Source: Troy Harvey / Getty Today marks Marcus Scribner ‘s 19th birthday and we couldn’t let it pass without celebrating. Best known for playing Andre Johnson, Jr. on ABC’s award-winning sitcom Black-ish , Scribner is coming into his own on the show and in real life. In fact, just this morning Yara Shahidi sang his praises in a sweet Instagram message for all the world to see. And Marcus has clearly become someone whom his TV mom, the ever so beautiful Tracee Ellis Ross , can look to for guidance. What would they do without him? Hit the flip for 14 reasons we, too, stan Marcus (his hilarious love for fanny packs definitely made the list) and join us in wishing him a happy, happy birthday.
Source: Prine Williams/Film Magic / Getty Wanda Smith Fired From V-103 Wanda Smith, the radio host who got into a spat with Kat Williams that spurned into an alleged gun pulling situation, has gotten the boot. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Wanda Smith and Miss Sophia, both of “Frank and Wanda in The Morning” were fired at the start of the new year. The two hosts were part of the original morning show that returned in 2018. Wanda’s firing is particularly shocking because she’s been on V-103 for more than two decades. She’s kept silently on her firing and only posted on Instagram; As for Miss Sophia however, she’s claiming that the station had her replacement on hand back in October to give “pointers” when really they were priming him for her position. She also added that Frank Ski’s never been a friend to her. “Now the reason we were told JR was sitting in with us was because he had a very successful show and big following on social media, so he was going to observe our show and give us some pointers and ideas on what we could do to have a better social media presence,” wrote Sophia on Instagram. “Frank Ski you sent me a text saying you were sad because of what happened. Why were you said, because of the part you played in the situation or because you see the writing on the wall for you. You also said that you will always be a friend. Is this something new that you are trying, because you have not shown yourself to be a friend to me from the first day I met you back in early 2000.” Woo chile, the mess. The AJC now reports that Frank Ski, 54, has been matched up with a Los Angeles singer Jade Novah and New York sports radio personality JR Jackson. Both will start January 22. Jade is an Instagram personality with over 362,000 Instagram followers. She’s also known for her Beyonce impersonations. JR is a sports reporter with over 81 million YouTube views. Interesting choice, it looks like the station’s trying to reach a younger demographic and clearly not everyone’s pleased about it. What do YOU think about this radio shakeup??? Some people SWEAR that Wanda’s Katt Williams beef played a part. Continue reading →
Source: Jace Downs/BET / Jace Downs/BET Promo For “Boomerang” Airs During Golden Globe If you were paying attention the brand spanking new promo for “Boomerang” on BET aired during the Golden Globes Sunday night. Produced by Lena Waithe (The Chi, Master of None) and Halle Berry , BOOMERANG picks up roughly 25 years after the film of the same name’s theatrical release. This subversive, smart comedy follows the children of the original cast as they try to balance making their mark on the professional world while navigating the personal struggles of young professionals. Have a look at some BTS footage and interviews with Lena Waithe and showrunner Ben Cory Jones (HBO’s Insecure) who discuss the origins of the show and how it will look at relationships and dating in the 21st Century. BOOMERANG premieres Feb. 12 on BET starring Tequan Richmond & Tetona Jackson, Leland Martin and Lala Milan. Hit the flip for more from Lena’s feed.
Source: icon sportswire / Getty It’s a sad day at at UC Berkeley after one of their star football players passed away. 19-year old Bryce Turner died on Saturday following a ‘medical emergency’ during a non-team workout last week. Reports say that the sophomore cornerback was hospitalized near his Lakewood, California home on December 30, but neither his family or UC Berkeley has disclosed his cause of death. Sources say that Turner collapsed and fell into a coma while he was in the hospital. Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton did release a statement, saying, “No words can accurately describe the pain we feel in our hearts right now. We’ll always remember Bryce and how he impacted all of us with Cal football.” Today, we lost a beloved member of our #CalFamily . Rest in Peace Bryce Turner. You'll be forever in our hearts. pic.twitter.com/j8xCObyhCb — Cal Football (@CalFootball) January 6, 2019 Turner’s former teammates also took to social media to express their grief. Rest in peace to the young king. Prayers up for the Turner family.
Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty 2019 Is Ariana Fletcher’s Year Last year, Ari Fletcher went through some relationship ups and down. She started off with her family and by summer, it was splitsville. But so far, the break up hasn’t broken her. Even though she accused her ex, rapper G Herbo, of cheating with Emily B’s daughter Taina, she hasn’t missed a beat. Ari uses her Instagram to share photos of her dope girl lifestyle and also sell her popping hair extensions. While her ex is busy playing house with the girl he allegedly cheated with, Ariana is still about her business… Hit the flip to see more photos of Ariana stepping on necks since her G Herbo split.
Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty AJ Calloway Accused Of Sexual Assault By Two More Women AJ Calloway is facing serious allegations from two women who’ve come forward. The embattled “Extra” host was previously accused of sexual assault by activist Sil Lai Abrams who The Hollywood Reporter that she struggled with Calloway in a car for six minutes as he exposed himself and begged her to “touch it.” She finally gave in and Abrams said Calloway ejaculated in her hand. Calloway previously released a statement to The Hollywood Reporter saying; “I was disappointed to read the false allegations about me in The Hollywood Reporter. As I have maintained from the beginning, these allegations are not true.” Now two more women have come forward, both of which who wish to remain anonymous. One detailed a story to The Daily Beast claiming that after a party at Calloway’s house they began kissing on a couch but she told him “no” when he tried to lift her skirt. The woman says Calloway “thought it was a game” and continued to try to have sex with her for 40 minutes straight. She tells The Daily Beast: “He really was going for my skirt, and I was literally pulling my skirt down because I was not going to allow him to go any further. And he thought it was a game or something because he kept laughing and giggling and I’m like, no, stop, stop. And the more I said stop the more he got aggressive, and that’s when I started to realize, oh my god, this is serious. Like, he’s really going to try and force me to have sex with him.” “And I just remember him pulling his penis out and he began stroking himself and he kept trying to put my hand on his penis and eventually he ejaculated on my hands.” She never opened up about the incident until now because she said she didn’t think people would believe her. “I thought it’s just one of those situations that happen and you just have to move forward with your life.” Calloway is denying “any claims that he assaulted someone” via a lawyer. This is all so disturbing.
Source: Rich Fury / Getty Coachella Announces The Line-Up For Their 2019 Festival After months of anticipation and some reported leaks on who the headliners might be, Coachella has finally announced the full line-up for their 2019 festival. Childish Gambino is going to headline on Friday, Tame Impala has Saturday, and Ariana Grande will close out the festival on Sunday. Donald Glover was one of the first names on the list of supposed headliners that fans have been speculating over for months–though he’s not accompanied by Justin Timberlake or Kanye West , who many sources said were set to be the other two on the ticket. It’s no surprise one of the biggest festivals in North America wanted Childish Gambino to headline after the year he’s had. He hosted Saturday Night Live , claimed his first No. 1 hit with “This Is America,” and embarked on an extremely successful accompanying tour. Ariana Grande–though she admits 2018 was the worst year of her personal life–had what many would consider the best year of her career. The songstress released Sweetener last August, has a tour planned for this year, and her most recent hit, “Thank U, Next,” is still on top as the No. 1 song in the country. Even with the amazing years these headliners have had, it’s going to be tough following up Beyonce’s performance–talk about applying pressure. Coachella’s other performers for 2019 include Kid Cudi, Pusha T, Solange, Khalid, YG, Janelle Monae, Anderson .Paak and a whole lot more. Check out the lineup in it’s entirety below. If you’re trying to make your way to Indio, California this April, passes go on sale on Friday at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST.
Source: FayesVision/WENN.com / WENN M ore money moves will be coming from Cardi B in 2019. The New York rapper, who had a crazy 2018, is already talking about her next project. During an Instagram Live, Cardi revealed that she is working on her next album and hopes to have it out the around the same time that “Invasion of Privacy” dropped last year — April 5,2018. Looks like 2019 will be the year of Cardi B too! Don’t Miss The Latest In Entertainment, News, and More! 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 Text “iPower” to 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before anyone else! …Standard Messaging Rates Apply For the Latest Entertainment News : Follow @ipowerrichmond [ione_media_gallery src=”https://ipowerrichmond.com” id=”3119967″ overlay=”true”] Latest… ‘LHHMIAS2’ Recap: Trina Flies Off The Handle After Trick Daddy Disrespects Her Coachella 2019: Childish Gambino, Tame Impala, Ariana Grande To Headline Montana of 300 “Dancing With My AK,” Sunny2point0 ft. Trippie Redd “Man Down” & More | Daily Visuals 1.2.19 Leah’s Lemonade: Rumors of B2K Tour Being Canceled Because of Baby Mama Drama
In case you missed Quick Silva’s Vitamin of The Day… With the new year just kicking off, Quick stressed the importance of letting the past going and moving on. As we go into 2019 clear your mind and history out by starting over and starting fresh.
Say it ain’t so….Rumors are swirling that B2K could possibly be considering canceling over baby mama drama. For a little history, lead singer Omarion has been linked to Apryl Jones, they share two kids together, Megaa and A’mei. His fellow bandmate Lil Fizz has a child with Love and Hip Hop star Moniece Slaughter. Omarion and Apryl called it quits after their second child and Moniece and Fizz haven’t been linked together in years. In fact Fizz has dated a few on his Love and Hip Hop cast mates over few seasons. Well according to Fizz’ baby mama Moniece she says he’s getting comfortable with Apryl. In fact the reality star took to social media to say that Fizz and Apryl are dating. Moniece and Apryl even took to social media to hash out there difference but there didn’t seem to be much resolve. Well now people are speculating that this drama is too close for home and that it might be cause friction between the band mates. This all happens on the eve of the anticipation for B2K’s first reunion on “The Millennium Tour,” that was set to kick off in March. To add insult to injury The Shaderoom found that Omarion doesn’t follow any of his band mates on social media currently. If you look at the post below you can see that it seems via social media that band doesn’t bang with each other that well cause it’s a mutual lack of following online. We’ll see how this is pans out. The tour was slated to have Pretty Ricky, Lloyd, Bobby V, Ying Yang Twins and Chingy along with B2K. If you want to know who’s the latest hollywood couple expecting baby number 4, make sure you listen to Leah’s Lemonade above.
