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Roseanne Spinoff: Might It Actually Happen?!?

If at first you succeed, try again. Such was the thinking behind the Roseanne reboot, which took a classic sitcom and revived it for the year 2018… to surprisingly strong ratings. But then Roseanne Barr opened her often-racist mouth, ABC canceled the series and now a source alleges that executives are contemplating a second line of thinking: If at first you succeed, and then you try again successfully until your star proves herself to be an irredeemable dirtbag… well… try again. Again. In other, less complicated: A Roseanne spinoff is in the works at ABC. Insiders close to the situation say that network higher-ups are thinking of re-branding Roseanne and centering it on Sara Gilbert’s character of Darlene. The thinking is that: The Roseanne brand still resonates with millions of viewers. Gilbert is far, far, far less of a terrible person than Barr. Gilbert has supposedly been calling co-stars to gauge their interest in such a show, with John Goodman described by TMZ as “very interested.” These same television sources say Tom Werner, who produced Roseanne through his company Carsey-Werner, is involved in the effort to reboot the show around Sara. Just three days ago, Roseanne quipped about former White House advisor Valerie Jarrett, saying she was a mixture of an “ape” and the “Muslim Brotherhood.” In a statement mere hours later, Channing Dungey, president of ABC, did not hedge in the any way, shape or form when she said the following: Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show. So that was that… until Roseanne blamed the use of Ambien for her racist remark . She also went after any colleague who dared to call out her awful viewpoints on life, one of whom was Gilbert hereslf. Here is what Gilbert said the day Roseanne’s Tweet went viral: Roseanne’s recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show. I am disappointed in her actions to say the least. Elsewhere, showrunner Bruce Helford said he was “horrified and saddened” by the insult. Barr was later dropped by her talent agency ICM Partners; while TV Land, Paramount Network, CMT and Hulu all announced that Roseanne reruns were being yanked. But would there be interest nationwide in a Darlene-centric sitcom? It would not lack for publicity, that’s for sure. “Don’t feel sorry for me, guys!!,” Roseanne Tweeted at one point this week, adding: “I just want to apologize to the hundreds of people and wonderful writers (all liberal) and talented actors who lost their jobs on my show due to my stupid tweet.” Well, not at least one of those talented actors may end up with an even better job. But why do we doubt Roseanne will be happy for her?

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#TBT: Classic Visuals Of Pusha T Without Braids

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Source: Paul Warner / Getty With Pusha T ‘s scorching “The Story of Adidon,” rappers and fans alike are digging into the past, and it’s definitely filled with surprises . One thing that’s not surprising when it comes to Push is that there was definitely a time when he didn’t have braids. Considering how long he’s been rocking them, you’d think he just popped out the womb with hangtime. However, according to a Noisey interview , Push only started growing out his hair after he lost a friend who had braids. He also credits it to being a Virginia thing. Luckily, iconic photographer Jonathan Mannion is here to remind us of a clean cut Push. He photographed Push in 1999 when he was still rhyming with his brother Malice (now  No Malice) as Clipse . Check out Jonathan’s Instagram post below!   Classic. Swipe through for some more braid-less Pusha T in Clipse’s “The Funeral” music video off their unreleased  Exclusive Audio Footage  album.

#TBT: Classic Visuals Of Pusha T Without Braids

Oh?: Andrew Lincoln Leaving ‘The Walking Dead’ After Season 9, Reportedly

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Source: AMC / AMC Last season we unexpectedly lost Carl Grimes (Chanler Riggs), and now if reports are true, his dad Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) will follow him after next season as the next fan favorite to exit The Walking Dead . Didn’t see this one coming at all. No one is truly untouchable on The Walking Dead , we learned that last season when we watched Carl succumb to a walker bite despite living well into the zombie apocalypse in the comics. According to a Deadline report , Rick Grimes time is almost up as well on the AMC blockbuster show. For 8 seasons fans have followed and watched Rick lose nearly his entire family and friends but never imagined his run was anywhere near. via GIPHY The show is still currently filming its ninth season and contracts are still being worked out, but no details have been revealed exactly how Rick exit will happen. According to the report, he will only appear in six episodes in the now Angela Kang ran show. When we last left Rick, he has overcome his greatest foe Nega n (Jeffrey Dean Morgan)  but might have gained two new ones in former friends Maggie (Lauren Cohan)  and Daryl (Norman Reedus). Ironically Cohan was engaged in a contract dispute which has been resolved and her participation next season will be reportedly reduced to six-episodes as she focuses more on her role in the new ABC show  Whiskey Cavalier.  So with Rick leaving who is poised to take over? Fan favorite Daryl will lead the group according to the report. Reedus is reportedly going to receive a $20 million contract that is definitely enough incentive to stay on the TWD for the foreseeable future. There is no word if Danai Gurira will stop swinging her sword past season 9 and AMC declined to comment about the recent revelations. All of this news comes after TWD suffered a significant drop in ratings according to the shows viewership standards. So maybe a fresh new start for the show might help get those viewers back who were turned off by season 8. — Photo: AMC

Oh?: Andrew Lincoln Leaving ‘The Walking Dead’ After Season 9, Reportedly

R. Kelly: Sued for Alleged Sexual Battery, False Imprisonment

The allegations about R. Kelly’s sex cult house of horrors are enough to keep you up at night. And they just keep coming. While the Time’s Up movement pushes to #MuteRKelly , yet another woman who says that she was one of his victims is speaking out. In fact, she’s taking him to court. In court documents filed in a New York lawsuit and obtained by E! , Faith Rodgers accuses Kelly of a number of things. She says that he would lock her in secluded areas for extended periods of time as punishment. She accuses him of “willfully, deliberately, and maliciously” infecting her with herpes. R. Kelly is accused of recording her without her consent during sexual contact. He is accused of both forceful and non-consensual sexual contact with Faith. She also says that he inflicted mental, sexual, and verbal abuse upon her during their relationship, which spanned for nearly a year. Faith’s attorney, Lydia C. Hills, explains why they filed this lawsuit in New York. “The criminal investigation is still ongoing in the state of Texas.” It comes down, in part, to jurisdiction. “We have decided to file the civil suit in New York, as this is the location where the initial sexual contact and several other incidents took place.” Faith herself shares her horrifying allegations about that initial contact, below. “My goal is simply to obtain justice for my client, and hopefully, prevent this from happening to anyone else.” They are seeking damages in a jury trial. In an interview with CBS This Morning , Faith describes an upsetting-to-read encounter with R. Kelly that took place in New York. “He turns on all the lights and he’s like, ‘Take off your clothes’ and he says it with authority in his voice.” That is unsurprising from a man who is accustomed to having women obey his every command. “I didn’t take off my clothes because why would I? I just wasn’t ready for sex.” Unfortunately, he then forced non-consensual sex upon her, Faith alleges. “He has this type of like intimidation right off the bat, so I was just waiting for it to be over.” On top of that, she says that he did not warn her that he had herpes. R. Kelly is accused of keeping women as “pets,” and we are all too familiar with accusations of him isolating them and depriving them of food. Faith says that she got out before she was fully part of his traveling group of kept women. She does, however, describe why she accuses him of false imprisonment. She says that Kelly allegedly locked her in a car for eight hours . Faith’s next words may send a chill down your spine as you take in the scope of R. Kelly’s alleged victims. Faith believes that the abuse was all to prepare her to become another one of his “pets.” “He goes on to tell me that he raises five women — some of them have been with him for 15 years and he basically was trying to make it seem like it was a family thing.” Creepy. And those words are very familiar. “Raising” is a word fans have heard before, in references to women whom R. Kelly allegedly “trained” since they were minors. Including an alleged  14-year-old sex slave . It sounds like some women have lost their entire lives to Kelly. Faith, at least, got away from what her life might have been with Kelly. R. Kelly has always strongly denied the allegations against him. View Slideshow: Hollywood Sex Scandal: Who’s Been Caught? Accused? Fired?

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R. Kelly: Sued for Alleged Sexual Battery, False Imprisonment

The allegations about R. Kelly’s sex cult house of horrors are enough to keep you up at night. And they just keep coming. While the Time’s Up movement pushes to #MuteRKelly , yet another woman who says that she was one of his victims is speaking out. In fact, she’s taking him to court. In court documents filed in a New York lawsuit and obtained by E! , Faith Rodgers accuses Kelly of a number of things. She says that he would lock her in secluded areas for extended periods of time as punishment. She accuses him of “willfully, deliberately, and maliciously” infecting her with herpes. R. Kelly is accused of recording her without her consent during sexual contact. He is accused of both forceful and non-consensual sexual contact with Faith. She also says that he inflicted mental, sexual, and verbal abuse upon her during their relationship, which spanned for nearly a year. Faith’s attorney, Lydia C. Hills, explains why they filed this lawsuit in New York. “The criminal investigation is still ongoing in the state of Texas.” It comes down, in part, to jurisdiction. “We have decided to file the civil suit in New York, as this is the location where the initial sexual contact and several other incidents took place.” Faith herself shares her horrifying allegations about that initial contact, below. “My goal is simply to obtain justice for my client, and hopefully, prevent this from happening to anyone else.” They are seeking damages in a jury trial. In an interview with CBS This Morning , Faith describes an upsetting-to-read encounter with R. Kelly that took place in New York. “He turns on all the lights and he’s like, ‘Take off your clothes’ and he says it with authority in his voice.” That is unsurprising from a man who is accustomed to having women obey his every command. “I didn’t take off my clothes because why would I? I just wasn’t ready for sex.” Unfortunately, he then forced non-consensual sex upon her, Faith alleges. “He has this type of like intimidation right off the bat, so I was just waiting for it to be over.” On top of that, she says that he did not warn her that he had herpes. R. Kelly is accused of keeping women as “pets,” and we are all too familiar with accusations of him isolating them and depriving them of food. Faith says that she got out before she was fully part of his traveling group of kept women. She does, however, describe why she accuses him of false imprisonment. She says that Kelly allegedly locked her in a car for eight hours . Faith’s next words may send a chill down your spine as you take in the scope of R. Kelly’s alleged victims. Faith believes that the abuse was all to prepare her to become another one of his “pets.” “He goes on to tell me that he raises five women — some of them have been with him for 15 years and he basically was trying to make it seem like it was a family thing.” Creepy. And those words are very familiar. “Raising” is a word fans have heard before, in references to women whom R. Kelly allegedly “trained” since they were minors. Including an alleged  14-year-old sex slave . It sounds like some women have lost their entire lives to Kelly. Faith, at least, got away from what her life might have been with Kelly. R. Kelly has always strongly denied the allegations against him. View Slideshow: Hollywood Sex Scandal: Who’s Been Caught? Accused? Fired?

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Janet Jackson Just Totally Owned the Billboard Music Awards

Yup. She's still got it, folks. On Sunday night at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, Janet Jackson was honored with a career achivement tropy. Prior to accepting the ICON award, however, the legendary artist got up on stage for her first performance in nine years, as well as her first performance ever as a mother. ( Jackson gave birth in early 2017 . At the age of 50.) After being introduced by Bruno Mars, Jackson took to the Las Vegas stage in a sparkling gold sweatshirt dress and shiny gold thigh-high shoes. She opened her medley of beloved hits with “Nasty,” as her mother Katherine and other family members, including nephew Prince Michael, smiled from the crowd. Janet then launched into her 1993 song “Throb,” reminding everyone of just how long she's been on the scene and just how many hits are in her catalog. But it wasn't just Jackson's singing and dancing that brought attendees to their feet. It was her sage and beautiful words afterward. Upon accepting her well-earned award, Jackson praised the ongoing #MeToo movement , talking at length about this moment in our culture and in society. “I’m deeply humbled and grateful for this award,” she said, adding: “I believe that for all the challenges… we live a great moment in history. It’s a moment that at long last women have made it clear that we will not be controlled, manipulated or abused. “I stand with those women and those men.” The 52-year-old became black woman to receive this distinction at the Billboard Music Awards. But we can only hope she will not be the last. Previous winners included Cher, Celine Dion, Prince, Jennifer Lopez and Neil Diamond. “Our public discourse is loud and harsh,” continued Janet. “My prayer is that weary of such noise, we will turn back to the source of all calmness, that source is God. “Everything we lack, God has in abundance: compassion, sensitivity, patience and boundless love. “Again I want to thank all of you for this honor and I thank God for giving me the precious energy that lets me live my life as an artist who every day seeks to expand my capacity to love.” Watch both Janet's performance AND her speech below. Just prepare to get up out of your seat and cheer when it's all over…

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Ariana Grande: Watch Her Powerful Performance From the BMAs

As you will see in the video that we've included, the spectacular Ariana Grande put on a gorgeous performance at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. It was a bittersweet performance, just two days before the 1-year anniversary of the Manchester Arena Bombing. “No Tears Left To Cry” is Ariana's first single since last year's devastating terrorist attack with an explosive device. Ultimately, 22 lives were lost to the terrorist's bomb. And over 500 innocents were injured. Even those who evaded physical harm, who fled or were ushered out — Ariana's own mother, Joan Grande, reportedly urged dozens of audience-goers to come with her to safety in case there were multiple devices — were victims of the device. And so were the families and loved ones of those who died. Terrorism exacts an appalling toll. This kind of deadly tragedy transforms lives for the worst. But Ariana has been outspoken and adamant that she not allow that kind of creeping evil to snuff out joy or hope, and she will continue to tour. Ariana's performance itself, as you can see for yourself in the video that we have included, was a tasteful blend of optimism and art with somber reminders of the May 22 bombing. At one point, she is lifted up into the air by a rising pillar, but her skillful backup dancers use their umbrella props to give the appearance that she is resting solely on their umbrellas. (We haven't enjoyed a performance featuring umbrellas this much since Tom Holland's lip sync performance in 2017; well done, Ariana) The bee, which is the symbol of Manchester, even makes an appearance during the show. Ariana really knows how to illustrate how to move forward even as you grieve. Ariana seemed to dedicate a lot of time in 2017 to self-care. She was also in a relationship that year, but Ariana and Mac Miller are over . Very appropriate, under the circumstances. She had to recover, just like everyone else. Perhaps more so, as she may have felt a misplaced sense of guilt. In contrast, she was something of a social media ghost during the first few months of 2018. Then, Ariana began to tweet with upside-down letters, hinting that new music would soon be coming. That music came in the form of “No Tears Left To Cry,” a beautiful and powerful stand-alone single that continues to receive acclaim. (We should note that, technically, it's only a stand-alone single for now — it may be part of an EP or a full length album later down the road) Ariana was a natural choice to begin the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Janet Jackson won the ICON Award and generally owned at the awards show. It's what she deserves. Ed Sheeran won Top Artist. … Okay. Top New Arist went to Khalid. The Billboard Chart Achievement Award went to Camila Cabello. Top Male Artist went to Ed Sheeran. Top Female Artist went to Taylor Swift, which makes sense — she had the best-selling album of 2017. Top Duo/Group went to Imagine Dragons. Top Billboard 200 Artist went to Drake. Top Hot 100 Artist went to Ed Sheeran. These awards are based upon streaming and sales, so don't blame Billboard that his name keeps popping up. Top Social Artist went to BTS. Top R&B Artist went to Bruno Mars. Top Rap Artist went to Kendrick Lamar. Top Country Artist went to Chris Stapleton. Top Rock Artist went to Imagine Dragons, so Sheeran wasn't the only name that kept cropping up. Top Billboard 200 Album was Damn by Kendrick Lamar. As we mentioned, the Top Selling Album was Reputation by Taylor Swift. The Top Hot 100 Song was “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber. “Despacito” was also the top selling song. That makes sense — it was arguably 2017's “song of the summer.”

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Crime Doesn’t Pay But Two Duke Baristas Find Out Trap Music Does

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Source: A. Aleksandravicius / Getty Joe Van Gogh Coffee, a coffee shop on Duke University’s campus, has become the target of a lot of unwanted attention after they fired two baristas for playing rap music — specifically the music of Young Dolph. The issue began when Duke’s Vice President of Student Affairs, Larry Moneta, complained to the director of Duke dining about hearing rap music playing last week, causing the two baristas to be fired on Monday. Joe Van Gogh Coffee is not owned by Duke but activists are concerned the school has too much control over contractors. Since the controversy, Joe Van Gogh has decided to cut ties with the school and close the location. And when we say controversy, we’re talking about trapped out protests popping up on campus. When worker rights are under attack…. Student protesters march from @joevangogh coffee shop at @DukeU into VP Larry Moneta's office, playing @YoungDolph 's “Get Paid,” the song for which two workers, one of them a Black woman, were fired after VP disliked song's lyrics. pic.twitter.com/WG9Nqxodxi — anastasia kārkliņa (@mzfayya) May 9, 2018   Protesters enter Larry Moneta's office along with the fired worker Britni Brown and confront him while blasting the song, which Britni played while on her shift at @joevangogh coffee shop at @DukeU and, as a result, lost her job… because VP thought the song was “inappropriate.” pic.twitter.com/raF306WzFr — anastasia kārkliņa (@mzfayya) May 9, 2018   As for the two baristas who got fired, Young Dolph caught wind of the news so he flew them to Miami to attend the Rolling Loud Festival, then gifted them with $20,000. Young Dolph flew out the 2 students from Duke University who got fired for playing his music at work and gave them $20,000 on the Rolling Loud stage pic.twitter.com/95f8sj3rAR — Navjosh (@Navjosh) May 12, 2018

Crime Doesn’t Pay But Two Duke Baristas Find Out Trap Music Does

Because The Internet: Donald Glover Answers The Question Of How To Love Someone “Different” And Still Be Conscious [Video]

Donald Glover Details How We Can Love Someone Different And Still Be Woke With the insane success of Childish Gambino’s latest music video, “This Is America,” people have turned to the fact that Glover has a white significant other in a effort to discredit his messages. Since the music video dropped last week, the question among the people has been whether or not someone can be completely conscious to their own people while loving someone of a different race, and now we know what Donald Glover has to say about the matter. While on a press junket for Star Wars , journalist Xilla Valentine asked the actor if you can still be woke despite the person you love being different from you. Though the question directly relates to the relationship between Lando and L3-37 in the film, the intentional relation to Gambino’s own life wasn’t lost on him. Glover seemed intrigued by the question, and goes on to answer it very eloquently. “That’s what love I think really is at the end of the day,” he begins. “It’s not even like a selflessness, it’s like an understanding that I’m making a safe place for you. It’s not safe out there. Somebody’s out to get you—that’s just nature. That’s just the nature of being, and I feel like yeah you can totally love somebody and still look out for yourself. But I think the question really is, do you see that thing or that someone else as a part of you? If you see us, we’re a people together, we’re a tribe together—we depend on each other. Then you always are gonna want the best for them I think.”  

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Kristen Stewart See Through of the Day

I don’t know if you can actually see Kristen Stewart’s nipple. Apparently you can almost see it in one picture. Which is enough reason for me to post it, knowing that I am terrible at spotting these types of things, and knowing who these people are, and really keeping track of all this nonsense…not because I have better things to do…I really have nothing to do…but because I do not give a fuck about any of this and I can’t trick myself into giving a fuck about any of this…and I can’t pretend to give a fuck about any of this… But I can look at the identity crisis in her lesbian haircut state…we believe you lost soul…we believe your lie…and I can look at her dressed like a Hollywood girl, who her mooch lover VS model probably helped style for her…tits out people…TITS OUT…and yet she’s still totally as uninteresting as she was in the TWILIGHt movies…but she’s here, she’s now, she’s gender fluid and pansexual…which sounds like indecisive and rich enough to waste her time figuring it all out…tits out.. TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICS CLICK HERE

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