The Capital murder trial for rapper Tay-K starts in a abrupt way, when he pleads guilty to two counts of aggravated robbery by threats. Still insists he’s not guilty of capital murder through. The jury will decide his fate. Tay-K allegedly robbed and beat down a 65-year-old man in a park before dragging his body to the woods and leaving him there. Pics from Tay K court hearing. He starts one of his two murder trials today. pic.twitter.com/oZ3SK6MNxI — DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) July 16, 2019
Source: Jason Mendez/Getty Images/Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET / Getty Jermaine Dupri Responds To Doja Cat On Van Lathan’s Red Pill Podcast Jermaine Dupri has put himself squarely in the line of fire after his comments about women rapper all “sounding like strippers”. Fortunately for JD, the shots fired in his direction have less chance of taking him out because he’s a small target. That said, Doja Cat was one of many women, and some men, who aimed her semi-automatic social media choppa in his direction. Based on the way JD responded to her on the new episode of Van Lathan’s Red Pill Podcast , she must have struck a teeny-tiny nerve. View this post on Instagram WE NEED TO SPREAD LOVE TO ALL THE FEMALE RAPPERS OUT THERE DOING THEIR FUCKIN THING AND NOT LET PEOPLE WHO DONT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT MUSIC DISCREDIT US WHEN THERES SO MUCH OUT THERE TO APPRECIATE AND SPREAD TO THE WORLD. @tierrawhack @snowthaproduct @littlesimz @imladyleshurr @youngma @angelhaze @riconasty @leikeli47 @dejloaf SHYGIRL @melii @dreezy MIA @nonamehiding @nittyscottmc FUCKIN RIHANNA, MY GUY?!? A post shared by Doja Cat (@dojacat) on Jul 11, 2019 at 3:04pm PDT Press play below to see what he had to say.
These shows were great at one point. But nowadays they're just circling the drain, preventing the inevitable. They should be put out of their misery before they are remembered as some of the worst shows around. SORRY NOT SORRY. 1. Grey’s Anatomy The series is entering a record-breaking 16th season at ABC, and despite a few good episodes, the series is starting to circle the drain. Ratings are starting to reflect the quality of the show, and it’s not in a good place creatively. It would be wise to bring the show to a close and allow the cast to move on to new projects. 2. Riverdale Riverdale started off well, with a coherent murder mystery. By the time Season 3 arrived, there were floating babies, teenagers running nightclubs, and underground boxing fights. It’s turned into a laughing stock and needs to end. 3. Arrow Arrow should not even be getting a short final season to wrap the story up. The writing has been abysmal on the show for around four years, and the ratings are dropping like a rock. The show could be wrapped up in a throwaway scene on one of the spinoffs. 4. Fear the Walking Dead As if killing off most of the original cast was not bad enough, the fifth season put the characters in a radiation-filled wasteland, and they made some more bad decisions. The scenes drag on for dear life as a result of the pitiful dialog. It’s time to go go. 5. Suits Suits has been circling the drain for years, to the point that nobody would care if USA Network decided to ditch the final season entirely. Nothing worth noting has happened since Meghan Markle and Patrick J. Adams ditched it. 6. How to Get Away with Murder This convoluted series which follows essentially the same format every single season should have been a one-season thing. The most recent fifth season was not only embarrassing to watch, but it proved the characters are getting dumber with age. View Slideshow
Source: Complex / Complex Since its inception three-years ago, Complex Network’s annual ComplexCon has become a leading celebration of our culture and our community. Spearheaded in Long Beach, California, ComplexCon is Complex’s “world fair of youth culture” and is known for bringing thousands of sneaker heads, change makers, community leaders, artists, fashion gurus, entertainers and celebrities together for two-days of music, art, discussion, entertainment and culture. Now, the annual festival is making its way across the country for the first time ever and introducing the Windy City (and the nation) to ComplexCon Chicago in what appears to be the network’s biggest event yet. Executive Producer Isis Arias Clermont promises that the inaugural ComplexCon Chicago will be unlike any other. “It’s different than traditional festivals that are more focused on music and art,” Clermont explained. “It’s really bringing the ‘URL to IRL’. The experience includes retail and shopping opportunities with cool brands, music performances (which are the energetic part of the show) and Complex Current which is a format of our panels and fireside chats with talent that speak to different topics that our audience is interested in.” One of the ways Chicago will differ from Long Beach is through the introduction of the first ever ComplexCon Community Week which is a weeklong series of community driven events meant to provide resources to cities (like Chicago) that birthed Complex Culture. Led by Complex’s Director of Community Outreach, Nicole Russell , ComplexCon Community Week will kick off on Monday, July 15th and conclude on Friday, July 19 th , right before ComplexCon officially begins. “It was really important to use this platform to inspire the people watching us to do more for the community – not just in the spaces where ComplexCon will be hosted but in their own,” Russell said. “We’re really trying to make sure we’re bringing awareness to different organizations but also showing everyone that’s tuning in how they can get involved and stand up for the causes that matter to them.” ComplexCon Community Week will consist of a variety of events such as a Soup Kitchen Takeover in partnership with Jaden Smith, a STREETWEAR.EDU panel discussion hosted by Trinidad James and a small Chicago-style block party for A Night Out Against Gun Violence, an event that Russell believes will help shine a light on some of the initiatives that the Chicago based Save Money, Save Life Foundation already supports. “It’s really just about bringing awareness to the people that are here [in Chicago] and showing them how they can show up and support one another,” Russell explained. “I think when you’re looking at the news and you’re seeing all of these things happening, all these challenges in your own community, everyone wants to know how they can help and what can they do. Not everyone has those tools to just fix, or not everyone knows what to do to inspire the change. We wanted to use this platform at Community Week to provide that information.” As Community Week kicks off and ComplexCon Chicago grows closer, Clermont and Russell appear to be tackling everything with ease. These ladies are leading the charge on one of the biggest events for our culture in a male dominated industry– and are killing it. “I think this has been an incredible opportunity,” Clermont said. “Everything comes with its own challenges and I think for us to be in the positions that we’re in, have the ability to have a voice in the room and really help lead these things has been great.” In spite of the challenges that come with pulling off any successful event, the ladies both agree that working with such an amazing female-led ComplexCon team has been quite rewarding and inspiring. “It’s really cool to be on such a dynamic team of fearless women,” Russell said. “There’s a lot of pressure, especially in a new role where were creative something for the very first time, but there’s support here. And its support coming from other women, which is great. So, it makes my job easier.” With three successful ComplexCons already in the books, introducing the annual culture staple to the city of Chicago is right on time, as Clermont believes that Chicago’s culture is exactly what embodies the Complex brand. “We definitely feel that Chicago is a city that’s culturally important to us. They have a strong audience that is interested in the things that we’re putting together such as hip-hop, streetwear and sneaker culture.” Clermont also assured us that Chi-Town is definitely in for a treat this weekend as the ComplexCon Chicago team has a ton of surprises up their sleeves for the first ever event. “We’ve got a lot of surprises on the ground,” Clermont said. “It’s one of those things that you just have to be there for. You never know who you’ll run into on the floor.” For more on ComplexCon Community Week and ComplexCon Chicago, visit: https://www.complexcon.com/
Source: Jose Luis Pelaez Inc / Getty Visit Philly’s Girlfriends Getaway Sweepstakes Will Gift An Unforgettable Weekend In The City Gather up your gal pals for a chance to win a trip to Philadelphia! Visit Philly is hosting the Girlfriends Getaway Weekend Sweepstakes and the top prize is a weekend of pampering, shopping and even a little history in the City of Brotherly Love & Sisterly Affection. The winner and a friend will receive a three-night stay at Windsor Suites, gift cards, tickets to the African American Museum in Philadelphia and salon services at the upscale Salon Tenshi. The contest closes July 31. It’s free to enter, and you can increase your odds by entering daily. You can enter here. Good luck!
Last week, the world learned that disgraced former Southern Charm star Thomas Ravenel hired a private invesgiator to stalk Kathryn Dennis for months . Now, he’s accusing her of conspiring with Nanny Dawn Ledwell, who has accused him of rape, before either of them came forward. Thomas even claims to have their messaging history with which to prove it. According to court documents obtained by The Blast , Thomas is doubling down on an old conspiracy theory. He alleges that Kathryn Dennis’ decision to file for full custody of 5-year-old Kensie and 3-year-old Saint is just a publicity stunt for her reality career. (It’s funny how as soon as he was no longer welcome on the show, he suddenly treated Southern Charm as his enemy) For months, now, Thomas has insisted in court that Kathryn and Bravo cooked up this custody war to give her a new storyline. Now, he’s adding another piece to that mix — the allegation that Kathryn also sonspired with Nanny Dawn Ledwell. And Thomas claims to have the phone records to prove it. “The more information uncovered about Kathryn’s actitivies, the more Kathryn was found to be connected to Dawn,” Thomas reports. “On Sunday, May 6, 2018, I requested that Kathryn submit to a drug test in anticipation of our coming mediation,” he recalls. The mediation was “to discuss changes in her visitation and child support.” “I needed to know she was drug free to offer her more time,” Thomas explains. “The very next day …. The day I ‘made’ Kathryn submit to a drug test,” he remarks. “Dawn went to the police and filed a criminal complaint against me.” Thomas tells the court that Nanny Dawn Ledwell spoke to Kathryn twice the day she went to see the police. He does at least acknowledge that he was aware that she accused of a brutal sexual assault in 2015. Kathryn on this same day, apparently Kathryn called a producer — which may have happened for any number of reasons. Most interestingly, Thomas claims that Kathryn paid a law firm $20,000 from the day Dawn filed with the police, before the information was even public. It’s clear that he wants the court to conclude that Kathryn, Ledwell, and Bravo are all in cahoots — to try to ruin his life. Some of Thomas’ in-court arguments sound a little odd. First of all, it is extremely normal for a mother and her child’s former nanny to stay in touch in some capacity. Considering what Dawn had seen from inside of Kathryn’s home, they may have felt closer to each other through their shared experiences with Thomas. Dawn may have been giving Kathryn a head’s up that she was finally going to police. Thomas might like the idea of it being some elaborate lie, but he’ll stand trial for rape because Dawn told her truth. Thomas is hoping to once again expose the public to his preferred narrative. He thinks that Kathryn is seeking custody because she wants reality TV cred, not to get them out of the house of an alleged rapistt who may soon go to prison. But repeating his version of what happened in court documents, he may hope to repeat the story long enough to sway public opinion. Why is that? Maybe the dude just likes to be liked. But, at thse risk of sounding like conspiracy theorists, one could almost wonder if Thomas is doing a practice run for his rape trial. Perhaps Thomas some some underlying evidence that Dawn, Kathryn, or even Bravo discussed further details or concocted the scheme he describes. If so … we would like to see it. We’re always open to learning new facts of a case. In the mean time, it sounds like wasted hot air from a man desperate to keep his reputation afloat before his upcoming criminal trial. View Slideshow: Kathryn Dennis: I Can PROVE Thomas Ravenel is an Unstable Liar!
