JR Smith ain’t claiming Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’s K.Michelle! JR Smith Denies Relationship With K.Michelle Remember those photos of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta’s K. Michelle and NY Knick baller JR Smith coupled up in the club ? The two were spotted on the scene hugged up and kissy face for the entire dance floor to see, and it looks like the pair were happily together. Well, looks can be deceiving… J.R. took to his Twitter account to set the record straight about his relationship with K.Michelle and it wasn’t too nice: Hit the flip to see what else Smith had to say and how Michelle tried to save face…
The shooter’s being charged with second-degree murder as he’s claiming self-defense; Minnesota law allows people to use deadly force when protecting their homes. According to The Daily Mail , family-members and friends are defending the two teens: Friends and family have expressed their outrage over the deaths of two popular students shot by a homeowner while they robbed his home – as he revealed he fired ‘more shots than he needed to’. The bodies of cousins Haile Kifer, 18, and Nicholas Brady Schaeffel, 17, were found in Byron Smith’s basement in Little Falls, Minnesota on Friday – the day after they were shot dead on Thanksgiving. When police arrived at his home after reports of suspicious activity, Smith, 64, confessed to shooting the teenagers repeatedly and stashing their bodies after they broke into his home, authorities said. On Monday, he was charged with second-degree murder and police revealed he told them he fired more shots than necessary after his gun jammed and Kifer laughed at him. While Minnesota law stipulates people are allowed to use deadly force when defending their homes, relatives, friends, police and prosecutors claimed Smith reacted too drastically by killing them. A person has every right to defend themselves and their homes, even employing deadly force if necessary,’ Morrison County Sheriff Michel Wetzel said. ‘Circumstances of this case however, led deputies to believe that Smith went beyond that point.’ In a criminal complaint, Smith said he was in the basement of his home when he heard a window breaking and footsteps. Fearful of other recent break-ins, he shot Schaeffel when he came into view. When the teenager tumbled down the stars, Smith shot him in the face as he lay on the floor, looking up. He dragged the body into his workshop and then sat in the chair, the complaint said. When Kifer began walking down the stairs, he shot her and she fell down the stairs. He tried to shoot her again with his rifle, but the gun jammed and Kifer laughed at him, the complaint noted. ‘If you’re trying to shoot somebody and they laugh at you, you go again,’ Smith, 64, told investigators, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. He then shot her several times in the chest with a .22-caliber revolver, dragged her next to her cousin, and with as she gasped for air, fired a shot under her chin ‘up into the cranium’. ‘Smith described it as “a good clean finishing shot”,’ according to the compliant, and acknowledged he had fired ‘more shots than (he) needed to’. Smith said he left the bodies in his home overnight before calling a neighbor to ask if he knew a good lawyer. He later asked the neighbor to contact police. ‘Mr. Smith intentionally killed two teenagers in his home in a matter that goes well beyond self-defense,’ Morrison County Attorney Brian Middendorf said at the hearing. ‘They were just really great people,’ friend Rachel Stauffer, 15, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. ‘They could make anyone laugh.’ Further insight into the lives of the cousins was given by Brady’s sister, Crystal Shaeffel, as she visited Smith’s home and spoke with his brother. ‘They were 17 and 18 years old, and didn’t need to die,’ she told Bruce Smith. ‘That all depends on your perspective,’ he responded, referring to a series of break-ins his brother had endured. In one in October, thieves stole $10,000 worth of guns and electronics, he said. But Shaeffel insisted that her brother had no need to turn to burglary, as he made good money working for their father’s tree-trimming business. She added that her cousin, who had undergone treatment for substance abuse, could have been after pills from the home. Yes, she had an addiction problem and stuff, but that doesn’t mean she deserves to get murdered at 18 years old,’ Shaeffel said. ‘I understand they came there to rob them, or whatever, but shoot them in the shoulder and call the cops.’ SMH…what do you think about the teens actions vs. Smith’s claim of self-defense? Images via facebook
Jaden Smith has gone ahead and gotten his Justin Bieber on. The 14-year old – who is good pals with the Biebs and performed with him at the 2011 Grammys – released a version of Justin’s “Love Me Like You Do” via Twitter earlier this week. “Ohh Snap #WeMadeIt #LoveMeLikeYouDo,” the young rapper posted along with this video. What do you think of the remix? Jaden Smith – “Love Me Like You Do” (Remix) This track is one of 18 off Smith’s debut mixtape, “The Cool Cafe: Cool Tape Vol. 1.” It features the artist covering singles from various crooners, including sister Willow.
Go, Will Smith. Go, Will Smith. Go, Will Smith. GO! The movie star – who has spent more time managing the career of Jaden and Willow Smith than anything else over the past few years – surprised (40th!) birthday girl Gabrielle Union and attendees at her Miami party over the weekend by showing up and taking the stage alongside Doug E. Fresh. With the latter beat-boxing, Smith freestyled a bit and then went into both “Summertime” and the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song. For those who forgot how talented of a musician this man actually is, click Play now: Will Smith Performs at Gabrielle Union Birthday Party
Readers may be more familiar with the ever-chaning Willow Smith hairstyles than they are with this veyr young artist’s voice, but the offspring of Will and Jada has set out to change that. By covering the biggest artist of her generation. Smith has posted a video of herself singing the chorus from Adele’s ” Skyfall ,” the theme song for this year’s new James Bond movie. Does she do the track justice? Would you buy this as a single? Listen and decide now: Willow Smith – “Skyfall”
Study Finds Young Mothers More At Risk For Breast Cancer While younger women were previously thought to have been at a much lower risk for the disease, new cancer research is now finding that mothers, regardless of age, may be at a higher risk for developing “postpartum breast cancer.” via USA Today While breast cancer is not common in women so young, almost one-third of the 25,000 cases diagnosed in women under age 45 fall into the category of postpartum breast cancer, also called pregnancy-associated breast cancer, says Pepper Schedin, a professor at the University of Colorado in Denver. For reasons doctors don’t completely understand, a woman’s risk of breast cancer actually goes up in the five years or so after she has a child, Schedin says. It’s likely that the hormones of pregnancy play a role, says Eric Winer, director of breast oncology at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. For example, hormonal surges and fluctuations may speed up the growth of a pre-existing cancer, leading a woman to be diagnosed sooner than she might have been if she had never been pregnant. Of course, there are also other contributing factors that make a woman high-risk for breast cancer such as family history. Be sure to stay informed and stay healthy with regular check ups and doctor visits. Image via Shutterstock
Little Willow has given up her bald headed struggle for the time being and was spotted sporting a newly braided steez out in Calabasas, California Monday. Wonder if this was Jada’s idea — she used to stay with the braids back in the day! How do you like Willow’s new look? GSIMedia
