Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty I ssa Rae has started the early stages of a remake for the 1996 classic film Set It Off. According to Variety , Issa will be producing the movie. She may even have a role in the film. Set It Off tells the story of four friends who end up robbing a series of different banks amid frustration over their low paying jobs. This was the film that would serve as the launching pad for director F. Gary Gray’s now illustrious career. Set It Off followed the hit movie Friday , which also was very well received at the time of its’ release. The four women who played in Set It Off — Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberly Elise — were essentially the first women in film to play a character that exhibited as much depth as male stars in similar films. Issa Rae, who served as co-creator and executive producer for Insecure , has familiarity acting in a role where a group of friends are required to navigate through the hardships of life. Positioned to make her presence felt on the big screen, HBO programming chief Casey Bloys tried to make it happen for Issa. “Issa became a big movie star,” Bloys explained. “We’re not the first place to deal with this, but when you’re in business with very creative and talented people, there’s a lot more opportunities for people to do things.”
Source: Europa Press News / Getty 7th Vape-Related Death In California Vaping is killing people and the death toll is now up to seven according to a new CNN article. An unidentified California man has died and the state and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is making a major push to warn society of the dangers of this newfound past time. California will launch a $20 million ad campaign to warn against the dangers of vaping, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday, the same day health officials said a 40-year-old had died over the weekend from complications related to using e-cigarettes. The CDC’s Emergency Operations Center is investigating over 380 cases of lung disease related to e-cigarettes in order to determine how these products are affecting people’s health. Governor Gavin Newsom is looking to put a cramp in vaping’s potentially fatal style via taxes and other policies that protect children from malignant marketing. As for flavored e-cigarettes, “they should be banned,” Newsom said, adding he could not add that parameter to his order, though he didn’t explain why. “Let’s just dispense with any niceties,” he said. “You don’t have any bubblegum-flavored, mango-flavored tobacco products unless you’re trying to target an audience that you were losing — that’s young people.” What do you think? Are you a vaper? Are you worried about your health?
After months of legal wrangling, the fate of Joe Giudice will soon be decided. Giudice has been held in an ICE detention center ever since his release from prison back in March. After serving his time for tax evasion, Giudice was marked for deportation back to his native Italy. While he was born in Europe, the former reality star has been living in the US since early childhood, and he claims to not speak a word of Italian. Joe’s entire family — including his wife and four daughters — lives in New Jersey, and he’s told the court that he feels he would be unable to earn a living in Italy. Giudice was not exactly a beloved figure during his time on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, but his current situation has engendered a surprising amount of compassion. Unfortunately for Joe, none of that sympathy comes from his wife, Teresa Giudice. From the start, Teresa has made it clear that she’ll divorce Joe if he gets deported. As his case became increasingly desperate and plea after plea was denied, Teresa went ahead and started acting like she was already single. These days, Teresa is dating a much younger man named Blake Schreck , and insiders are convinced she’s planning to divorce Joe whether he gets deported or not. “Joe’s family believes that Teresa is going to file for divorce no matter what,” a source close to the situation tells Radar Online. “Teresa is going to file for divorce from Joe regardless of what the outcome is,” says a different insider. “Joe’s family knows this. Everyone knows this. She has tasted her freedom and she isn’t going to return to him.” Seemingly in confirmation of these claims, Teresa has stopped attending Joe’s court hearings. A spokesperson for the Real Housewife claims that she and Schreck are nothing more than business partners: “This is a working business relationship between two professionals,” says the rep. “They are collectively working on a project that includes other individuals and have been for quite some time. It’s 100 percent strictly business.” You’ll note, however, he does not deny that she’s planning to leave Joe. But while there’s been no confirmation or denial from Teresa’s camp, the fact remains that while her husband is fighting for his right to remain in this country, she’s in Miami partying with a 26-year-old. “Teresa won’t be able to be reined in and Joe’s family knows that,” says one insider. “Joe’s family is preparing for the worst,” the source continues. “They’re convinced it won’t be good news and they blame Teresa for everything.” And as Joe’s legal team runs out of options, his family has started bracing themselves for bad news. “They’re very afraid that his request will be denied, and they won’t be able to see him in person in the U.S. again,” says the insider. It’s an undeniably sad situation. But hey — we guess if Joe gets deported, that’ll spare Teresa an uncomfortable conversation. View Slideshow: Teresa Giudice: Filing For Divorce Once Joe Gets Deported?!
As you almost certainly know by now, Kylie Jenner is officially the world’s youngest “self-made” billionaire. Like so many others, we feel compelled to put “self-made” in quotes because, let’s face it — Kylie had a lot of help in reaching her current financial status. Kylie was born to wealth and privilege that few can even fathom. But that’s not to take away from the fact that she cunningly took advantage of every opportunity that was offered to her. After all, Kylie’s five siblings enjoyed similar entitlements, but, well — none of them has amassed a 10-figure net worth, have they? Obviously, Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, Rob, and Kendall all enjoy rather comfortable lifestyles, but did any of them feel a twinge of jealousy when their little sister became a billionaire before she could legally drink? Believe it or not, Kourney answered that question in candid fashion during her recent appearance on syndicated talk show The Real. Asked by the panel of hosts exactly how she feels about Kylie’s staggering wealth, Kourt laid her cards on the table — and she may have snuck in a little trash talk as a bonus: “Probably subconsciously it makes us feel like, ‘When is it enough?’” Kourtney said. “And that’s a thing I always think to myself, ‘When is it enough?’ Because I don’t like missing out on certain things like doing my kids’ homework or certain after-school activities for different things like that,” Kourtney explained. Kourtney has a reputation for being the least-confrontational member of her family, but it’s possible she’s just mastered the art of extremely subtle shade-throwing. In all likelihood, her comments were prompted not by jealousy, but by concern for her little sister. After all, in addition to beling a billionaire, Kylie is a mother . It would be a lot to take on at any age, and Kylie is just 22 years old. But those who know her best say Stormi’s mom has a knack for going with the flow, a tendency that seems to be reflected in her recent comments about going from rich to ridiculously wealthy. “I didn’t expect anything. I did not forsee the future,” Kylie told Forbes. “But [the recognition] feels really good. That’s a nice pat on the back.” Kylie owns 100 percent of her cosmetics line, and while she prides herself on putting out a quality product, she’s under no delusions about why the brand took off so quickly: “It’s the power of social media,” Kylie told the finance mag. “I had such a strong reach before I was able to start anything.” Asked how her sisters feel about her success, Kylizzle admitted that she’d occasionally the butt of good-natured jokes: “When we’re in a group chat talking about where we should go for a trip, they’re like, ‘Kylie? You going to pay for it?’” Kylie said. “Just stuff like that.” She added: “They just joke with me, just sister love. They’re all really proud of me, for sure.”
Source: screen gems / Screen Gems When it comes to the complex relationship between law enforcement and Black people , the discomfort and disconnect seemed to heighten over the last ten years with technology being so advanced. Thanks to cell phones, the world gets to a real-live police brutality incident go down right before their eyes— causing an even deeper distance between those in Blue and folks with Black skin. But what if you happen to be both; Black And Blue . Deon Taylor ‘s new action flick tells the story of just that. Rookie cop, played by Oscar nominated actress Naomie Harris , inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her ( Tyrese Gibson ) as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage. I visited the set of the the thriller flick on day 28 of their 30th day of shooting and watched on as they filmed one of the more emotionally intense scenes of the film. Naomi’s character visits her mother’s grave accompanied by an old childhood friend (Tyrese) as she enlists his help to bust the corrupt officers. Their fellow cast members Mike Colter , Frank Grillo and Beau Knapp were also on set filming on that misty, New Orleans afternoon in Lafayette Cemetery. I caught up with director Taylor, Harris and Tyrese and more of the cast as they dished on all things Black and Blue. And one thing that every actor in the film had in common is their love and respect for their director, Deon. When asked what drew him to this particular film, Mr. Taylor shared with the panel of journalists: “I’m an independent filmmaker first. I’ve been doing this by myself for so long that I didn’t want to do anything studio wise. But when this script came to me, I just went crazy because I had never seen a film based around a female, Black police officer. And that’s just everything that I wanted to do.” On preparing for her role as a police office, Naomi told us: “I was able to draw on a lot of stuff that I did before because when I did Miami Vice, I did lots of undercover work, so I was out with the police and doing raids–I actually did a real drug sting. It was really exciting and terrifying.” Tyrese added that taking on such a gritty role in Black and Blue definitely challenged him as an actor. “First thing was me and Deon go back like six years. So once I got that call, my ears literally lit up. And on that call. I was saying to Deon, when you’re apart of these big franchised, it’s a gift and sometimes can work against you. Because these dark, dramatic roles that really require you to go there and peel back the layers — you get overlooked as an actor. They’ll say ‘Oh, he’s that guy from that thing.’ So the seriousness of a Naomi got me in the game of top. I was ready to make that statement.” As we chatted with the entire cast during their break, Deon Taylor opened up about his own personal relationship with law enforcement as a Black man, saying: “I’ve been affected by police officers in many different ways. From the patrolling, when I was younger, in terms of keeping people in certain areas and having a negative reaction to that in the Chicago area, and with how people police you, vs now, living in a different [area] and seeing how the police act there. You have to be a realist and understand, ok they patrol this way here, and they patrol that way there.” “That’s one of the biggest themes in the film — Alycia being from the inner city, coming back to the inner city as a cop and how people look at her and what they say to her. And she has to find out the hard way that people don’t view her as a black female cop. They view her as a cop. She’s trying to make a breakthrough. There are so many different experiences and what we try to actually do is push all of that into one film. The movie takes a complete turn based on the fact that when she’s in trouble, someone from the neighborhood helps her and breaks code. And everything that we’re taught not to do, this character does.” With everything going on in the world today regarding law enforcement, this film is a must see. The highly anticipated Screen Gems flick is in theaters nationwide October 25th.
Source: Destination ATL / Destination ATL Destination Atlanta Announces Surprise Headliners For FREE Fall Concert Source: Lourdes Sukari / Lourdes Sukari Today “ Destination: Atlanta ,” a one-day music event created by Journeys and adidas Originals, announced Lil Yachty as the headliner for their second annual festival on September 28 in Atlanta . The GRAMMY-nominated QC star will take the main stage and perform fan favorites at the Georgia Freight Depot in downtown Atlanta . Additional acts performing at “Destination: Atlanta ” include hip-hop artists Kodie Shane , Marlo and Mike Floss . Festival-goers can also vibe to the sounds of DJs Heroes x Villains and Ferrari Simmons along with host, Kenny Burns . RSVP for free at journeys.com/destination!
Before Zack Snyder basically ruined the DCEU with his long-time coming yet lackluster superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (even that title was hella corny), he took another beloved comic book series and brought it to the silver screen with Watchmen . Though the 2009 film got mixed reviews from both critics and fans alike, it was a visually stunning achievement as far as comic book films go and now HBO is looking to turn the cult classic 80’s comic book franchise into a brand new series with a different iteration of the original source material Snyder brought to life. Starring Regina King as Angela Abar who’s a wife by day and masked vigilanti by night, Watchmen is set in an alternate reality in which the world is five minutes from midnight on the Doomsday Clock and the only thing keeping the planet as we know it from utter destruction are masked outlaw heroes who put in that work that law enforcement are prohibited from doing. Though it doesn’t seem like we’ll be graced with the presence of a Doctor Manhattan or a Comedian, the show does seem to include a gang of Rorschach disciples and an older version of Ozymandias. We also get a glimpse of the OG Watchmen airplane, the Owlship, crash landing onto the earth. Will another original Watchmen hero be behind the wheel? Guess we’ll have to wait and see. Check out the trailer for HBO’s Watchmen below and let us know if you’ll be tuning in come October 20.
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Dua Lipa posted this slutty selfie in her panties after she just got fucked in the shower by the Hadid’s brother ANWAR…who she is rumored to be dating cuz all these “It” kids fucking suck and hang out together…which would make it easy to CLEAN up AMERICA from all the first generation rich kids being fucking garbage….but I think the hand prints in the shower are more innocent than that…since I assume ANWAR is more into fucking his sisters. RICH KIDS OF INSTAGRAM….faking being popstars, faking being models, and all you dumb fucks are believing them. JOIN THE NEWSLETTER YOU ASSHOLES! The post Dua Lipa After Shower Sex Selfie of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .
