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Bikini Model Shows STUNNING Before-and-After Body Transformation!

This Australian model’s before-and-after bikini photos are stunning and reveal a dramatic transformation. Not the before-and-after transformation that you expect, maybe. But it’s exactly the sort of image that people need to see right now. La’Tecia Thomas is a bikini model. She’s done modeling in the past and she’s still doing it now. Then and now, she’s gorgeous. Honestly her features remind us of Megan Fox, and we do not say that lightly. All that’s really changed is, well, the size of the bikinis. There are a lot of body transformation photos in this world. In most cases, the “before” pic dwarfs the “after” photo, as someone maps their personal weight loss journey. La’Tecia’s story is a little different. Take a look at the comparison photo that she posted to Instagram that’s earning her a lot of love. Let’s be clear — she’s beautiful in both photos. But in the picture on the left, where she has rock-hard abs and a slender frame, she was miserable. In the snap on the right, she’s glowing with competence and, again, looks like a thicc Megan Fox. In her caption, La’Tecia tells the story behind the images. “I was going through my phone and I found this old photo of me back when I was training to compete in a bikini competition. So many people will look at this photo and make physical comparisons and say they would prefer me ‘before’. I prefer me at any weight as long as I’m happy.: First of all, as you can imagine, she’s gotten a lot of comments saying that they prefer her “after” photo.  And not just because the picture quality on the right is so much higher. “It’s okay to love yourself no matter what your size is.” That’s absolutely true! No matter what that one fat-shaming British mom who worried her daughter would “catch” being fat thinks. They say that increased confidence and self-love is the key to weight loss, but it’s also just a key to happiness. And then she talks about how different things were for her, before. “I remember how unhappy I was In the picture to the left, I would loathe certain parts of my body- particularly my bum/ thighs because that was and is the hardest part of my body to lose.” She was a size 8 at the time, but when you’re obsessed with weight-loss and sculpting your body, sometimes it’s hard to appreciate the results. It’s sad but true. “I had so many insecurities, I compared myself to other women and I lacked confidence.” Now, she radiates confidence. You can see that in every single picture. “Since changing my outlook on life and learning to embrace who I am, I know that hypothetically if I were to go back to what I used to be I would be so much happier and content than what I was because I’ve learned to love me.” Beautiful! “Your mental health is just as important as your physical. Also I’m not saying it’s okay to be inactive and make unhealthy choices, I think it’s about finding balance, listen to your body, you know what’s best for it.” Balance is the key to life. Her post has over 60,000 likes, and that number is growing. Different people’s bodies are wired to be different weights. Some find it easier than others to gain or lose fat or muscle mass. That’s just how things are. She’s found her balance and she’s clearly living her best life as a result. And … did we mention that she’s gorgeous? Because she’s gorgeous . View Slideshow: 29 Stars Who Shamed Their Body-Shamers

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Connor Franta’s Real Life

As one of YouTube’s biggest stars, Connor Franta has built his following on authenticity, opening up to his nearly 6 million subscribers on topics like sexuality, mental health, and relationships. But some stories just can’t be condensed into a five-minute video. Note to Self, Franta’s new book, is a personal, intimate solution to this conundrum…. Read more »

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Coco Arquette Has a Music Video of the Day

Coco Arquette is not the Tranny Arquette, that one is dead…from AIDS…or other Tranny issues like mental health…. This Coco Arquette is the niece of the tranny, and the daughter of Courtney Cox and David Arquette..and she’s 12 years old…a little young for some to sexualize, but not young for her parents to sell off to the industry – knowing that they can make money off her, get her the attention she wants and needs to feel like she’s not some product of Hollywood, richness, and divorce…allowing her to have purpose…and meaning like all the other celebrity kids because we live in this celebrity obsessed, celebrity child means she’s better than other children, despite her celebrity parents hardly being celebrities…but I guess if you factor in the success of Scream and Friends…they’re as celebrity as you get…but that doesn’t matter…because nothing fucking matters…. But here’s her weird “dark”…springbreakers themed bad little rich girl…video to start your day.. The post Coco Arquette Has a Music Video of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepfather .

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#BlackLivesMatter: Tennessee Police Kill Mentally Ill Black Man On Facebook Live Stream

Tennessee Police Shoot Black Man Dead On Facebook Live A Crockett County sheriffs killed an unarmed Black man yesterday after they say he attempted to hit officers with his SUV “at least twice” according to NBCNews . 36-year-old Rodney James Hess had parked his vehicle on the side of the road and was said to be “acting erratically” while streaming the encounter on Facebook Live. When officers arrived to the scene, Hess did not exit his vehicle, but instead asked that the “higher commands come out” to speak to him. At that point, without any apparent provocation, shots were fired through Hess’ windshield and the following video depicts those final tense moments of his life. We should warn all of you that while this video is not graphic, it IS very disturbing. After being shot and crashing his truck, Rodney was airlifted to a hospital where he died. His fiancee, Johnisha Provost, told CommercialAppeal this about Rodney’s mental health: Provost said Hess suffered from bipolar disorder and she could tell from looking at the videos that he was disoriented and lost. “He couldn’t get his mind together. That’s why he asked for a higher command,” she said. “I always told him, ‘Babe, if you are ever in a situation where you need help, ask the person in charge for the higher command to help you,’ and that’s what he kept saying.” The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says this about the disconcerting clip: “Though we are aware such a video exists, we cannot confirm its authenticity. As with anything that might potentially be evidence, we will examine it to determine if it has probative benefit,” Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Public Information Officer Josh DeVine said. SMH. By all accounts of this story, there has been no gun or weapon of any kind recovered from the scene. R.I.P. Rodney Hess #BlackLivesMatter Image via Facebook

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Life After YouTube: Patty Walters’s Journey From Viral Covers To Pop-Punk Festivals

Patty Walters, the singer of the pop-punk band As It Is, talks about starting his music career on YouTube and using his platform to advocate for mental health awareness.

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Kate Upton Deserves the Sports Illustrated Cover. This is Why.

Earlier this week, savage haters unleashed an attack on Kate Upton, citing an unnamed source calling Upton a f–king “diva” and worse. According to the New York Post, Kate “thinks she’s better than everyone because she’s an actress” and expects to be treated accordingly. “Kate demanded that if she did the shoot, that she absolutely must get the [Sports Illustrated] cover,” the inside source told the newspaper. “She was being a big f–king diva.” Upton may not be an actress in the sense that Meryl Streep is an actress, or even Meghan Markle is an actress. But step off, haters. When it comes to modeling for Sports Illustrated, Upton is clearly better than anyone else, so if she wants to be on the swimsuit issue cover? Why are we debating this. 1. Kate Upton on Insta Kate Upton is the sexiest woman alive, so if she wants her Sports Illustrated cover, they had best give it to her. 2. Kate Upton Blows Us a Kiss Another fantastic GIF of Kate Upton. Here, she blows a kiss to us. 3. Kate Upton Baywatch GIF If Kate Upton starred in Baywatch, we would watch bae. Sorry. 4. Kate Upton GIF: The Best There’s no way, or frankly reason, to sugar coat the fact that Kate Upton’s boobs are simply out of this world. 5. HOT Kate Upton Bikini GIF Kate Upton in a bikini, in GIF form. Amazing, amazing GIF form. 6. Kate Upton Stripping Kate Upton strips in the hottest GIF of all time. Or one of them anyway. View Slideshow

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Leah Messer Faces New Criticism: Is She Back on Drugs?!

At this point, it’s probably safe to say that for the rest of her whole entire life, Leah Messer will be criticized for her parenting choices. Seriously, girl could donate a kidney to one of her children and people would still find an issue. “There’s probably drugs in there ,” some would say, or “she’s just doing it to make herself look good for MTV.” It’s sad. And what’s even sadder is that right now, Leah is facing a boatload of criticism — several boatloads, actually — for what Teen Mom 2 fans believe are wrongdoings. There’s a lot to get into here, so let’s break down Leah’s latest sins, one by one. The first one is that Leah is in L.A. right now, doing some filming for some Teen Mom 2 specials. She left her three little girls at home, and apparently that was wrong of her. “Leaving your kids behind super mom,” one of her followers commented sarcastically. How ridiculous is that? Because Leah is a mother, she’s never, ever allowed to leave her children? Is that how this works? Fortunately, several of Leah’s followers stood up for her on this point, but unfortunately, this next point is even worse. You know how Leah has been looking a bit thinner than usual lately? According to these strangers on the internet, her weight loss could actually be because of drugs. She went to rehab in 2015 for what she said were mental health issues, but for what everyone else claimed were drug issues. And some people think those issues might be making a comeback. “I sincerely hope you’re off the pills,” one person told her. “Your children need you, and the last few months you’ve looked dangerously thin.” “Take care of yourself, so you can be a role model for your girls.” One person wrote that Leah “looks buzzed” in recent photos, while another stated that “Leah comes from dysfunction she can only do what she was taught.” “I have noticed some signs of possible medication use. It could be prescribed,” another person pointed out. “Please take a look at yourself,” yet another commenter said. “Be realistic. In the beginning of the season you looked like you were on something, you still look like you’re on something.” “The reality is you look like you’re on drugs or something worse!!!” It’s all very dramatic, right? Not to mention dumb. Leah has always been thin. She was thin before she got pregnant at 16, she was thin again about two seconds after giving birth to twins. If she’s thinner now, perhaps it’s from the stress of being a single mother to three young children, one with a debilitating disease . But — and this is the third issue — some people are also saying that Leah’s sister, Victoria, is struggling with an addiction of her own these days. So basically everything is a mess. As one of her faithful commenters wrote, “Looks like your sister is on drugs now! She seems so out of it when filming.” “Her sister is the one on pills now,” another claimed. “She looks and acts just like Leah did last season. And she’s a new mom . I sincerely hope Leah gets her some help.” Apparently if Victoria really is on drugs, it’s Leah’s fault — another of her followers told her “Not to be rude but you need to get your sister Victoria some help.” “Any idiot can see she’s high in every episode so far and she looks terrible. You battled an issue and seem to be doing great. She just had a baby and it doesn’t deserve to have a brand new mom high on pills! Help her!” View Slideshow: Leah Messer Bad Parenting Excuse Hall of Fame So to recap, Leah is a bad person for leaving her kids for a few days while she goes on a business trip, for being back on drugs, and for not helping her sister with her own drug addiction. She sure does lead a busy life, huh?

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Founders Roundtable: How College Students Are Preparing For Trump’s America

Our January theme for MTV Founders is Moving Forward. As the new year begins, we’ll be exploring how to find motivation and resolve within our self-improvement goals, mental health, activism, and relationships. This week, we’re taking a look at how we can move forward specifically in terms of our activism. As last November’s election results… Read more »

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Liza Morales Praises Lamar Odom, Burns Khloe Kardashian

Khloe Kardashian may have played a vital role in saving Lamar Odom’s life, but there’s still not a lot of love lost when it comes to his ex. The reality star’s ex-wife, and his previous ex, Liza Morales, have been at odds in the past, and it looks like emotions are running high again. Following Odom’s return to rehab last week, she posted a message on Instagram following the former NBA star’s decision to get help. The 37-year-old, who shares two kids with Odom (and had a third who died, which we’ll get to shortly), made a statement in the post: “Instead of directly responding to each of the media outlets that have sent emails and dm’s,” Liza Morales began. “Let me express how proud we are of Lamar for taking the necessary steps in his life’s journey.” “This is a private situation that has become public for observation, speculation and judgement.” “This may be media fodder for some, but Lamar is a father, kin and a friend.” “Anyone that has dealt with (or is still dealing) with the same situation with a loved one or friend knows it’s one day at a time.” “In the meantime, Destiny, Lamar Jr and I send light and positivity to their dad and hope you can do the same.” Morales’ supportive message could be interpreted as a dig at Khloe Kardashian, even though she nursed him back to health last year. Khloe, some fans believe, led Lamar to believe they would get re-married, then dropped a bombshell by re-filing for divorce in May. Morales, meanwhile, flies under the radar, but has continued to be a part of Odom’s life and include Lamar in more family events. All while Khloe gets hot and heavy with Tristan Thompson, and flaunts it online. That’s just one interpretation, but it’s not entirely invalid. Moreover, Kardashian revealed just days ago that her entire famous family updated its wills so that she would be their medical adviser. “This is kind of dark, but after that, my whole family changed all of their wills so that I could be their medical adviser,” she told Health . “Because you don’t know how someone reacts until you’re put in that situation,” Khloe said, patting herself on the back a bit perhaps. Odom, to be fair, was not a good husband to Khloe; Kardashian, to be fair, went above and beyond the call of duty when it came to his care. Still, Morales’ passive-aggressive dig is likely rooted in animosity over how Khloe handled things publicly over the course of the ordeal. As for why Lamar is in rehab , Liza is connected to that too. Earlier this month marked the ten-year anniversary of the death of the couple’s baby son, Jayden , who passed away from SIDS in 2006. The couple’s daughter Destiny was born in 1998, Lamar Jr. was born in 2002, and Jayden four years after that, but he died within months. At the time, sources explained that Odom’s decision to get help was “his own decision” and preemeptive “work on his mental and physical health. Good as that sounds as a PR line, it’s rarely that simple. Sources close to Odom have suggested that the little one’s death was one of the reasons he started doing hard drugs in the first place. Those same sources also claim that compounding this issue is the fact that Lamar is having a hard time dealing with the end of his marriage. To Khloe, which was finalized at long last this fall. With all of these factors building up and coinciding with the holidays, it’s a shocking amount to place on one man’s shoulders. Especially one with a long history with addiction. In any case, we do send best wishes to Lamar, and commend him for deciding to get help, which is never an easy decision to make. View Slideshow: Lamar Odom: A Timeline of Tragedy, Love, Loss … and Redemption?!

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Blade Runner 2049 Trailer: Look Who’s Back!

The first trailer for Blade Runner 2049 is here, and it leaves us with only one question: Is it October 6, 2017 yet?!? The wildly anticipated sequel to the 1982 classic will bring Harrison Ford back as Rick Deckard, while also featuring Ryan Gosling as a Los Angeles Police Department officer named K. He's tasked with tracking down Deckard, despite the fact that Deckard – based on the following footage – clearly does not want to be tracked down. Blade Runner 2049 will be directed by Denis Villeneuve, who also helmed this year’s likely Oscar nominee, Arrival. The new Blade Runner will also stars Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, and Jared Leto. That's quite the cast! Set against a futuristic cityscape in shades of misty blue, the trailer feature Ford as a narrator, saying at one point: “Replicants are like any other machine. They’re either a benefit or a hazard. If they’re a benefit, that’s not my problem.” Are you excited for Blade Runner 2049?!? CHECK OUT THE TRAILER NOW:

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