Out on her own, Dinah Jane ‘s been keeping busy with her new single “Bottled Up” with Marc E. Bassey and Ty Dolla $ign but Young Jas of The Madd Hatta Morning Show puts her on the spot. Has Dinah Jane ghosted someone before?! On bottling things up: “I have moments! I feel like everyone goes through things that are hard to confess to someone because they don’t want to step on toes? I don’t want to hurt them so I bottle up things that bug me. I let them slide, keep letting them slide. But towards the end when you get fed up, you just explode! And I have a bad habit of doing that.” On ghosting: “I don’t ALWAYS ghost! I don’t always ghost just because I’m afraid of hurting their feelings. What’s better than walking away without saying something? It depends on the situation. There’s are some folks I’ve never ghosted before in public. But I’m just trying to avoid wasting time! What’s best is just walking away sometimes because some they’ll talk you out of it.” Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone
Jenna Cooper and Jordan Kimball found each other on Bachelor in Paradise … and then fell apart after alleged text messages seemed to expose Jenna as a cheater. Jordan broke up with her, but Jenna says she’s a victim of fraud . She hired an attorney and claims to prove that someone faked those texts. And she had her phone undergo a forensic analysis to prove just that. Jenna and Jordan have been through a hell of an ordeal, but Jenna took to Instagram to share that she can prove that she did nothing wrong. “The results from the forensic analysis are in,” Jenna announces. “And I feel compelled to share them with Jordan before anyone else.” Along with her words, she shares a couple of images that show her running a forensic program on her phone. “Despite what some people have said,” Jenna emphasizes. “I have denied all of these false allegations from the beginning.” “And,” Jenna says. “I am reiterating that I never cheated on Jordan.” She wants to make this absolutely clear. “There is no “sugar daddy,” I was not faking my feelings towards Jordan on the show,” Jenna says. Others have said that she appeared very genuine on the show, both on and off camera. “And,” Jenna continues. “That I never made or sent those fake texts posted by Stephen Carbone.” She is referring to Reality Steve . “I appreciate everyone who has believed, supported, and loved me through this,” Jenna writes. “I also forgive those of you who have said hateful things to me,” Jenna says. That’s a lot nicer than many of us would feel under those circumstances. Jenna continues: “I have spent years growing as a strong independent woman who manages her business without the help from any man.” “It is insulting to hear that anyone would question my character in that way,” she explains. “When my biggest passion is to empower women.” “This is why I am standing up for myself and refusing to be a victim,” she writes. “I did nothing wrong,” Jenna affirms. “And despite what accusatory statements negative gossip bloggers have to say…I have a voice too, and it will be heard!” Some would disappear and wait for the story to die down. Jenna seems determined to clear her name, and eager to prove it. “I am standing up for myself,” she continues. “And any woman who has ever been mistreated, overpowered, sexualized, or made to feel unworthy of sharing her story.” “I have God and the truth on my side,” she concludes. “And in the end that’s all I need.” She ends the post with: “I will not be silenced.” Jenna has also expressed an interest in more or less going to war, legally speaking, with Reality Steve . While we would all like to know who sent Steve those texts, why they sent them, and how they managed to make him confident that they were genuine … this might not be the way. But the phone analysis is a much better step. A forensic analysis of her phone should dredge up any texts of any kind through any messenger apps, including deleted texts (remember, deleting something doesn’t really erase it). If Jenna were just insisting that she’d never ever cheat, that would be one thing. Instead, she’s setting out to prove it — which makes her very believable. At this point, it’s unclear if this is about winning back Jordan’s heart or just about assuring the world that this isn’t who she is. No matter what proof she finds, this may be too much for her to reconcile with Jordan. That’s heartbreaking. View Slideshow: Bachelor in Paradise Finale Tarnished By Texting Scandal … But Did Jenna Cooper Really Cheat?
Oh my goodness the brand new trailer for Creed II is out and it already has us hype for Thanksgiving. The film stars Michael B. Jordan reprising his role from the original Creed as Adonis Creed, son of the legendary Apollo Creed. This time, things are different for Adonis. He’s a champion and he and his girlfriend Bianca, played by Tessa Thompson have a family together. However, Creed II is all about a rivalry four decades in the making: Creed vs. Drago. If you recall in the original Rocky franchise, Creed’s father Apollo was killed by Ivan Drago, played by Dolph Lundgren . Well, guess who is opposite Adonis in the ring for his latest superfight? None other than Ivan Drago’s son, Viktor, played by Florian Munteanu . RELATED: ‘Creed II’ + 9 Other Black Films You Should See Before The End Of 2018 RELATED: Tessa Thompson Says Michael B. Jordan’s DMs Are Full Of Women Offering Him Sandwiches Steven Caple Jr. is directing this time, replacing Ryan Coogler who serves as executive producer. Sylvester Stallone reprises his role as Rocky Balboa, his eighth film in the role and the crux of the latest film is the young Creed fighting not only for redemption but his family’s legacy as well. Fight for your destiny one round at a time. #Creed2 pic.twitter.com/QX7pPMpi69 — #CREED2 (@creedmovie) September 25, 2018 Watch the trailer up top. Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone
Bill Cosby will very possibly spend the rest of his life in prison. The disgraced comedian was sentenced to three-10 years behind bars on Tuesday, following his conviction in April on charges of drugging and raping Andrea Constand in 2004. He will serve this time in state prison. Cosby is 81 years old, so you can do the math in terms of whether he ever lives again as a free man. But many people will say this is the justice he deserves after more than 60 women came forward over the past few years and accused him of sexual assault. Heck, many people will say he deserves a far harsher punishment. Prior to his sentencing, Cosby was officially labeled a “sexually violent predator.” This means his name will appear on a sex-offender registry, which is sent to neighbors and schools. He also must commit to lifetime counseling and has been ordered to report quarterly to authorities. Also in court Tuesday, prosecutors released Constand’s complete victim impact statement. It was five pages in length and it detailed the harrowing experience of being sexually assaulted by Cosby, along with how this incident continued to plague her through life… up to and including today. “I wasn’t sure what had actually happened but the pain spoke volumes,” she wrote of what transpired, adding: “The shame was overwhelming. Self-doubt and confusion kept me from turning to my family or friends as I normally did. I felt completely alone, unable to trust anyone, including myself… “The psychological, emotional and financial bullying included a slander campaign in the media that left my entire family reeling in shock and disbelief,” continued Constand in a lengthy message that we’ve excerpted below. Focusing on the period shortly after the rape, during which she still had to work with Cosby in the Temple University athletic department, Constand wrote: “The sound of his voice over the phone felt like a knife going through my guts. “The sight of the man who drugged and sexually assaulted me coming into the basketball office filled me with dread…” Following a mistrial in the summer of 2017, Cosby’s re-trial lasted 13 days this past spring. It included testimony from Constand and five other women who claim they were also drugged and sexually assaulted by the disgusting star. Despite the influx of women who have accused him of these heinous crimes, Cosby has maintained his innocence. He’s even joked about the allegations and said at times that the women (like, ALL the women) were simply racist and had it out for him; a very famous African-American role model. Seriously, Cosby has to be one of the worst handful of people on the planet. Over two days in mid-April, however, Constand testified that Cosby gave her wine and three blue pills to “take the edge off” before he sexually assaulted her at his home near Philadelphia in January of 2004. “When the sexual assault happened, I was a young woman brimming with confidence and looking forward to a future bright with possibilities,” she wrote the aforementioned impact statement. “Now, almost 15 years later, I’m a middle-aged woman who’s been stuck in a holding pattern for most of her adult life, unable to heal fully or to move forward.” Throughout this entire ordeal, Cosby’s wife, Camille, and his daughters – Erika, Errin and Evin – have stood by the star’s side. Camille even released a lengthy, blistering statement after her husband’s conviction five months ago, in which she said in part: “This is mob justice, not real justice.” That was her say at the time. But Judge Steven T. O’Neill got the final say in court this afternoon, stating simply: “It is time for justice in a court of law. The day has come. The time has come.” View Slideshow: Bill Cosby Arrest: Celebrated by Stars Everywhere!
Source: Bravo / Getty Are you ever out and get annoyed by what people are doing on their cellphone? Rickey Smiley and Eva Marcille are breaking down cellphone etiquette for everyone that might need some help. One of the first things they talked about is how you’re sitting with a group of friends and someone pics up their phone. Then they try and have two conversations at the same time and it’s not cool. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit Rickey mentioned that you should put up your church finger to excuse yourself. Eva brought up when some decided they’re going to FaceTime you and haven’t spoken to you in a minute. People can’t stand that and Rickey mentioned if you have a big face you might have to go get on a laptop because you can’t see the persons face. Another rude thing that people do is have a whole conversation using the speaker phone feature. RELATED: Eva Marcille Tells What She Said To NeNe Leakes After Gregg Leakes’ Cancer Diagnosis [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] Rickey said he’s been out so many times and seen it and it’s not good etiquette. Eva spoke about how someone can text and call you several times when it’s not an emergency and how it’s annoying because clearly you’re busy so you can’t pick up. They also brought up texting while driving and how it’s not safe. Do you practice good cellphone etiquette? RELATED: Black Tony Confuses Eva Marcille For Eve & Evelyn Lozada [EXCLUSIVE] Listen to “ The Rickey Smiley Morning Show ” 6am ET. RELATED: Rickey Smiley Lists What People Should Be Doing Differently With Cell Phones [EXCLUSIVE] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1919745″ overlay=”true”] READ MORE STORIES ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Bill Cosby Might Be In Prison On Monday Rickey Smiley & Eva Marcille Run Down 10 Rules To Cellphone Etiquette [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] The Rewind – MGK Needs Weezy’s Pistol, Swizzy Teases “Poison” Follow @TheRSMS
Source: Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images / Getty Once again, Nicki Minaj has the Twitter-verse riled up and this time a major fashion brand is connected to the chaos. Diesel recently announced that Nicki would be one of the faces for its Autumn/Winter 2018 “hate couture” campaign used to combat cyberbullying. Different stars, including Nicki, Gucci Mane , actress Bella Thorne and model Jonathan Bellini have been recruited for the campaign. In a video Diesel posted to their social media, the most hateful messages these stars have received on social media are etched into the design of their Diesel apparel. Thus Nicki’s shirt reads “The Bad Guy” (It’s still up for debate if people actually call her this or if she just gave herself the name herself). You don’t make online hate disappear by hiding it. Introducing #DieselHateCouture feat. @nickiminaj @bellathorne @gucci1017 @tommydorfman @milesdheizer #BarbieFerreira #BriaVinaite #YooAhIn #JonBellini #YoVentura #FW18 . . Director #jovantodorovic Stylist @markymarcmode pic.twitter.com/XXpI9BrsZZ — Diesel (@DIESEL) September 18, 2018 Proceeds from the sale of the limited-edition clothing items will reportedly go to anti-bullying programs at the OTB foundation according to The Business of Fashion. Though the campaign seems to have good intentions, folks across the Internet couldn’t help but notice a tiny issue in the selection of stars. Nicki Minaj has been accused of some major bullying. The most notorious instance came when cultural critic and Twitter user Wanna Thompson critiqued the subject matters in Nicki Minaj’s music a few months back. Instead of starting a conversation on Twitter like Wanna had hoped, an army of Nicki-crazed Barbz came after Wanna like she was the village plague. “I wouldn’t wish this on my worse enemy,” Thompson told The New York Times back in July. After Nicki fans came for Wanna’s life via social media, emails and even phone calls, Nicki herself contacted Wanna and it wasn’t pretty. She slid in Wanna’s DMs and called her everything but a child of God. “Eat a di** you hating ass h*” and “ugly ass” were just a few of the words Nicki aimed at Wanna. Sounds like a bully, no? When Wanna heard the news of Nicki’s Diesel campaign, she was just as confused. @DIESEL is making a mockery out of cyber-bullying. There are countless organizations and individuals doing their best to combat the issue and instead of enlisting them you get Nicki Minaj? So irresponsible and counterproductive. — Wanna (@WannasWorld) September 19, 2018 Then, let’s not forget the accusations Cardi B made about Nicki after their notorious run-in during New York Fashion Week. In an Instagram post, she accused Nicki of lying on her and telling other artist not to work with her. Though it’s not certain that Cardi’s accusations are true, one has to ask what would provoke a woman enough to send her shoe flying across a fashion event. Nicki even gave Travis Scott a “Ho* Ni**a of the Week” award on her Queen radio show when she was critiquing his record sales and number one spot on the charts. Despite all this controversy, of course the Barbz still weren’t bothered… Nicki Minaj is a marketing genius! Sis really flipped this “Bad Guy” narrative and now has a Capsule Collection with Diesel that is going to inspire and uplift so many people who have been beaten down by the words of others. — Pink Queen Tingz (@pinkqueentingz) September 18, 2018 Even Diesel seemed to hold strong in their partnership with Nicki. “We’re here to support anyone who’s getting hated on, and Nicki is one of them,” Diesel wrote in response to some fan criticism. We’re here to support anyone who’s getting hated on, and Nicki is one of them. — Diesel (@DIESEL) September 19, 2018 Well if we’re going with that logic, anyone can be apart of this campaign! When should we expect our phone call? Other parts of the Internet were over the partnership as well. Hit the next pages to peep what folks had to say!
Hope you’re prepared to get in a good cry right now. Because if you continue reading, trust us, it’s coming. As you surely know by now, rapper Mac Miller passed away last week . He was only 26 years old. We still don’t have too many details about what happened, but here’s what we do know: Mac was found dead in his home last Friday around noon, and when emergency responders arrived on the scene after receiving a 911 call, they saw that he’d been dead for several hours . There’s no official cause of death yet, but the assumption is that he died of an overdose, considering the fact that he’s been dealing with addiction for several years. Toxicology reports take a while, so it will likely be several more weeks before we learn what happened to him. The night before his body was found, he’d been hosting a party in his home, and it sounds like the party got a bit out of hand. Witnesses even claimed that several of his guests were there until Friday morning, when they rushed out of the house just before police arrived . Because of this, some people are suspicious that something more than an overdose happened that night, but police aren’t investigating. On a different note, another thing we know about his death is that as awful and implausible as it sounds, many of Mac’s fans are blaming Ariana Grande . Ariana and Mac dated for a couple of years before breaking up in May, and a few weeks after that, she was engaged to Pete Davidson . The idea seems to be that she should have done more to help him with his problems, or that her quick engagement broke his heart and caused him to ramp up his drug use. It’s silly, because it’s not Ariana couldn’t force him to give up drugs, and she’s not responsible for his choices, no matter what. People were so cruel about this that she had to turn off comments on her Instagram, as if she wasn’t hurting enough. Speaking of Instagram, she shared a sweet picture of Mac there last weekend, and although she didn’t say anything about his death, it was a lovely little tribute. But now, in another post, she’s really opening up about what happened. Ariana Grande Shares Sweet Memory of Mac Miller And it is rough . This time, she posted a video of him, and while it’s a little hard to tell what’s happening, it’s still precious. He’s talking with someone else about something when he notices Ariana filming him, and he laughs and says “Baby, stop!” They start laughing together, and she says “it makes me so happy,” so he tells her “I’ll tell you the story as many times as you want.” It’s sad enough to see him laughing and having a good time after knowing how things turn out for him, but things get even sadder once you read the caption she wrote to go along with the video. “i adored you from the day i met you when i was nineteen and i always will,” she began. “i can’t believe you aren’t here anymore. i really can’t wrap my head around it. we talked about this. so many times.” “i’m so mad,” she continued. “i’m so sad i don’t know that to do. you were my dearest friend. for so long. above anything else.” “i’m so sorry i couldn’t fix or take your pain away. i really wanted to.” She finished by calling Mac “the kindest, sweetest soul with demons he never deserved.” “i hope you’re okay now,” she told him. “rest.” Mac’s funeral will take place sometime in the next few days in Pittsburgh, his hometown, and according to reports, she’ll be in attendance. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Died in 2018: In Memoriam Here’s hoping she can get a little bit of closure from that, because it sounds like she’s really hurting right now.
OK, so Adam Lind is a truly awful person with zero redeeming qualities. We all know this, and we’ve known it for a very, very long time. It would take forever to list all the ways he is the worst, but let’s at least go through a rundown of his greatest hits, all right? The world was unfortuantely introduced to him because he impregnated Chelsea Houska, who had her own episode of 16 and Pregnant and then went on to be one of the mothers featured in Teen Mom 2. They shared an adorable daughter, Aubree, but it was clear from the beginning that he was not exactly the world’s best dad . Or a dad at all, really. He wasn’t around too much after Aubree was born, or ever, as far as we saw. He and Chelsea broke up, then got back together, and so on and so forth. He was really cruel to her and obviously wasn’t too interested in their kid, but still, she kept taking him back pretty much until she met Cole DeBoer, an actual good person and now, her husband . At some point in that mess, he also began seeing Taylor Halbur, and he had a baby with her, too — a precious little girl they named Paislee. Adam wasn’t around for her, either, and it’s since become clear why. As it turns out, he has a pretty big problem with addiction and domestic violence. He’s been arrested plenty of times for DUIs and driving without a license, that sort of thing, but last year, he failed a court-ordered drug test. Because of meth. Yep, Adam was doing lots and lots of meth , and although he’s not on Teen Mom 2 anymore and hasn’t been for a while, we really don’t have any reason to believe he ever stopped. He was also arrested more than once last year on domestic violence charges — his most recent ex, Stasia Huber stated in court documents that he broke her arm when he was high , then locked her in the house and destroyed her phone. In other court documents for another case, Taylor claimed that he once killed two of her puppies , and that on another ocasion, he knocked her to the ground when she was holding Paislee. So meth, breaking girlfriend’s arms, killing girlfriend’s puppies … how can it get any worse? Oh, just you wait! In one of Adam’s earliest appearances on MTV, he sent a text to Chelsea, who had just given birth to Aubree, to call her a “fat stretch mark bitch.” He also wrote “tell me where and when to sign the rights over for that mistake,” and by “that mistake,” he meant their baby. Now, all these years later, he actually did sign his rights over. Not for Aubree, but for his other daughter, Paislee. Yesterday, Taylor took Adam to court to get things done, as reported by The Ashley’s Reality Roundup. It was hardly the first time Taylor took Adam to court — they’ve been many times to deal with custody arrangements, child support, visitation — but it was the last. According to the report, Adam was asked several questions by the judge before everything was made official, and he was required to state that he knew his decision was permanent, and that from here on out, he’d have no rights to Paislee. He did, and just like that, he signed away his rights to his youngest child. As a bit of a happy ending to all of this, South Dakota state law requires that when parental rights are terminated, the rights get transferred to someone else, or to some authorized agency. That was no big deal though, because Taylor’s husband adopted Paislee! He’s been in Paislee’s life for a long time, and it seems like he’s been her dad during all that time anyway, it’s just official now. Unfortunately, this doesn’t affect anything with Aubree. If Chelsea wants Adam to terminate his parental rights to her, too, then she’ll have to get her own court date. But in the past, she’s often followed Taylor’s lead — Taylor got a visitation center involved for Adam long before Chelsea did, for example — and they do speak with each other. We have a feeling that if she wanted to do this, too, then Cole would happily adopt Aubree . View Slideshow: Teen Mom Dads, Husbands & Boyfriends Ranked: Who’s #1?! Honestly, it’s probably only a matter of time until that happens. Can Adam get any lower than this?
Source: (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) / Getty Eryn Allen Kane is back at it again with a soulful track to inspire the masses. In preparation for an upcoming EP , Eryn has dropped her new single “Feel the Need.” Eryn shows off her vocal dexterity in the track with smooth notes and an emotional climax that boldly asks “don’t you feel the need for love?” You can check out the song for yourself below! Eryn’s next musical efforts follow her widely celebrated EPs Aviary: Act I in 2015 and Aviary: Act II in 2016. Both projects were independently released and gained over 15 million streams and counting. With the two releases, Eryn gave us hints of her vocal prowess on tracks like “Have Mercy” and “How Many Times.” One of her biggest highlights also came when she was featured on a track with the one and only Prince. And we all know Prince doesn’t work with everybody. The Purple One chose Eryn to be featured on his song “Baltimore,” dedicated to Freddie Gray and the 2015 Baltimore uprising. In an interview with Global Grind , Eryn described her experience working with Prince saying, “At first it was really scary, and then it became a thing where he [Prince] felt like an uncle.” Eryn also bumped creative heads with Chance the Rapper in Chicago before anyone really knew of his music. “I knew Chance before Sasha Go Hard or any other Chicago artists,” Eryn said. “We started doing music together and then it snowballed. Once you start doing music with one person in Chicago, the word kind of gets around.” Now two EPs and a Prince feature later, Eryn is ready to expand her territory. But she still hasn’t seemed to lose her down to earth vibes. When she announced the cover art for “Feel the Need” on Instagram, she said, “I didn’t have any good ideas for cover art so I searched through my phone and found this pic my mom sent me a while back…it fit. Wallah.” Feels like the perfect match to us. Be sure to check out “Feel the Need” on Youtube and other streaming services listed here.
Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty Tekashi69 has a new reason to smile all the way to the bank. The notorious rap troll just dropped $12K for a new set of teeth—porcelain veneers actually. Hey rappers fix their teeth everyday b. TMZ reports that the “Get The Strap” rapper paid over 12 racks to Colombian dentist Dr. Mario Montoya in Santiago de Cali, Colombia—yes, the country—to undergo a 5-hour procedure for a sparking set of porcelain veneers. He reportedly had 12 teeth done up top and another 12 below. Tekashi was recently spotted in the studio with Kanye West , so take that info as you will. See more of Tekashi cheesing for the camera on the flip. — Photo: Getty
