It appears tennis star Serena Williams is prepping for a little one, according to a Snapchat post on Wednesday. The Wimbledon champion posted a photo in a yellow bathing suit with what looked like a small baby bump. She captioned the photo “20 weeks,” which we can assume confirms she is preggers! Page Six is also […]
Early in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, when most Americans believed the Screamin’ Tangerine had about as much chance of being elected as Lincoln Chafee, Tom Brady came out as one of Trump’s earliest celebrity supporters. Long before Scott Baio used his tremendous influence to help Trump win the White House, Brady displayed a “Make America Great Again” hat in full view of the Patriots’ locker room reporters. Brady later dialed back his support for Trump , saying that though he’s friends with the Donald, he doesn’t follow politics or endorse candidates. Now, it seems Brady is doubling down on his “Oh, this guy? I thought he came with you!” stance by bowing out of a team visit to the White House scheduled for later today. It’s a tradition for teams to meet with the president and pose for some photos after winning a championship. (Fittingly, the Cubs were the last team to visit Chicago sports fanatic Barack Obama in the White House.) But after the Patriots’ come-from-behind Super Bowl victory in February, several members of the team announced that they would not be meeting with Trump, due to objections to some of his more controversial policies. Today, Brady became the latest to join that list, but in statement issued this morning, he says he’s not skipping the visit for political reasons. The legendary quarterback’s statement reads: ” I am so happy and excited that our team is being honored at the White House today. Our team has accomplished something very special that we are all proud of and will be for years to come. “Thank you to the President for hosting this honorary celebration and for supporting our team for as long as I can remember. In light of some recent developments, I am unable to attend today’s ceremony, as I am attending to some personal family matters. “Hopefully, if we accomplish the goal of winning a championship in the future years, we will back on the South Lawn again soon. Have a great day! ” It’s an unexpected move, as Brady clearly has no issue with rigged outcomes or undeserved victories . We can hear the Donald now: “Tommy, I fix the Super Bowl for you, and this is how you repay me?” “You blamed it on family matters, but I know Steve Urkel when I see him, and you are no Urkel, my friend. Sad!” Here’s hoping the Bundchen-Brady estate is equipped with a MOAB-reistant bunker. View Slideshow: 17 Celebrities Who Actually Support Donald Trump
Ryan Edwards just can’t catch a break. Not because life’s been hard on him or anything — it’s because he’s always made terrible choices, he’s always had a terrible attitude, and he’s really just terrible in general . But still. Right now, Ryan is facing some criticism for something that could, for once, be totally out of his control. See that photo above? That’s one Ryan’s fiancee, Mackenzie Standifer , shared on Instagram recently. As you can see, he’s gained a little bit of weight and, at 27 years old, he’s already got a solid amount of grey in his hair. We saw a similar appearance in this week’s season premiere of Teen Mom OG . And, thanks to that appearance, and also his inability to be on time for anything ever, fans are concerned that he’s abusing drugs. Again. If you’ll remember, Ryan was acting pretty peculiar on the last season of Teen Mom OG, and he had a bad case of Crazy Eyes — and both of those things led people to believe he was high . People hopped on social media to theorize about Ryan’s possible drug problems, and now, people are doing the same. “Ryan Edwards is so strung out it’s so hard to watch,” one Twitter user wrote after Monday’s premiere. “Am I the only one that thinks Ryan is constantly high as sh-t on Teen Mom?” another asked. It looks like people are beginning to get concerned not only about possible drug use, but also about his general wellbeing. “Being totally serious,” one fan tweeted. “Ryan acts like someone with TBI = traumatic brain injury. He appears to have cognitive issues.” His appearance was so concerning that many people took to Mackenzie’s social media accounts to ask about him. And Mackenzie wasn’t having it. When one of her followers asked if he was “on something,” she replied “You are literally so rude. Did your mother not teach you manners?…. If you can’t say anything nice THEN DON’T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL.” Someone tried to explain the rumors to her, writing “People think he is bc of his behavior on the show, like running an errand and it taking 5 hours, or how he sleeps constantly, and his eyes are always dilated.” But good ol’ Mackenzie responded with “You see a good 10 minutes of our lives on the show. I am pretty sure they’ve never shown any footage of sleeping in the bed, etc.” “Please stop making assumptions based off of 20 staged minutes of air time. That’s what no one realizes.” But what Mackenzie doesn’t realize is that even if we only see a tiny portion of Ryan’s life, we’ve seen it for years now. And it’s always really, really weird. So hey, maybe he’s using drugs, maybe he’s not. Maybe he has a health issue we don’t know anything about. But at the end of the day, Ryan is a bizarre human being whose eyes are constantly dilated. And until he gets that under control, the rumors will persist. View Slideshow: Teen Mom Dads, Husbands & Boyfriends Ranked: Who’s #1?!
The tennis world should just go ahead and begin bracing itself for the arrival of another dominant phenom now, because Serena Williams is expecting her first child! Williams shared the unexpected news with fans moments ago, via a selfie that shows her looking remarkably fit (of course) more than halfway though her pregnancy: Serena posted the above pic to Snapchat this morning. Though she’s provided no elaboration and has yet to confirm the pregnancy via an official statement, the tennis icon’s “20 weeks” caption seems to be a pretty good indication that she’s knocked up. Not only is the kid destined to win the genetic lottery in terms of athletic ability, he’ll also be very well taken care of. Serena is one of the world’s top-earning athletes, and in December, she got engaged to Alexis Ohanian , co-founder of Reddit. We wonder if Alexis is a little pissed that Serena announced her pregnancy on Snapchat, rather than during an AMA on his site. Thus far, Serena is thoroughly crushing 2017 in terms of her personal life. Shortly after news of her engagement went public, photos of Serena’s engagement ring went viral. Fun fact: The rock on her finger is currently still bigger than her baby bump! But while Ohanian may pull in mega bucks in the future, Serena remains the breadwinner in the relationship by a colossal margin. Industry analysts believe Ohanian’s other projects (In addition to his Reddit, the 33-year-old has launched a venture capital firm and a travel search website.) may one day make him a billionaire. But currently, his net work is estimated at just $4.5 million. Serena, by contrast, is worth a cool $140 mill. But hey, who’s counting, right? The point is, Serena and Alexis’ baby won’t be wanting for much. Our congrats go out to Williams and Ohanian, but it’s important that we remember the many others who will benefit from this situation. View Slideshow: Stars Expecting Babies in 2017: Who’s Ready to Pop? Think of all the female tennis players whose odds of winning a tournament this year just improved by approximately 400,000 percent. They should all be writing thank you letters to Alexis today.
Ciara And Russell Wilson Celebrate New Arrival With Baby Shower Baby Wilson is almost here ! Ciara and Russell Wilson marked the impending arrival of their new little bundle of joy with family and friends with a co-ed baby shower yesterday. The Wilsons’ guests showered them with baby gifts and chowed down on burgers and milkshakes catered by Shake Shack at a private home in Los Angeles, under a tent overlooking the city’s skyline. Inside, the tent decorated with string lights and big balloons (no word on the color) adorned with gold and silver strings, while gold elephant statues, floral arrangements, candles and books covered the tables in the dining area. Friends of the Mama-to-be-again, including LaLa Anthony and Serena Williams, played games and danced the night away in celebration and anticipation of the new baby. Take a look: Looks nice, right? Good for Ciara and Russell. We’re guessing the new baby will be here any week now… E!online/Splash
Hilariously Petty Nicki Faves Wig-snatched ex-Rap queen Nicki Minaj was so furious and flustered after Remy’s heart-stopping diss that she started favoriting Remy slander by her stans (and anyone else she could find) on Twitter in a hilariously corny move currently stinking up the internet. Hit the flip for a peek into Nicki’s hilariously salty Twitter Favorites.
Last night will certainly go down as one of thee most memorable Oscars ever! Not because of any incredible speeches. Though we heard those. (Looking at you Viola!) Not because there was a huge upset and disappointment (though Denzel was robbed) and not because Three-Six Mafia won the Oscar for best song. No, the 2017 Oscars will go down in history as the most memorable because of a mistake— a huge one. The Academy, as a safety precaution, prints two sets of cards. And while Emma Stone was given her Actress in a leading role envelope, so was Warren Beatty the presenter of Best Picture. If you saw the moment live last night, you saw Warren pull out the paper and look inside the envelope to see if there was another one inside it. We thought he was joking, trying to stall for time. But that wasn’t the case. He realized that the card was not right and handed it over to actress Faye Dunaway for her assistance. Well, Dunaway didn’t think too much about the fact that Emma’s name was on the card. She said La La Land and the cast, crew, directors and producers started piling up on the stage to accept their golden man. [ madamenoire ] The Secret To Viola Davis’ Glowing Skin Is Something You Already Have At Home When you see Viola Davis on a red carpet, it’s hard to know where to look first– the beautiful bright gowns she wears, her perfectly styled hair, or that gorgeous smile of hers. But the one place our eyes always settle is on her skin. And that’s on purpose. When Davis was asked about her style after this year’s SAG Awards she said her fashion goal is simple — “always trying to emphasize my skin…I just always want to celebrate my skin tone — and my boob-age.” And it turns out the product she uses to emphasize that beautiful brown skin of hers is something you and your mama likely already have at home: Vaseline. Yup, good old Vaseline Intensive Care Cocoa Radiant Lotion, made with 100% pure cocoa butter to keep dry elbows and dull skin at bay. Just one look at the photo below tells you the product is doing its job. [ madamenoire ] First 48: Nicki Minaj Still Hasn’t Responded To Remy Ma, Posted Pic With Monica, Tho Remy Ma boasted that she responded in 48 hours on “ShEther,” her blistering lyrical chopper spray at Nicki Minaj. Two days later, and all we’ve gotten from Ms. Minaj is deleted tweets toward Trey Songz and more Instagram posts. There are those—mostly “Barbs”—who feel that Nicki Minaj need not respond. That’s not how this Hip-Hop ish works. You want to be the Queen of Rap, you better handle your business when someone worthy comes for your neck. That said, there are those who say Remy isn’t worth a response since her bank account allegedly pales in comparison to the YMCMB Barbie’s. Again, that’s not how this Hip-Hop ish works. We want bars, that is all. #ForTheCulture [ madamenoire ] Serena Williams Crashes Random Tennis Match … Mind If I Play?? [ tmz ] Matt Barnes Claims Gloria Govan Is Stopping Him From Seeing His Kids [ global grind ] Selena Gomez Shows Love For The Weeknd In Her Instagram Story [ huffingtonpost ] That Awkward Moment When The Oscars Says You’re Dead [ balleralert ] 15-Year-Old Performs Jazz Cover of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” [ iheartradio ]
Beyoncé Wanted Laverne Cox, Viola Davis & Kerry Washington To Be In ‘Lemonade’ Laverne Cox recently revealed some shocking news about Baddie Bey’s Grammys snubbed album. The “Orange Is The New Black Actress” finally got to meet her idol Beyoncé at the awards show… and according to her they should’ve met much sooner. Why? Because she was asked to star in Bey’s Lemonade visual album. Furthermore, she was supposed to star alongside Viola Davis and Kerry Washington in “Sorry” before Serena Williams got the gig. Laverne tells PEOPLE “Actually, Miss Tina [Knowles] contacted me about their initial concept of ‘Sorry’ from Lemonade,” Cox reveals. “They wanted to have all these powerful, empowered black women in the video and they wanted to have me and Viola [Davis] and Kerry [Washington].” According to Laverne, she couldn’t carve out time for the project because she was working on the “Rocky Horror Picture” show. “I was shooting Rocky Horror Picture Show at the time and they were like, ‘Can you get the EP to shoot something and send it to us?’ and there was just no time to do it,” she says. “The concept changed. And could you imagine anyone else? I mean, there was Serena Williams like giving us full life.” It’s no secret that Laverne is a HUGE Bey stan, she recently fangirled on Instagram over her. Can you imagine Laverne, Viola and Kerry in Lemonade??? Instagram
Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Alicia Keys Star In Nike’s Equality Campaign With Under Armour outchea Trumpin’ we couldn’t be more proud to see Nike has produced a stunning visual display for their new Equality campaign, which launched February 12. The ad stars Nike athletes Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Serena Williams, Gabby Douglas alongside others as Alicia Keys sings in the background as an important message is read: Is this the land history promised? This field of play. Where the dream of fairness and mutual respect lives on. Where you are defined by actions, not your looks and beliefs. For too long these ideals have taken refuge inside these lines. Equality should have no boundaries. The bond between players should exist between people. Opportunity should be indiscriminate. Worth should outshine color. The ball should bounce the same for everyone. If we can be equals here, we can be equals everywhere. #EQUALITY #nike NIKE also launched a Black History collection this year, which is available along with Equality apparel on the homepage for the Equality campaign HERE