As you've probably heard by now, Jenelle Evans and David Eason are getting divorced . The couple began hinting at marital strife last weekend, and on Thursday, Jenelle dropped the hammer: She revealed that she and her children are no longer living with David, and that she has begun the divorce process by filing the necessary papers. The big question now is — what will become of Ensley? Yes, there were several children living on The Land, but only one was the offspring of both Jenelle and David. The couple just regained custody of the 2-year-old earlier this year, and both have been arrest records a mile long, which means they may be in for a very complicated — and very ugly — custody battle. Take a look: 1. The Not-So-Happy Family Yes, after just two short years of domestic misery, Jenelle Evans and David Eason have officially called it quits on their marriage. 2. Mysterious Split Usually, Jenelle and David are more than happy to air their dirty laundry on social media, but this time around, they’ve been surprisingly quiet. 3. Actually … More accurately, Jenelle has been quiet. David has been throwing himself an epic pity party on Facebook. 4. He’s Not Happy We’ve seen a few of the fits of rage we’re so accustomed to from David, but he hasn’t provided much in the way of details. Fortunately, these two are terrible at keeping secrets. 5. An Actual Psychopath As you probably know, Jenelle and David’s current woes began back in May, when he shot and killed the family dog in a fit of rage. 6. House of Horrors For most people, the worst part of that situation would be the fact that David BEAT, SHOT AND KILLED A PUPPY while his kids were present, thus prompting a CPS investigation that led to the children being removed from the home. View Slideshow
It took one alleged beating and one definite killing of a dog for Jenelle Evans to come to her sense: She has finally filed to divorce David Eason . “Nobody gets into a marriage expecting it to end but I know that’s what is best for me, and for my kids,” Evans wrote this week on Instagram, adding that this is not a mere separation: “Today I’ve filed papers to start that process.” Sounds rather official, right? Sounds like this marriage is over for good, doesn’t it? Yes, and yet: You’ll forgive our staff if we’re a little hesitant to believe Evans here, won’t you? She’s proven time and again that she has trouble turning away from David and/or seeing him for the monster he clearly is. Might she go back on her word? Might this even be some sort of PR trick to get the couple back on reality TV? Anything, sadly, is possible when it comes to Jenelle and David. For this reason, we’re posing the following question to our The Hollywood Gossip writing team: IS THIS REALLY IT FOR DAVID EASON AND JENELLE EVANS? Tragically, No by Tyler Johnson Remember that scene from Brokeback Mountain where Jake Gyllenhaal says, “I wish I knew how to quit you!” to Heath Ledger? Imagine that same scene… except Jenelle is Jake, David is Heath, and the whole thing inspires no compassion — or emotion of any kind — because instead of gay cowboys, it’s a pair of racist homophobes who seem to enjoy abusing animals and neglecting children. Now you have some idea of the scene that’s playing out on The Land as we speak. David has given Jenelle ample cause to file for divorce at least a dozen times in the two years since they tied the knot. She’s accused him of abuse numerous times — and let’s not forget the time he BEAT, SHOT AND KILLED HER PUPPY ! But each time she’s come running back to him. Things were bound to get ugly between these two once MTV stopped coming around, and the threat of getting an actual job began to seem real. It was inevitable that these two would eventually call it quits yet again under those circumstances. But both of them are hopelessly addicted to bad decisions, so you can bet they’ll be back together in no time. Unless, of course, Jenelle gets sick of supporting David’s unemployed ass. She’d never leave him to protect her kids, but she might stick her guns in order to protect her bank account. No by Emily Trainham Jenelle lies. A lot. It’s really one of the biggest parts of her personality, so when she announced that she’s divorcing David, a lot of people had trouble believing it. Which is smart, because she’s probably lying about the whole thing. Think about it: when has Jenelle ever left a relationship without having another soulmate waiting in the wings? When has she ever been able to truly admit she was wrong about someone or something like she did in her divorce statement? Are we supposed to believe that her big meeting with MTV just happened to take place days before the big announcement? Also, and this one is the kicker, if she was really leaving David, do you think that he’d be posting all that sad, sappy “can’t eat, can’t sleep, can’t live without Jenelle” nonsense all over social media? If their marriage was truly over, then David would be going off like we’ve never seen, and Jenelle wouldn’t be able to maintain her silence It would be messy and terrifying, some animals would probably get killed, we could see some revenge porn involved … it would be so, so bad. Nope, what’s probably happening is that Jenelle is staging the breakup to get back on Teen Mom 2 while David goes along with it so they can both get that sweet MTV money flowing again. She may have moved out, she might even end up filing for divorce – in North Carolina, you have to be physically separated for a year before the actual filing – but until they start attacking each other, it’s not real. VOTE: Is this really it for Jenelle and David? And the Winner is? Yes, thank God! Click Here To Vote for YES! No, be real! Click Here To Vote for NO! Jenelle Evans has filed for divorce. But does this really mean this relationship is over? View Poll » No by Simon Delott Jenelle’s life is a story of one catastrophically bad decision after another. That’s true for most Teen Mom stars — otherwise the series would never caught on. Drama sells, right? But even on a show with Amber Portwood and Farrah Abraham, Jenelle has always stood out as the worst of the lot. I’m not saying this to be mean, but to remind hopeful fans that Jenelle was a bit of dumpster fire even before she married a dog-murdering ex-con. David Eason is irredeemably awful, but there’s something in Jenelle that has kept her with him for this long, that much is clear. She stayed with him even after the world heard that 911 call about him allegedly slamming her to the ground and breaking her collarbone . Heck, she went back to him just days after he brutally murdered her dog. David has been unhinged, online and offline, for a long time now. He’s legitimately scary — the Columbus County sheriff even once called him “the most dangerous man in two counties.” I sure hope that Jenelle will have the fortitude to see through this divorce, for the sake of her kids, even if their lives are already ruined forever… … But I’m not going to hold my breath. In a week, she could be singing a different tune. Yes by Hilton Hater Look, I’m not gonna sit here and tell you that Jenelle makes sound decisions. Nor will I claim that she can see clearly when it comes to Eason. Very sadly, she has often exhibited all the typical behavior of a victim of abuse, someone with a total lack of self-confidence and self-esteem who likely thinks she deserves to be treated terribly. It’s been easy to joke about for years, but in actuality, it’s horrifying and depressing. This is what I am gonna say, however… Evans may not always be able to speak in coherent sentences, but she knows that money talks. And she also knows that all cable networks will walk away from her for as long as she’s aligned with Eason. Yes, as my esteemed colleague mentioned above, drama most definitely sells when it comes to reality television — but only to a point. Even MTV producers are unlikely to bring Jenelle back into the fold if she’s married to a woman beater who takes innocent pets into the woods and blows their brains out with a shotgun. Eason is also homophobic and racist. With that in mind, for the sake of her bank account and her financial future, I actually do think Evans is done with Eason. There’s no material left for any program to navigate when it comes to these two as a couple. But Jenelle Evans? On her own? As a single mother? Attempting a rehabilitation tour of some kind and maybe even threatening single men in North Carolina by dating again? You better believe some network will sign on the dotted line to air that series. View Slideshow: Jenelle Evans vs. David Eason: The Custody Battle Over Ensley Is Soon to Turn Ugly!
Source: Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Time flies when you’re turning up. 2009-2019. End of an era. — Sidra Aziz (@NamkeenJalebi) June 16, 2019 The era when Facebook was new and poppin’, flip phones and baggy clothes were out and sidekicks and skinny jeans are in — but one thing that doesn’t change with the times is our love for music. Ten years ago, Rihanna hadn’t solidified her place in music, Beyoncé and Jay Z weren’t even parents yet and Kanye West was Kardashian-free. 2009 was a such a transitional year, too. It was the end of a decade, we lost Michael Jackson, and the death of autotune was on the rise. Music still had a little meaning and a little fun, and wasn’t so drug and club influenced just yet. Life was much simpler back then. @Only1Vlad: What a crazy roller coaster 2009 – 2019 has been thus far. An entire decade of ups and downs (like all of you). The most important takeaway I’ve really learned and took away from the past 10 years is – people aren’t always going to be in your life. So, hold on to memories. Just in time for the nostalgic November weather, hit the flip to check out our list of hit songs that were probably on your playlist in 2009.
Source: Radio One / Radio One Digital Nafeesa Williams is no stranger to the big screen. She’s finally gone mainstream by portraying first black lesbian superhero woman on Black Lightning, but the social issues that are covered in Black and Blue mean so much to Nafeesa that the role in the movie was something that was very important to her. Check out the the interview below as she discusses Black Lightning and Back and Blue and why both roles are very important to her. The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews: 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 _____
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion gifted Black girls and minimally problematic Whites a way of life this past season: “Hot Girl Summer.” Women were living their best wild, free and mostly single lives, doing what they wanted to do, not prioritizing the feelings of men over their own. Aside from the corporation co-opts and the disagreements it caused between married and single women, it was beautiful. Still, when Megan got into—what we thought was a bona fide relationship with fellow rapper MoneyBagg Yo , people wondered if she was something like a hypocrite, encouraging women to flip the bird to men while simultaneously having a boyfriend. That’s a discussion for another day, but it did happen. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). The two seemed to be happy with one another. Megan gifted him a $150k half heart pendant necklace for his 28th birthday just last month. The two co-starred in a video together. He nobly defended her against 50 Cent’s infamous trolling. And in mid-July there was the obligatory Instagram post announcing their relationship. But it’s since been deleted. Now that it’s the fall and cuffing season is upon us—the time when people want to be snuggled up, Megan and MoneyBagg Yo have seemingly called it quits. But the circumstances of their breakup and whether the relationship was real in the first place have been called into question. It began with this series of tweets from Megan. I don’t even chase liquor why would I chase a nigga — HOT GIRL MEG (@theestallion) October 25, 2019 Normally, we would have taken that as typical rap bravado. But in conjunction with the rumor mill, it started to seem like the messages were targeted. Later, reports claimed that MoneyBagg Yo had impregnated a stripper. ALSO: Megan Thee Stallion Makes Acting Debut As Private Investigator in Web Series “Hottieween” But yesterday, MoneyBagg hopped on his Instagram stories to deny the rumors. Moneybagg Yo denies stripper pregnancy rumors #moneybaggyo #sohh #rapnews #musicnews @MoneyBaggYo pic.twitter.com/N84gcGVC78 — SOHH (@sohh) October 30, 2019 Since then, he’s taken things a step further claiming that he and Megan were never in a relationship at all. In another Instagram story, he wrote: “Was never my b*tch [brown skinned shrug emoji] [Black Rap game fulla smoke & mirrors…It was all publicity…dn’t believe da hype. Been wit da same b*tch 10 years + Through da ups & downs b4 the come up. [fingers crossed emoji] World might not know but the city (Memphis) do! Real rap no cap [cap emoji] Well, there you have it. Follow @TheRSMS The story was originally published on MadameNoire.com .
If given the opportunity, Ananda Lewis says she wouldn’t return to being a steady TV personality after dominating that space for years in the mid to late ’90s and early ’00s. The way things are done has changed, and she likes living outside of the public gaze. “I don’t know if I would want to do it now,” she told the people of The DL Hughley Show this week. “I probably could but I don’t think I would want to.” Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). “I like my privacy now,” she added. “I like feeling normal again. I didn’t feel normal at all. I didn’t seek out that career so it surprised me that that happened and it was scary to me for a while. I was frightened for a long time.” Lewis was planning to teach, and was applying to do Teach for America when the opportunity to audition for BET’s Teen Summit came about. She was hired and never looked back, doing her best to embrace the opportunities that came with being a beloved face on TV. However, a number of uncomfortable encounters with people in public left her wanting to retreat. That, in particular, was the frightening thing for her. SEE ALSO: 15 Things That Happened 20 Years Ago And Changed Life As We Knew It “What it felt like to me was, people, because they would see you, especially at MTV, but it started happening at Teen Summit, they would see you and you’re common in their lives, every day, every weekend, all day long. You meant something to them. I think that’s powerful and wonderful — right up until you’re in person and you don’t really know them, but they really know you,” she said. “Then they grab you and they come at you and it’s invasive. I like people, but I’m really private in terms of, I also need a lot of loner time. I’m a loner in my nature. It made a huge conflict in my heart.” Lewis, now 46, found the courage to leave it all behind, including doing her The Ananda Lewis Talk Show, after a few different life events happened. Those events included her grandmother requiring assistance and 9/11 happening. “I had a, kind of a convergence of big life events happening that also influenced my decision,” she said. “It wasn’t only me going, I can’t do this anymore, and that was in the middle of the talk show that I knew it. I knew it before 9/11 happened because we had been taping, but when 9/11 happened I was like, ‘This is a sign. I’m not supposed to be here.’ There are major things going on that are like, ‘get out!’” Ananda is still taking on hosting duties here and there. She is moderating the reunion for Season 3 of the TLC series, Unexpected , which airs Sunday . She also has hosted the latest season of the fun reality series While You Were Out. So Ananda is returning to TV here and there, but she’s clearly doing it on her own terms. Follow @TheRSMS The story was originally posted on MadameNoire.com .
The first trailer has been released for Will Packer ’s new film starring two celebs with sizzling chemistry. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield are the leads in “The Photograph”, a film that follows the story of Mae Morton, the daughter of a late fame photographer who finds a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box and leads to a journey delving into her mother’s early life. The old photograph also ignites a powerful, unexpected romance with a rising-star journalist, Michael Block (Stanfield). The film is written and directed by Stella Meghie (The Weekend, Jean of the Joneses) from her original screenplay and is produced by Will Packer. The film is executive produced by Meghie, Erika Hampson (co-producer Late Night, Life Itself) and Issa Rae. The Photograph hits theaters February 14, 2020. Watch the trailer below. The article was originally posted on Bossip.com .
