Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream a very long time ago. And we can assure readers of the following: His dream was most definitely not to have his legendary words used in an ad for Dodge Ram trucks. But that's exactly what the car company did at Super Bowl 52, excerpting portions of the activity's 1968 speech “The Drum Major Instinct.” The 30-second ad cost Dodge $5 million… and a great deal of negative PR. It turned into a tribute to patriotism, complete with photos of U.S. Marines and a camouflage-clad soldier hugging his child. This was a pitch for Dodge Ram trucks' “Built To Serve” volunteer program, but the commercial instead provoked anger from many viewers and a rebuke from the King Center itself, which says its mission is to carry on his teachings and to “empower change-makers who are continuing his efforts today.” The mission does NOT include the use of King to sell a bunch of vehicles. Tweeted The King Center during the game, as opinions were being voiced all around social media: Neither @TheKingCenter nor @BerniceKing is the entity that approves the use of #MLK's words or imagery for use in merchandise, entertainment (movies, music, artwork, etc) or advertisement, including tonight's @Dodge #SuperBowl commercial. Later, after writer Michael Arceneaux wrote on Twitter, “So that means the King children allowed Dr. King's voice to be used to sell me a Dodge truck,” Bernice King replied very simply: “No.” Added Tim Calkins, a marketing professor at Northwestern University: “The use of MLK to promote Ram trucks strikes many people as crass and inappropriate.” And Kelly O'Keefe, a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University's Brandcenter: “They pushed it over the edge. You wanted to root for it because the cause is good, but it just didn't end up fitting the brand, so you ended up feeling a little bit manipulated.” Do you agree? Or is this much ado over very little? Watch the controversial Super Bowl commercial below and decide for yourself:

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Prince Fans Destroy Justin Timberlake for Halftime "Tribute"

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Justin Timberlake performed a medley of his most beloved hits at halftime of Super Bowl 52. Did you catch the dance-filled act? Relive it HERE if not. The 13-plus minute performance featured Timberlake belting out such hits as “Can't Stop This Feeling” and “Gone,” but the focus a day later is on the minute or two during which he sat at a piano and played a cover of Prince's “I Would Die 4 U.” What a nice tribute to the late musician, who made his home in the Super Bowl host city of Minnesota, right? WRONG, many Prince fans are now saying. So very, very, very, VERY wrong. Scroll down and all around to find out why: 1. May He Rest in Peace Prince, of course, died in April of 2016. He was famous for his Minneosta mansion and he performed at halftime of the Super Bowl in 2007, leaving many to assume Timberlake would cover a song of his this year. 2. NO HOLOGRAM, JT! A song would have been great, but this is where the controversy started, with talk that Timberlake would sing alongside a Prince hologram during his act. Many years ago, Prince said the following about the use of such a device: “That’s the most demonic thing imaginable. Everything is as it is, and it should be. If I was meant to jam with Duke Ellington, we would have lived in the same age. That whole virtual reality thing… it really is demonic. And I am not a demon.” 3. Easy, Folks Long-time Prince friend Shiela E. said prior to the show that rumors of Timberlake using a hologram were false. She assured everyone this would NOT take place. 4. Okay, Phew Social media users felt a lot better after reading the message. 5. And She Was Sort of Right Check out the above photo. It’s not a hologram. It’s just a projection of Prince of a giant screen. But try parsing that difference to loyal Prince supporters, who were far from happy about Timberlake’s stunt. 6. Did This Count as a Hologram? Yes, it might as well have in the eyes of critics who took to Twitter and blasted Timberlake. View Slideshow

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Chicago West: First Adorable Photos!

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Nick Foles may have outshined Tom Brady while winning MVP honors in Super Bowl 52… … but the Eagles quarterback was unable to steal the headlines on Sunday from two people who didn’t play a single down in the big game. Wouldn’t you know that Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian would find a way to dominate the headlines?!? Jenner, of course, did so by giving birth to her first child. Following months of secrecy, the 20-year old welcomed a baby girl over the weekend , releasing a statement shortly afterward that explained why she had remained out of the spotlight during her pregnancy. “I knew for myself I needed to prepare for this role of a lifetime in the most positive, stress free, and healthy way I knew how,” Kylie said via statement, adding on Sunday: “I appreciate my friends and especially my family for helping me make this special moment as private as we could… “I’ve never felt love and happiness like this; I could burst!” To make up for how little she shared with the public during her journey to motherhood, Kylie posted a lengthy video online that depicted her baby bump in various stages, along with something else… Kylie Jenner Video Shows Baby Girl, Chicago West, and More! … glimpses of Chicago West! That’s right, fans were unexpectedly treated to a few looks at Kim and Kanye West’s third child via the footage above, as Kylie’s family members visited her in the hospital prior to her own baby’s arrival. For example, Rob stopped by with daughter Dream, who adorably touched the head of her cousin at one point. You can see what we mean here: Kim – who has not yet shared any pictures of her daughter on social media or sold any to supermarket tabloids (yet) – also allowed little Chicago to be filmed for this special video. The child was born via surrogate last month because Kardashian has a health complication that would have made another pregnancy very dangerous. Kim and Kanye were right in the delivery room when Chicago entered the world at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Check out this cute snapshot of mother and new child: “She’s here!” Kardashian declared in extra-large type on her Twitter account shortly after the blessed event took place, adding at the time: “We’re so in love… “We are incredibly grateful to our surrogate who made our dreams come true with the greatest gift one could give and to our wonderful doctors and nurses for their special care.” At another point in her video to fans, Jenner is seen cradling her niece in her arms, preparing for the many days and nights in which she’ll be doing the same with her own little girl. (Kylie is yet to announce her daughter’s name.) It certainly looks like Chicago West is very well loved, doesn’t it? She’ll soon have even more company, too, as Khloe Kardashian is pregnant and expecting her first child at some point in the next month or so. How crazy is all of this?!? Just when you think the Kardashians-Jenners are out of ways to make news, just when you think that the Eagles finally winning a Super Bowl would be all anyone wants to talk about… … bam! Kim, Kylie and, in due time, Khloe make it as clear as ever: This is their universe. We should just be grateful that they allow us to reside in it. (Also: Congrats to Kylie and Kim! We’re so very happy for them!) View Slideshow: The Kardashians Confess: 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Us

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Jill Duggar: Latest Photos of Baby Samuel Spark Debate

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Jill Duggar’s parenting has become a subject of great interest amongst the Duggar faithful in recent months. Typically, when Jill posts a new photo of her children, the response from fans goes something like this: The first comments consist mainly of fawning praise for her skills as a mother and compliments about how cute her kids are. Then the haters and mom-shamers come out in force. Whether Jill is putting a tortilla on her son’s head as a hat or seeming to favor one child over another, her followers are always quick to let her know they disapprove. Sometimes, their concerns are legitimate (Derick allowing his infant son to play with a plastic water bottle was a recent parenting low-light.), but more often the goal seems to be to shame Jessa into believing she’s an unfit mother. Fortunately, Jill’s latest pic attracted a far more innocuous form of criticism: That’s Samuel with his aunt Johannah Duggar. The pic attracted hundreds of comments within minutes of going live, and for once the debate had nothing to do with Jill’s parenting skills” “He is too cute!! He looks a lot like Jessa to me!” wrote one fan. Believe it or not, this comment sparked a heated debate about which Duggar Samuel most closely resembles. Not only did fans pick apart Samuel’s appearance in an effort to figure out which of his aunts and uncles the baby most closely resembles, they subjected Johannah to the same treatment. “Johannah is so grown up, I think she looks like a mix of Joy-Anna and Jessa,” “Wow, she looks just like Joy at that age!” “She looks just like Josh,” Interestingly, 12-year-old Johannah is now the second-oldest Duggar girl who still lives at home with her parents – but it’s by a pretty sizable margin. (Jana Duggar, 28, is the oldest.) Of course, it wouldn’t be a Duggar social media post if there wasn’t some harsh criticism and pointed questioning, as well. “Where is Israel? Y’all haven’t posted a picture of him in a while….and y’all didn’t take him to Texas with you last week? Hope he’s ok!” wrote one fan. Another seized the opportunity to bring up the Josh Duggar sex scandals, writing: “Were Jill, Jessa, Jinger, and Joy NOT abused by Josh? YES they were. Multiple times. And religious indoctrination IS abuse. So is blanket training. What you see on tv is all scripted and rehearsed.” Just another day in the life of reality TV’s most controversial family. Watch Counting On online to join the debate. View Slideshow: Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard Photos

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