Dead Broke David Lee Edwards, the ex-felon from Kentucky who won the $27 million Powerball in 2001 , has died broke, and in hospice. Via Broward Palm Beach reports: As reported by New Times in 2007, Edwards had managed to blow his entire fortune within just five years. He and his wife Shawna went from living in a lavish Florida mansion decorated with medieval armor, to a Kentucky storage unit container filled with human feces. See also: Powerfall: For David Lee Edwards, winning the lottery was a wild rocket ride And now, just 12 years after striking it rich, Edwards has died penniless, and alone, at age 58. Edwards was a convicted felon who had spent a third of his life behind bars when he walked into a Kentucky convenient store and bought $7 worth of lottery tickets. When he won, he opted for the one-time payout, rather than the annual payments. And within a year of being an instant millionaire, Edwards went on a spending spree. He threw down $12 million in that first year alone, buying himself and Shawna a 6,000-square-foot mansion in Palm Beach with a private tennis court for $1.6 million, dozens of expensive cars, and a LearJet with a personal pilot worth $600,000. His Palm Beach neighbors complained that Edwards had so many cars in his driveway, that it looked like a car dealership. He also spent on three losing racehorses, a limo business, and a fiber optics installation company. He also spent lavishly on medieval armor and swords to decorate his mansion — most of it cheap knock offs of originals. But Edwards also had a drug problem. He and Shawna contracted hepatitis from sharing tainted needles, while she had an Oxycontin addiction. The two had multiple run-ins with authorities. Within five years, he was broke. And once the money dried up, Shawna left him and remarried. Edwards tried to do right by his winnings. Shortly after falling into his fortune, he had vowed to spend it right, to make it last for Shawna and his daughter. He even hired a financial adviser, James Gibbs. Gibbs invested some of the winnings in stocks and bonds. But Edwards sold them all off. “If he followed my advice,” Gibbs told New Times in 2007, “he’d be pulling in about $85,000 a month for the rest of his life.” On Tuesday, Edwards’ daughter, Tiffani Lee Edwards, said that her father had died penniless and alone. And that he had left her nothing, not even a life insurance policy. “There is NO MONEY anywhere!!!!” she wrote on Facebook. A very sad story. The poor guy had a very troubled life before winning the Lottery but it seemed the money only slowed and lengthened the tragic inevitable. Do you feel bad for the man?
