It's been a little over a year since Ryan Edwards married Mackenzie Standifer , and we probably don't need to tell you that he hasn't been the greatest husband in the world during that time. Ryan has been arrested ; he's had restraining orders issued against him; he's fallen off the wagon; he's been verbally abusive to his pregnant wife. And of course, Ryan has been caught cheating on Mackenzie multiple times. Edwards has a lengthy history of infidelity, but even the professional baby daddy's most ardent critics thought he'd stop screwing around after Mackenzie stuck by his side during the year from hell. Sadly, it seems we all overestimated Ryan … 1. Shelby and Ryan Shelby Woods briefly dated Ryan in between his relationships with Maci Bookout and Mackenzie Standifer. Now, it looks as though Edwards never quite got over his former flame. 2. Not to Be Trusted Ryan married Mackenzie just over a year ago. But in that short time, he’s been accused of infidelity on numerous occasions. 3. Tinder Trouble First, Ryan was caught communicating with other women on Tinder, using an account that falsely stated his age as 25. (He’s actually 30.) 4. Let ‘Em Know Shortly thereafter, Shelby took to Twitter to let the world know that Ryan was still hitting her up on a regular basis. 5. Hey, Sis “Sometimes I just wanna be like, ‘Hey sis, your husband is still hitting me up,'” she tweeted on April 15. “Buuuuut then I remember how delusional you are so I don’t waste my time.” 6. Not One For Taking Hints Sadly, it seems Ryan didn’t get the message that Shelby isn’t interested. View Slideshow
Well, this is quite disturbing. We never thought we'd write that about a video that features a priest and a baptism… but here we are. Footage of a priest slapping – yes, SLAPPING – a crying baby during a baptism has made its way around the Internet, sparking the sort of outrage you'd expect when, it bears repeating… … there's footage of a PRIEST SLAPPING A CRYING BABY. The YouTube video was initially shared on Reddit with a caption that reads what we just wrote: “A priest slaps an infant during his baptism.” On Reddit, the user wrote: “this happened today in France, I’m really shocked.” Well, yeah! Who would not be?!? In the 43-second video that we've shared above, the unnamed priest is shown holding the child’s tear-filled face as the boy sits in a woman’s arms. We assume this woman is a loved one. The priest looks like he's trying to comfort the young kid… until, in the middle of the video, the man of God is shown slapping the child across his cheek. There's certainly no other way to interpret what we're seeing here. The boy's parents react to this violent act with stunned expressions, as their son starts to scream even more. We then see the priest pulling the child closer as a woman, who appears to be a church official, briefly approaches him. “I saw this video on Facebook and I cried,” wrote one Twitter user in response, adding: “I was filled with anger and sadness. If I was the mother of that baby I wouldn’t hesitate to push or slapped the damn priest back!! I don’t care what he is!!” At one point, the infant struggles in the priest’s arms, prompting a man nearby to forcibly remove the kid from the priest’s arms. It's just weird and wild and disturbing stuff all around. “This child will be traumatized by [priests] now,” wrote another grossed-out social media user. “This is so scary and sickening, that baby knew that’s the devil in disguise,” another added. “That’s no priest.” Watch the controversial footage above.
Are we living, not in the real world, but in a heavy-handed political cartoon? Because it’s looking that way. Melania Trump went to visit one of the children internment facilities that her husband’s administration has been using to hold immigrant parents separately from their parents. But some people feel that she really didn’t care. They think that because she wore a jacket stating, in massive letters, that she really didn’t care. (Here’s a clearer look at the jacket’s words — it’s not an uncommon sight on Instagram models) This is … positively surreal. See, while an Instagram model might show off a sassy jacket for whatever reason, the context of the First Lady’s visit is not. She was visiting an internment camp that holds children that her husband’s policy has separated from their parents as they are all detained. While some of the detained unlawfully crossed the border (a federal misdemeanor, not unlike using the American flag in advertising) and others arrived to seek asylum, which is legal, the humanitarian issue was that children were being kept in cages. Yes, cages. While ICE contacted news outlets to inform them that they objected to the characterization of the fenced-in enclosures that held innocent children as “cages,” even ICE admitted that it was not inaccurate. While within the facility, Melania asked “How can I help to reunite these children with their families as quickly as possible?” Only her husband, or Congress, can make that happen right now.
Well, no matter where you fall on the ideological spectrum, surely we can all agree that it’s been yet another bonkers week in the world of American politics. At this point, if you were to list all the ridiculous news that’s come out of the Trump White House in the past month, it would sound like you were singing a parody of “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Kids in cages, Manafort jailed, North Korea summit fail , Kim Kardashian, Kim Jong-Un, nobody is having fun! You get the idea. There’s so much appalling news making the headlines these days (did we mention the kids in cages?) that it’s easy to forget the lighter side of the Donald. Remember all that goofy, blowhard sh-t he used to say and do before he got into politics? Yeah, he’s still doing that stuff, except now it’s overshadowed by the fact that he might literally destroy the world. And that’s a real tragedy, because when he’s at his most infantile, Trump is every bit as unintentionally funny as Tommy Wiseau or Don Jr. The latest shenanigans from our wacky president come to us from the G7 summit, where the world’s most influential leaders famously stared Trump down and received a doofy Alfred E. Neuman grin in return. We expect Trump to behave like a petulant toddler on the world stage, but this time he really upped the ante by literally throwing candy at arguably the most powerful woman in the world. Yes, according to Newsweek , Trump tossed a couple Starbursts at German Chancellor Angela Merkel , and said — we sh-t you not: “Here, Angela. Don’t say I never give you anything.” Is this guy wacky or what? The incident was described in detail by Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer: “Trump was sitting there with his arms crossed, clearly not liking the fact that they were ganging up on him,” Bremmer said. “And at that point, he stood up, put his hand in his pocket, his suit jacket pocket, and he took two Starburst candies out, threw them on the table and said to Merkel, ‘Here, Angela. Don’t say I never give you anything,’” Wow. If those had been yellow Starbursts, we’d be a week into World War III right now. Fact. Fortunately, Trump carries only beautiful, gorgeous pink ‘Bursts in his jacket. Just a terrific flavor, folks, really. View Slideshow: Kim Kardashian Meets with Donald Trump (And Twitter Can’t Handle It)
Summer is here! And if you are like me, I like to wear less makeup in the summer because I don’t like it sweating off (makeup slipping is the worst). Being in the heart of the heat (New Orleans), I met up with pro makeup artist Sheria Williams. Williams’ was confident we could achieve a light look that would have my skin looking flawless and use products that would not slip to sweat and heat. Real talk: this look lasted me from the afternoon all the way through the evening. I was in that NOLA heat, I went dancing…and I only had to apply some more transluscent powder as a touch up around 9PM. Source: Amanda Edwards / Getty A natural, light beat has been trending on the carpets for the past few years now. Yara Shahidi is a big fan of the look, known for a dewy glow and a glossy lip. Source: Danielle James / Hello Beautiful Follow our steps below and learn how to achieve this look! Start with clean skin. You wouldn’t start painting a picture on a dirty canvas, so why would you do this with your face? I had my oil and moisturizer on from the morning, so Williams’ used Neutrogena Makeup Remover Hydrating Cleansing Towelettes ($5.39, Target.com ) to take off everything from my face. The towelettes have hydrators and soothing cucumber and aloe extracts to help your skin feel extra moisturized. I like it! Foundation and Contour. Source: Danielle James / Hello Beautiful While I normally use a primer, Williams’ did not. I thought my makeup would slip without this, but surprisingly it didn’t (you’ll find out why at the last step). She did contour my face, even though I have high cheekbones and a defined face. She explained that contouring helps bring depth to your face. She used LA Girl HD Pro Concealer ($2.38, Walmart.com ). This concealer is cheap and a favorite of many. Williams’ purred, “It goes on sooo creamy!” Even Real Housewives Of Atlanta star, Kandi , loves it and keeps it in her bag ! She used MAC Studio Fix SPF 15 Foundation ($30.00, MACcosmetics.com ) for the rest of my face. To me, it wasn’t even the foundation she used but how she applied it. She stippled my face. Stippling is when you pat the foundation on your face instead of rubbing it in. It also allows your foundation to stay pigmented and give you maximum coverage. I’m confident this is what gave it the airbrushed look. Powder. After she applied the foundation, she set it with Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder ($38.00, Sephora.com ). I believe this is the best setting powder on the market and worth the almost $40.00 investment. All of #TeamBeautiful loves this setting powder. In the Summer, I also love Too Faced Peach Perfect Mattifying Setting Powder ($32.00, Sephora.com ). Don’t be detered by the light color, it blends well into all skin tones. I like this setting powder because it has an extra oomph in preventing shine. Brows. Source: Danielle James / Hello Beautiful She gave me a natural brow (because, summer) and used Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz Pencil ($21.00, Ulta.com ). Source: Danielle James / Hello Beautiful The major key to natural brows is first brushing your brow hairs up (pictured above), then following your natural brow line and using short strokes to emulate hair. How to do your brows are an entire tutorial on their own, and we have one for you here . Eyes. Source: Danielle James / Hello Beautiful For my eyes, she used Milani Waterproof Liner Pencil ($6.97, Walmart.com ). You can use your favorite natural eyeshadow palette for a look. Try Maybelline The Nudes ($8.09, Target.com ) that has beautiful browns, golds, and nudes suitable for every Black woman. Add some lashes for oomph! Williams’ used Salon Perfect Be Natural Multi Pack Lashes ($8.44, Walmart.com ). For under $9.00, this gives you five sets of lashes in the pack. What a deal! You can also try Ardell Natural Lash – Black 110 ($4.99, Ulta.com ). Lips. Source: Danielle James / Hello Beautiful For my lips she lined my lips with MAC Cosmetics Lip Liner in Cork ($18.00, MACcosmetics.com ). This is a great shade for brown girls, you can also try Chestnut , if you are darker or want a bit more of an intense brown. For my lipstick, she used Milani Amore Matte Lip Cream in Adorable ($7.97, Walmart.com ). Source: Danielle James / Hello Beautiful Beauties, tag @HelloBeautiful or your Style and Beauty Editor (me!) @TheIslanDiva if you try out this look. I want to see it on you! Source: Danielle James / Hello Beautiful See more of Sheria Williams’ makeup looks or to book an appointment in NOLA (heyyy, Essence Festival is right around the corner), here . You can find her company RI-Make Faces Artistry, here . DON’T MISS: LET’S MAKEUP: How To Achieve A Natural Brow Just In Time For Summer LET’S MAKEUP: Naturi Naughton’s Shares Her Must-Haves And Launches New Lip Line LET’S MAKEUP: Here Are The Beauty Products You Need For Dewy Skin Like Chloe x Halle [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3002466″ overlay=”true”]
Demi Lovato is pushing her lesbian agenda, even though we all know she’s a dyke by looking at her, and we all know that she’s fucked women her entire life, proven in the sex tape she filmed with Miley that the perverts in Nashville apparently pass around, a story I was told by someone in Kings of Leon…a Nashville band…a story that I choose to believe.. Point being, Demi Lovato and all her lesbian glory, is doing the whole college grade lesbianism of tongue on tongue tongue touching frenching you see girls do at the club or the college party to impress the dudes they have a threesome like the porno movies with and I guess bi polar Demi Lovato who we could argue is just a brat entitled and coddled is really bringing it for her fans…to show her true self, whatever that is…an attention seeker who uses sexuality to try to get there despite being ugly… Here it is…magical really…but not at all..you fucking try hard to stay relevant try hard… Like the guy in the porno – who pre-mature ejaculates, who gets sodomized by women, who spanks the women, who gets peed on, who has to stick his dick in a pussy with another dude….
After the shock over the news that Chris Pratt and Anna Faris had split , people started to wonder who would be next to date the comedic actor and totaly Hollywood studmuffin. Despite rumors, he’s not dating Olivia Munn . But now we know who he’s seeing. This gorgeous but much younger woman is Katherine Schwarzenegger. TMZ spotted Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger on a picnic date in Santa Barbara. Per their report, Chris picked up Katherine from her home and then drove her up the coast. As various outlets have noted, Chris has been known to flirt from time to time. But this is the first actual date that anyone has seen him on since his split from Anna. So it’s no surprise that he went above and beyond. We can only imagine what a fun, and funny, date the two of them had. Katherine has some very obvious Hollywood ties, thanks to her father, Arnold Schwarzenegger. But he’s honestly not her most famous relation. Through her mother, broadcast journalist Maria Shriver, she is the great-niece of John F. Kennedy. Katherine does not actually work as an actress or even directly as a politician. Instead, she is an author, an interior designer, a lifestyle blogger, and an animal welfare activist. Notably, she is 28 years old — ten years younger than Pratt, who is 38. But while 10 years is kind of a lot of age difference for a couple, they’re both very much adults. It’s not a big deal. By all accounts, it sounds like Chris and Katherine enjoyed their picnic lunch. It’s unclear how much they’ve spoken before this, but the general consensus seems to be that the two are still getting to know one another. That shoulsn’t be difficult. They’re both beautiful and charming people. But it may be a little strange for Chris Pratt to get back into the dating game after so many years of marriage. We wouldn’t be surprised if they take things slow, even if they end up being a long-term couple. Another potential difference will be the dynamic — assuming that Chris and Katherine continue dating and don’t go their separate ways. For years, Chris Pratt was mostly just “Anna Faris’ husband.” People knew him as “that guy from Parks and Recreation .” (Where, for the record, he was hilarious, both in delivering scripted lines and in improvising some truly brilliant jokes) Anna was the big name. Then, Chris was cast as Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy . To take on the roll, he transformed his body from its soft form into the hardened hunk we’ve all seen in three Marvel bluckbusters. Suddenly, he was the big time movie star. Anna Faris was his wife. When the two of them split, many joked on social media that this was precisely why they never wanted their boyfriends or husbands to “get hot.” But Katherine and Chris would have this dynamic — her from a famous family and him as an action movie star — from the beginning. That might help their stability in a relationship, in the long run. But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. Right now they’re just dating as the world braces itself for the premiere of Chris’ newest film, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom . View Slideshow: Chris Pratt and Anna Faris Separate, The Internet Gives Up on Love
James Van Der Beek appreciates his Instagram followers. He’s grateful that you enjoy looking at his page and checking out the images. But he understands in this one special case. He won’t blame you at all if you choose to look away from his account for a few moments. The former Dawson’s Creek star has shared a photo on social media that is really unlike any celebrity photo you’ve ever seen on these platforms. The picture features Van Der Beek cradling his newborn daughter Gwendolyn … but when we say newborn , we mean NEWBORN . The child is still attached to her umbilical cord. Van Der Beek has taken fans inside his wife’s home birth, giving everyone a very up close and awfully personal view of what it’s like to partake in this sort of miraculous event. “The category is: Home-Birth Realness,” opens the father of five before in his caption to the following picture, warning the “squeamish” to divert their eyes. We’ll emphasize that warning once again prior to publishing the photograph. Ready? You sure? Okay, here you go… Van Der Beek continues in his message, listing everything you see above: “Messy bed, Plastic sheeting underneath old sheets, Old towel crumpled on the floor, Vomit bag (unused), Inflatable birthing tub (also unused), Shirtless Dad, Boy in Spider-Man pajamas.” (NOTE: This final item is easily our favorite. We love the idea of this adorable toddler just wandering around while his mother gives birth in his house to his sister.) Concludes the actor: “Happy, healthy baby, Happy healthy Mom in her own shower right after giving birth, Water bottle And . . . placenta in a mixing bowl (I warned you).” It’s true. He did warn us. But most followers have reacted in amazement to such a picture, even thanking Van Der Beek for truly keeping it real. Wrote one impressed individual, with the Instagram handle @kimberlys40: Wow you are truly an amazing woman! @vanderkimberly and this is the most beautiful picture I have ever seen. Congratulations to the both of you and to your beautiful family. The Dawson’s Creek alum and his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, welcomed their fifth child on Friday, June 15. He and the wellness blogger are also parents of Olivia, 7, Joshua, 6, Annabel Leah, 4, and Emilia, 2. James conrirmed the arrival of little Gwendolyn on Sunday via a photo of the family fawning over its latest addition. “These last few days, as I’ve enjoyed the privilege of making smoothies I know my older kids will like, making my wife red raspberry leaf tea to ease her uterine contractions, spending ‘boy time’ with my son and getting my two year-old down for a nap in the way only I know how… I’ve been sick about something,” he wrote. He then referenced the VERY controversial White House policy of separating children from their immigrant parents: “As I write this, kids are being ripped from the arms of their parents. By our government. “For the kid’s benefit? No – the opposite – as a purposeful display of cruelty to deter would-be illegal border crossers AND legal asylum seekers (its happening to both). “And it wouldn’t be honest to wax poetic about my new-baby bliss without speaking up against this atrocity.” Concluded the veteran actor: A crime against humanity is a crime against us all. View Slideshow: Celebrity Baby Photos: So Adorable!
It’s very likely that there was a time when you wanted to file suit against an ex following a particularly nasty breakup. Perhaps the sight of your former partner clipping their toenails while eating sent you into a shame spiral that caused you to question every decision you’ve ever made. Or maybe they ruined your friendships by showing up to pub trivia night and incessantly shouting, “Freebird!” during the music rounds. Or they might have brought you to the brink of a meltdown by washing that NFL jersey you’ve had since you were a kid even though you told them it was game-worn and signed, Stacy, God! Anyway, all of those annoyances pale in comparison to the suffering that Eric Abramovitz endured at the hands of his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lee. Eric and Jennifer met while they were both in college and within a month, they were living together and sharing a laptop. Frankly, we’re side-eyeing both of them for moving that quickly, but hey, maybe it would have worked out — were it not for the fact that Jen is a bunny-boiling nutjob. You see, Eric is one of the top clarinetists in Canada, a fact that’s important for two reasons: 1. As a Canadian clarinetist, we assume he’s the most non-threatening man alive and doesn’t deserve to have his life ruined. 2. Jennifer decided to torpedo Eric’s clarinetting career in the most brutal way possible, apparently as some sort of twisted act of love. Back in 2013, Eric was offered a chance to study the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles, where he would hone his craft alongside Yehuda Gilad, who is apparently considered the top clarinetist in the world. Not only that, the school was prepared to offer Eric a $50,000 scholarship. Great news, right? Well, not for Eric, because he didn’t find out about the offer until it was much too late. Remember that shared laptop we mentioned earlier? Yeah, Jen used that to delete the scholarship email and then decline the offer on Eric’s behalf. In case that’s not psychotic enough for you, she then created a fake email address and pretended to be Gilad. She emailed her boyfriend — posing as the world’s greatest clarinetist — and basically told him better luck next time. Years later — after he and Lee had broken up — Abramovitz crossed paths with his would-be mentor, and Gilad asked why he had turned down the scholarship. “That’s when I knew something underhanded was afoot,” Eric told the Montreal Gazette . That’s putting mildly. Using a password that he knew was a favorite of Jen’s, Eric logged into the fake email account she had created. Not only did he uncover the fake rejection letter she had penned herself, he found out she’d also turned down on offers from Julliard and other top schools on his behalf. The reason? She didn’t want him to move away and leave her behind. View Slideshow: 29 Hilarious Breakup Texts That Almost Made Getting Dumped Worth It Needless to say, Eric was a little dismayed to learn that his ex had willfully set his career back by several years, and he decided to take the matter before a judge. This week, an Ontario judge awarded Ambramovitz $350,000 as compensation for irreparable career damage. “I accept and find that Mr. Abramovitz lost a unique and prestigious educational opportunity, one that would have advanced his career as a professional clarinetist,” the judge said. “I cannot speculate as to how high and how quickly Mr. Abramovitz’s career might have soared, but for the interference by Ms. Lee. But the law does recognize that the loss of a chance is a very real and compensable loss.” Let this be a lesson to everyone who’s in a relationship, might one day be in a relationship, or just got out of a relationship: Keep those passwords private, folks.
One rarely sees a critique of the Duggar family that doesn’t include the word “cult.” And it’s easy to see why all but the family’s most diehard fans are able to recognize that their particular brand of fundamentalist Southern Baptism bears many of the hallmark distinctions of a dangerous band of zealots. For example, the Duggars are wary of outsiders. Dissent and rebellion are not tolerated within their ranks and are swiftly dealt with, often with harsh punishments. Women are subservient to men and are forced to adhere to strict regulations regarding their clothing and conduct. They participate in ritualistic animal sacrifices in order to appease their fertility god, Ra’aa’al. Okay, we may have made that last one up, but you get the point. The Institute for Basic Life Principles — the organization that’s provided the basis for the Duggars’ controversial belief system — is pretty unabashed in its cultishness, and the Duggars proudly live their lives according to the teachings of its disgraced founder Bill Gothard . So make of that what you will. Anyone who’s escaped a cult will tell you that discipline is the glue that holds such groups together, and anyone who’s ever been a teenager knows that perpetually cheerful dispositions and voluntary celibacy are two things that do not come naturally to the pubescent set. And yet we don’t hear much about how the Duggars discipline their older children. We know about such controversial practices as ” blanket training ” for younger children, but surely even a practice as severe as striking toddlers with blunt objects wouldn’t be enough to foster a lifetime of blind obedience. In fact, one would think that in many cases it would cause children to lash out in their teen years. So why don’t we ever hear about Jim Bob and Michelle grounding their children or forcing them to go to bed without devouring a steam tray full of deep-fried Crisco first? Well, according to a new report from Life & Style , it’s because rebellious Duggar teens aren’t published — they’re quietly sent away to be “re-programmed.” Josiah Duggar is the most recent victim of this practice, but he’s far from the first. Josiah is said to be the most rebellious Duggar boy, and Jim Bob reportedly attempted to suppress this streak by sending him away for an extra long stint at a secretive IBLP facility known as the ALERT Academy. Joe and Jeremiah also did time in the clandestine boot camp-like program, but they weren’t there for nearly as long as Josiah, who was gone from the Duggar compound for much of 2013 and 2014. When he returned, Jim Bob must have been satisfied with the results, as Josiah was promptly tossed into a courtship with Marjorie Jackson. Unfortunately, it must have been too much too soon, as Josiah and Marjorie broke up after just a few weeks of dating — a move that’s almost unheard of in Duggar courtships. After that, Josiah once again “kept a low profile” for several months. But it’s not just Duggar boys who are shipped off to receive the Clockwork Orange treatment when they show signs of independent thought. Girls serve their time in the equally controversial Journey of the Heart program. Jana Duggar was sent there in her youth, and she returned as exactly the sort of docile super-servant her parents needed. “Jana used to be very outgoing,” John-David once remarked of the change in her personality. “Whenever she was younger, she was very rowdy.” A rowdy young woman? Well, we can’t have that, now can we? Of course, the most frequently brainwashed Duggar is Josh, who was shipped off to ALERT after he was caught molesting five young girls . As an adult, the treatment was repeated at a faith-based in-patient facility for sex addicts that’s been described as a prison-like workcamp. In Josh’s case, such treatment is actually deserved. Unfortunately, the cerebral scrub-down wasn’t enough to keep from acting like Arkansas’ answer to Harvey Weinstein. Watch Counting On online for more on reality TV’s most controversial family. View Slideshow: Duggar Family Members: The Official Power Rankings!
