Source: KIKA/WENN.com / WENN Regina King delivered a strong performance in Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized this fact. King won Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film and delivered a moving speech dedicated to her mother, noting that her love and support served as an inspiration. ABC7news.com writes : “Mom, I love you so much,” she said through tears. “Thank you for teaching me that God has always been leaning in my direction.” King won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in “If Beale Street Could Talk.” It’s the first Oscar and first nomination for King, who has won three Emmy Awards for her work on television. King also thanked author James Baldwin, whose novel is the basis for the film from director Barry Jenkins. “To be standing here representing one of the greatest artists of all time – James Baldwin. James Baldwin bursts this baby and Barry nurtured her, surrounding her with so much love and support. So it’s appropriate to be standing here because I am an example of what it looks like when support and love is poured into someone,” King said.”God is good, all the time.” Regina King has come a long since 227 . Congrats. — Photo: WENN
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Two New R. Kelly Accusers Speak In Press Conference Two women are explaining what they claim happened to them after they attended an R. Kelly concert and after-party. Both of the women say they were 16 the night they met R. Kelly at a concert in Baltimore. The night concluded with Kelly instructing his manager to bring them back to his hotel, when he entered the room with his penis out, allegedly. Kelly then allegedly tried to force a threesome while they were both under the influence of alcohol and marijuana. One of the women refused, both claimed to be scarred from the incident. TMZ provided a stream to the actual conference. Hit play to watch it or click here .
Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). Source: Christopher Furlong / Getty An Indiana husband reportedly went into full killer mode when he woke up to find his wife having sex with another man. 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 According to The Herald Bulletin , Michael Neil, 29, was arrested on Monday for allegedly stabbing a man in his apartment. Neil confessed to police in an interview, saying he was asleep when he woke up to find another man getting it on with his wife. SEE ALSO: Man Finds His Wife & Her Alleged Lover Dead In Garage From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning “Neil admitted that he grabbed a knife from the bedroom and started stabbing the other male,” a press release states. Police responded to a neighbor’s call at 12:26 a.m. on Monday. They said they could hear several people fighting in an apartment nearby. When Officer Jamie Crawford arrived on the scene, he found an unconscious man inside a parked vehicle on North 20th Street. The man showed to have multiple stab wounds. Officer Matthew Walker entered the apartment building and discovered Michael Neil drenched in “a significant amount of blood,” says the press release. Neil told the cops he had been the one attacked in his apartment. Both men were rushed to the hospital to get treatment for their injuries. Elwood Police Chief Jason Brizendine withheld the name of the guy found unconscious in his vehicle. He did say the man was alive, however. He didn’t give details on the extent of his injuries. According to the press release, a search warrant was granted for the victim’s vehicle and the apartment. Various weapons and DNA were obtained by officers along with other evidence. Neil was booked on Monday for charges of Level 3 felony aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Elwood police mentioned that the case is still open and considered an ongoing investigation. This isn’t Neil’s first run-in with the law either. According to The Herald Bulletin, Neil is expected to appear in Madison Circuit Court 1 for a dispositional hearing on February 25 for a plea agreement in a January 2, 2018 case. He was charged with “Level 3 felony robbery resulting in bodily injury, robbery where someone other than a defendant, dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance and battery resulting in bodily injury.” With this additional case, it seems the odds are already against him. See celebrities we’ve lost in 2019 below. ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Rapper Killed In Taxi Crash On Way His Way To A Show Show Me How To Love: YFN Lucci And Reginae Carter Call It Quits Kandi Shares Updated Photos Of Her Daughter Riley’s Weight Loss Journey & She Looks Amazing! [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1972730″ overlay=”true”] Follow @TheRSMS
Today for Black History Month 2019 , we are highlighting the iconic singer– Beyonce . Source: Jason LaVeris / Getty Birth Date: September 4, 1981 Hometown: Houston, Texas Fun Facts: Beyonce has sold over 100 million records globally and has received over 20 Grammy Awards Beyonce is also an actor who has had roles in Austin Power’s Goldmember, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, Dreamgirls, and The Fighting Temptations Beyonce is a member of the group Destiny’s Child, but before that, the group was called ‘Girl’s Time’ Beyonce’s first record deal was with Elektra Records Beyonce is married to rapper/entrepreneur Jay-Z and has 3 kids (Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir) We thank you for your contributions Beyonce . [ione_media_gallery src=”https://thebeatdfw.com” id=”3111515″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Paul Archuleta / Getty The power of the petty is strong with Soulja Boy and Blac Chyna after sources close to the pair are revealing that their alleged dating was all a big ploy to piss off Tyga . However, it appears that the joke is on them after they allegedly starting digging each other in real life. TMZ reports : Sources close to the new couple tell TMZ … when they initially started chatting a couple weeks ago by sliding into each other’s DMs, they concocted a plan to piss off Tyga — start pretending they were dating. As you know … Tyga is Chyna’s ex and Soulja Boy and Tyga have had serious beef in 2019 over who had the biggest comeback last year. So, we’re told they both were down to hang out, hook up and piss off their nemesis. Then a funny thing happened — the 2 actually started to like each other after a few dates and decided to make it official … according to our sources. We’re told they appreciate and respect that the other one has their own career rolling right now, and they feel like they can take things slow. So far, no talk about moving in together or anything too serious. Somebody go check on Tyga. — Photo: Getty
A s we celebrate the monumental accomplishments made by African Americans in the past, there is Black history being made in the present. According to HBCU Buzz , North Carolina A&T State University track athlete Kayla White ran the world’s fastest 200m. . @NCATAGGIES Kayla White Runs The World’s Fastest 200m https://t.co/rMAUuKEdQC @ncatsuaggies — HBCU Buzz (@HBCUBuzz) February 13, 2019 White—who hails from Miami—broke the record at the University of Arkansas’ Tyson Invitational competition, the news outlet writes. She competed against some of the best track stars in the country. White finished off with a 22.82 sprint, edging out runners from Louisiana State University, Arkansas, and Alabama. After hitting that milestone, she is now ranked No. 1 in the world, the country, and her school’s conference which is the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Aside from holding the top spot for the 200m, White is also nationally ranked in 60m and the 60-meter hurdles competition. “She’s special,” Duane Ross , director of track and field programs at North Carolina A&T State University, said in a statement. “She was due to drop something fast. Her training has been going well and she’s hungry to be the best. I knew the race was won once she stepped into the blocks. Her focus and preparation were great this weekend.” Last season, White received NCAA indoor All-American honors for the 60mh competition. “Once I found out I was really surprised and excited at the same time,” she told WFMY . White also shared that she never set out to become a track star. She was interested in dance and it wasn’t until a coach convinced her to try track that she started her athletic journey and fell in love with the sport. “I would tell other runners to stay dedicated, trust your training, and believe in yourself. Surround yourself with positivity, what you give out is what you get.” Black athletes are continuing the tradition of breaking barriers in 2019. Earlier this month, a group of women from Antigua became the first all-Black women’s rowing team to cross the Atlantic Ocean. SEE ALSO: Team Antigua Becomes First All-Black Women’s Rowing Team To Cross Atlantic Ocean Associated Press Names LeBron James Male Athlete Of The Year [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3846237″ overlay=”true”]
Folks, we really didn’t think it was possible, but somehow, Meghan Markle’s awful family got even messier this week. And just when we were convinced the situation couldn’t get any more ridiculous, the Markles went ahead and dragged George Clooney into it. To be fair, Clooney willingly waded into this swamp when he compared Meghan to Princess Diana . But he probably never imagined his stern warning to the British press would lead to such a harsh rebuke from Meghan’s loser father and half-sister. First, Samantha Markle lashed out at Clooney : “Hey Looney Clooney! Your lawyer wife should have taught you not to make statements without full facts,” she tweeted. “I doubt #GeorgeClooney would ghost his mother for no legitimate reason. Be quiet Georgie.” Now, it’s Thomas’ turn, and as you may have guessed, his remarks are just as asinine. Speaking with TMZ, Tom blasted George’s comments as “frustrating” and “irresponsible.” The site reports that Thomas took Clooney’s remarks “as a dig” and encouraged the actor to “do a little research before he talks about Meghan and her father.” It seems the part of Clooney’s comments that really got under Thomas’ skin had to do with a letter the elder Markle received from Meghan, As you may have heard, Thomas sold Meghan’s letter to a tabloid, and the whole world wound up reading the Duchess of Sussex’s private comments. “I can’t tell you how frustrating that is, just seeing them broadcast a letter from a daughter to a father,” Clooney said during a recent press conference to promote his new series, Catch-22 . “She’s getting a raw deal there, and I think it’s irresponsible and I’m surprised by that.” As TMZ points out, it seems that George’s comments are aimed more at the press than at the Markles. Still, Thomas is the one that made the letter public, so it’s not hard to see how he might interpret the comment as shade. Along with his wife, Amal, Clooney attended Meghan’s wedding to Prince Harry back in May. Sources say the couples are close, and Amal has helped Meghan acclimate to life in London. So it’s no surprise to see George sticking up for Meghan. Of course, you don’t need to be her BFF to know that Meg’s family sucks. View Slideshow: Meghan Markle: 19 Cruelest Things Her Own Family Has Said About the Duchess
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Here we go… Trump Declaring National Emergency Over Border Wall YOUR President is back on his bulls***. Deplorable, deranged Dorito announced that he’s declaring a national emergency to fund his border wall. The ever so musty MAGA made the announcement today to the press in the Rose Garden. According to Cheeto, it’s absolutely necessary for him to use around $8 billion (what happened to the $5.7 billion?) to build a wall to stop the flow of “drugs, criminals and illegal immigrants” that are an impending threat to national security. He added that we’re facing an “invasion” and praised China’s decision put fentanyl on the list of drugs punishable by the death penalty. The New York Times reports that he’ll divert $3.6 billion budgeted for military construction projects to the border wall along with $2.5 billion from counternarcotics programs and $600 million from a Treasury Department asset forfeiture fund. House Democrats are already planning to introduce legislation to block this move. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they “will defend our constitutional authorities in the Congress, in the Courts and in the public, using every remedy available.” “The President’s emergency declaration, if unchecked, would fundamentally alter the balance of powers, inconsistent with our Founders’ vision. … The President is not above the law. The Congress cannot let the President shred the Constitution.” JUST IN: Joint statement from Democratic leaders Schumer, Pelosi: “This is plainly a power grab by a disappointed President, who has gone outside the bounds of the law to try to get what he failed to achieve in the constitutional legislative process.” https://t.co/z9CjJgdVgB pic.twitter.com/12NBesR5mX — ABC News (@ABC) February 15, 2019 Y’alls lil President is still losing it. Brace yourselves, a legal battle’s on the way.
Ever since hat first accuser came forward, I gotta admit, I’ve been looking at old Heathcliff Huxtable a little different. I mean, who hasn’t? Check out this story from CNN that details how Bill Cosby has been enjoying his ‘experience’ behind bars. VIA | CNN (CNN) Despite the circumstances, Bill Cosby said his time in prison is an “amazing experience,” his press spokesman Andrew Wyatt said in a TV interview. Wait, really? “Yeah, he used the term amazing experience,” Wyatt said. Wyatt’s interview with WCAU in Philadelphia provides new details of Cosby’s time behind bars at SCI Phoenix, the prison outside Philadelphia. Cosby was sentenced in September to three to 10 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in 2004. The case came after dozens of women came forward with accusations that Cosby had drugged and assaulted them in similar incidents over his lengthy career atop the comedy world. Finish this story [ here ]
You guys, we’re starting to think Chris Brown may have an anger problem. No, really. We think this really could be the case. Just consider the way in which Brown absolutely WENT OFF on Offset this week… Fresh off an allegation of rape , the singer blasted Cardi B’s husband after Offset stood up for his troubled friend, 21 Savage. And we mean blasted . Allow us to explain what happened, okay? Last Sunday morning, 21 Savage was detained by ICE and threatened with deportation. Targeted as part of a raid, rapper really may be kicked out of the United States due to a visa issue and forced to return to the United Kingdom. It’s a pretty sensitive issue… that Brown made fun of by sharing footage in which someone with a British accent does a voiceover against the backdrop of an Offset music video. “CMON FAM, STOP PLAYING WIT DA MANS DEM,” Brown wrote as a caption. Replied Offset, who released a collaborative album with 21 Savage in 2017, “Memes ain’t funny lame.” And that was enough to trigger Brown. Big time. YOU LIL BOY. BETTER WORRY ABOUT WHAT U GOT GOING AND FOCUS ON “YOU,” Brown wrote to Offset, adding in even more anger: All this call on IG IS WHAT’S LAME. YO ENERGY WONT LIKE THAT WHEN I CAME TO THE DRAKE SHOW IN LA… IF U DONT GET YO A HIOP A HOP A HIBBET A BIBBET TO THE HIP HIP HOP AND YA DONT STOP THE ROCKIN FACEASS… OUT TO MY COMMENTS. Brown wasn’t finished throwing his tempter tantrum, either. He concluded as follows: SENSITIVE ASS N-GGA. CALL ME PERSONALLY. U WANT SOME CLOUT WHEN ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS PULI UP. No camera no flexing and all at! IF YOU A REAL MAN FIGHT ME. Oh and another thing, SUCK MY DICK!!! Offset did eventually reply to Brown’s message on his Instagram Stories writing, “Coke head don’t want [smoke emoji].” He then deleted this message. Offset’s defense of 21 Savage comes after Cardi B, with whom he recently reconciled, called out conservative moron pundit Tomi Lahren on Twitter after she Tweeted about 21 Savage’s arrest. “I got one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ICE agents ready to deport ya,” Lahren wrote in reference to the lyrics of 21 Savage’s song “Bank Account.” “Don’t make me get my leash,” Cardi wrote back, referring to a previous viral Tweet where she told Lahren that she would “dog walk” her . Meanwhile in a statement released Tuesday, 21 Savage’s attorneys addressed the claims that the artist overstayed his visa, along with the fan speculation that he was targeted due to a recent anti-ICE rap. This statement reads as follows… Many have speculated as to possible ulterior motives for his arrest and detention, including that he released music five days prior to his arrest by ICE, which included new lyrics condemning the behavior of immigration officials for their detention of children at the border. Mr. Abraham-Joseph was born in the United Kingdom. Mr. Abraham-Joseph arrived legally in the United States at the age of 7. He remained in the United States until 2005, when he departed for approximately one month to visit the United Kingdom. He returned to the United States under a valid H-4 visa on July 22, 2005. Mr. Abraham-Joseph has been continuously physically present in the United States for almost 20 years, except for a brief visit abroad. Unfortunately, in 2006 Mr. Abraham-Joseph’s legal status expired through no fault of his own ICE provided incorrect information to the press when it claimed he had a criminal conviction.
