Kim Kardashian is feeling very “blessed” after a rather spiritual family trip to their ancestral homeland, Armenia. On Thursday, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star shared photos to Instagram of her with daughter North West following a family baptism at the Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Vagharshapat, Armenia. “Thank you Armenia for such a memorable trip,” she wrote to Instagram. “So blessed to have been baptized along with my babies at Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia’s main cathedral which is sometimes referred to as the Vatican of the Armenian Apostolic Church.” The family enjoyed the moment in style of course, as the mom and daughter duo donned gorgeous white veils, and North rocked a beautiful statement necklace over her shirt. While it’s unclear if North was involved in the religious ceremony, as she was previously baptized in Jerusalem when she was 22-months-old , a source did confirm that Kanye and Kim’s three youngest were baptized. According to People , Psalm, Chicago, and Saint were baptized at the cathedral that morning, while aunt Kourtney Kardashian and her kiddos, Mason, Reign, and Penelope joined them for the ceremony. The insider also shared to People that the sisters were staying in the nearby capital city of Yerevan; Kanye did not come along for the trip — but we’re sure he had all the FOMO. Kim and Kourtney spent part of their trip meeting with the country’s president, Armen Sarkissian, and we all know how much Kanye loves meeting with presidents . But besides politics, the Kardashian West family is very vocal about their religion and faith, especially right now with Kanye’s popular Sunday Service. However, the mom of four told Elle.com in April that “it’s honestly more of a healing experience” for her husband. “It’s just music; there’s no sermon. It’s definitely something he believes in — Jesus — and there’s a Christian vibe,” she explained. “But there’s no preaching. It’s just a very spiritual Christian experience.” The KKW beauty founder added that all religions are welcome and that they have many of their Jewish and Muslim friends come all the time. Still waiting on my invite, it’s fine… And who knows, maybe one day Kanye will do a Sunday Service in Armenia? It sounds like the trip was a success and we wouldn’t be surprised if they took many more trips there in the future. During their visit, the sisters also visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex to pay their respects to the catastrophic event in which the Ottoman state murdered 1.5 million Ottoman Armenians in 1915. The genocide is a tragedy many are still unaware of and that some even deny happened, which is beyond concerning. Luckily, Kim and Kourtney wrote an essay for Time and took out an ad in the New York Times to address the American Genocide deniers. Overall, it sounds like this trip was very powerful for Kourtney, Kim, and their children — we’re sure their father, the late Robert Kardashian, was looking down on them smiling. View Slideshow: Psalm West: Twitter Roasts Kim and Kanye Over New Baby Name
Source: JOHANNES EISELE / Getty Reality Star Couple Living The High Life In Opulent Penthouse Pad “Love & Hip Hop: New York’s” Safaree Samuels and his new wife Erica Mena are shacked up in a pad fit for a king as they await the birth of their first child. The reality show couple are living in luxury in a penthouse apartment in Northern New Jersey where penthouses like theirs can top out at nearly $10,000 a month. Their new building comes with all the bells and whistles befitting a reality star, like a media room, bowling alley, infinity pool, two acres of gardens, a spa and a karaoke bar – all with wall-to-wall views of nearby New York City. Their penthouse on the 47th floor has amenities including an open floor plan, nine-foot ceilings and solar sun sheds to shield their lives from prying eyes. Their kitchen boasts European cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops. It’s not clear how long the lovebirds have lived in the place. The IRS listed Safaree’s penthouse on a $35,166 lien they hit him with last month. The “Hunnid” artist has not responded to the lien as of Oct. 10.
Tyra Banks Talks Bad Relationships, ‘Top Model,’ And More TV One’s Uncensore d episode starring Tyra Banks is all set to air this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET. The supermodel, talk show host, mom and actress talks about her career and delves into dealing with an abusive boyfriend. “I remember being kind of judgmental for women that were in bad relationships. I’m like ‘Come on, just get out!’ Like ‘What are you doing?’” She then reveals it wasn’t until she was in her own emotionally abusive relationship that she understood how difficult it is to leave. Tyra also talks leaving Top Model and more. Catch a sneak peak in the accompanying clips and tune in October 13.
Source: NBC / Getty The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is being reimagined once again thanks to a fan-made trailer that pays homage to Aunt Viv. Only this time, the beloved 90s show is put within the Jordan Peele horror context where the dark-skinned Aunt Viv and the light-skinned Aunt Viv become violent adversaries. The trailer was the brainchild of filmmaker Bobby Huntley and Colbie Fray after they met at Sundance Film Festival. “We left Sundance knowing we wanted to work together on something within the near future,” Huntley said, according to Shadow and Act. “A month or so later, I called her late one night and pitched her this idea and without hesitation, she came on board.” Along with Fray’s creative partner Olamma Opparah , the filmmakers fleshed out the idea for the fan-made trailer called Auntie . Then, they produced the movie with a crew made up of mostly Black women, including producers Cassondra “Cassie” Beasley, Kayla Daniels and cinematographer Mya Morton. The description for the plot reads: “ After a long, excruciating stint at a mental facility, Vivian Banks is released. Against strict orders from her psychiatrist, she makes her way back to Bel Air. Only to find her home and family has no recollection of her and every evidence of her existence has been erased. She must find out who was behind the hostile takeover before it is too late to reclaim her family and her home.” The trailer stars Theresa Lang, Letitia Jackson, Nic Starr and Charles Huggins. “Our goal isn’t to pit the two real-life actresses against each,” Huntley said. “They both did an amazing job bringing that character to life in their own unique way. We love every actor and actress affiliated with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Ai r. It’s just human nature to contrast and compare. For people to still debate over 25 years later is really a testament to their talents and longevity. We are just simply asking the question, ‘What If?’” You can check out the hilarious concept for yourself below.
Source: Amy Sussman / Getty Tracee Ellis Ross is one of Hollywood’s favorites for fashion and style. The Black-ish actress recently launched her own haircare line, Pattern and is on the latest digital cover for Glamour UK. While there are tons of photographers that are probably dying to get their lens on Diana Ross ‘ daughter, Ross got a bit introspective and shot the cover herself. What else can she not do?! View this post on Instagram Oh hey sunshine…. @traceeellisross wearing @maisonvalentino for the cover of @glamouruk #styledbyLAW #fLAWless A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw) on Oct 8, 2019 at 6:35am PDT She was the sole photographer and also did her own makeup. Law Roach, who is most famous for working with Zendaya , helped out with the styling. View this post on Instagram Tracee Ellis Ross wears #Valentino for Glamour UK October 2019. & Makeup: Tracee Styling by Law Roach #TraceeEllisRoss #Glamour #Fashion #Style #CelebrityNews #celebritystyle #fashionista #Fashionpost #FashionNews #Haute #Beauty #Couture #Chic #HighFashionDose #HighFashion #Designer #Slay #Glam #DailyFashion A post shared by High Fashion Dose (@highfashiondose) on Oct 8, 2019 at 6:53am PDT For the cover, Ross is pictured wearing a Maison Valentino yellow coat and serving us with a perfect pink eye. View this post on Instagram me by me for @glamourUK hair @traceeellisross makeup @traceeellisross photographer @traceeellisross using my iPhone styling @lawroach A post shared by Tracee Ellis Ross (@traceeellisross) on Oct 7, 2019 at 1:16pm PDT There are a series of editorial shots and they look so raw and natural, we can’t get enough! She’s pictured in a white Maison Margiela coat and she serving the same bold pink eye. I love how the outfits changed but the makeup stayed the same. View this post on Instagram Oh hey Tracee….. wearing @isabelmarant for @glamouruk #styledbyLAW #fLAWless A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw) on Oct 7, 2019 at 11:29am PDT In one shot she wore a Isabel Marant dress and jacket. Her hair is styled in an afro. Beauties, what are you thinking of these looks? Take our poll below. Take Our Poll DON’T MISS: Tracee Ellis Ross Is Out Here Looking Like A Summer Popsicle And We Love It 5 Things You Need To Know About Tracee Ellis Ross & New Hair Care Line GET THE LOOK: Here’s Where To Shop Tracee Ellis Ross’ 2018 AMA’s Style Featuring All Black Designers [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3015039″ overlay=”true”]
Sofia Richie finally had her Keeping Up With the Kardashians debut! And if you weren’t glued to your TV screen to get an inside look at the dynamic between her, Scott Disick, and his ex-GF Kourtney Kardashian , then allow me to fill you in on all of the awkwardness . And yes, there was enough to make even Rob Kardashian cringe. On Sunday’s all-new episode of KUWTK, Scott, Kourtney, and their three kids all embarked on a wintry vacation to Finland — a vacay that would easily make any Christmas fanatic jealous. (hi) But what made this vacation really stand out from the other thousands the Kardashian/Disick family took this year was that there was one special guest — Scott’s 21-year-old girlfriend. And although Kourtney politely extended the invitation to the model, Scott felt out of place the entire trip and honestly, she probably should have stayed home. But hey, it made great TV and we were 100% here for all of the uncomfyness. Finland was Kourtney’s dream destination and Disick really wanted “to be there” for her, but instead, he found himself too caught up worrying about Sofia. “It’s just hard because I’m like, trying to make everybody happy,” the Flip It Like Disick star admitted to his ex. “Everyone has different things. And I want you to be comfortable, I want Sofia to be comfortable.” Sofia also expressed that she did feel a tad left out because Kourtney and Scott already have “their ways” of doing things, and she felt she didn’t always “fit” into their life. “I hadn’t really had a second, by myself, to even have a conversation to make her feel comfortable,” Disick said. “She’s never been in this life that we’ve been doing for 10 years. It’s just a lot and then it’s all on me every night and day.” However, the Poosh.com boss was empathetic towards her ex’s situation and even offered to help Richie through filming. “I think you put so much pressure on things to make it perfect. I do that too,” Kourt said to Scott. “But I’ve been not really doing that as much anymore. You just think like, ‘Oh! It’s one more experience we have that we didn’t have before.'” After the two’s heart to heart conversation, (but, like, where is Sofia?) Scott took on a more positive outlook and declared he was ready to “make the most of this trip.” This resolution came after Kourtney confronted Scott for being “negative” during tourist activities. Not only did Scott ruin Santa’s headquarter visit by ditching out early, but he also complained about the group’s hot tub hangout. Ok, fair. But Kourtney didn’t see the problem. “Scott really wanted to come with us to Finland. So, I don’t know why he’s just having such a negative attitude,” Kourtney said during a testimonial interview. “I just want everyone to have a great time and a great experience. He’s just kind of putting a dark cloud over it.” But it wasn’t just Kourtney who was upset at Scott’s behavior. Sofia accused her boyfriend of acting differently around Kourtney during dinner at the beginning of the vacation. “You’re a lot more sophisticated with me when Kourtney’s around. You turn into a five-year-old when it’s just us,” Richie told Scott. Ok, of course, his relationship with Sofia, who is 21 (20 in this scene) , is going to be completely different than his relationship with Kourtney, 40, who he has to be in full-on dad mode with. And does that mean Sofia wants him to be more sophisticated with her? Are we sensing some jealousy here?? (this season is delivering! all I have to say about that.) But anyway, Scott didn’t appreciate her comment. “Sometimes, you know, you have so many inside jokes or inside things with somebody you’ve known for so long — even if you’re not romantically with them — you don’t really know how to act,” Disick admitted later on to the cameras, not to Sofia, of course. “It is definitely a really hard and awkward situation and I just feel bad.” But at the end of the day/episode, the 36-year-old just wanted his big blended family “to be happy.” Scott finally was able to relax once he realized that the kids and Kourtney were still having fun even when he and Sofia were having alone time, so I guess the trip was a success? It probably depends on who you ask, but one thing is for sure — Sofia must really love Scott. View Slideshow: Scott Disick: Banging ALL of the Kardashians?!
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty How dare they! $750,000 Worth Of Jewelry Stolen From Tiny’s Car Tiny Harris is presumably reeling after a gaggle of good jewelry was stolen from her car. Police reached out to Atlanta’s WSBTV to confirm that a whopping $750,000 worth of jewelry went missing from Tiny’s Lamborghini this weekend. On Sunday Tiny apparently went out for drinks at ATL’s Bar Amalfi restaurant and when she went back to her luxury vehicle, she discovered that jewelry was missing from her center console. The jewelry includes wedding rings, watches and stud earrings. So far it looks like the police have no leads, but we’re sure T.I. will ask the public to help identify the paltry pilfers who’d dare steal from his wife. Seriously though, that’s not cool—-we hope Tiny gets her jewelry back expeditiously!
Source: Jason LaVeris / Getty According to WSBTV more that $750,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from Tameka “Tiny” Harris’, Lamborghini Sunday night, while her and a few friends were grabbing drinks and a bite to eat at Bar Amalfi in Midtown Atlanta. The thieves were said to have made off with wedding rings, watches and stud earrings, and a host of other jewelry stashed in the center console or the car. Tiny and her friends are safe, but the Breaking & Entering game in Atlanta has affected so many people. Police are still investigating the crime in hopes that the jewelry will shop up in a pawn shop or on the street. Click here to read more 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
If you’ve been keeping up, you know that Amanda Seales has been speaking out since Emmys weekend when she was escorted out of an after-party meant to celebrate Black Hollywood. While she initially, in Instagram Stories from that very night and event, said a white woman named Kiara had made sure she was kicked out, during the “Side Effects of Professionalism Part 1” episode of her Small Doses podcast last week, she changed her tune. The 38-year-old comedian and actress placed blame, publicly, on Vanessa Anderson , a fellow Black woman, who does PR for Issa Rae and puts together the party every year. Amanda mentioned that the two have never really hit it off, but implied that the fact that Vanessa would go so far as to have her removed from the space felt incredibly unfair and uncalled for. SEE ALSO: Actress Amanda Seales Goes Off After A White Woman Allegedly Denied Her Access To A Black Emmy Party “This party was not at her house. This was not a personal event. This was not a birthday party…It was not a naming ceremony. This was a Hollywood party for Black entertainers and contributors to Hollywood,” she said. “So by nature of that, I am a part of that industry and should be here celebrating with my community.” “It’s very frustrating to be somebody who’s just trying to do good work and have to deal with this type of unprofessionalism,” she added. “To have to deal with this type of informality and to deal with this literal type of petty a– f–kery, and Hollywood is so rife with this.” However, Amanda’s co-star, Sarunas Jackson , decided to speak on the situation, saying in a since deleted tweet responding to our story that if Amanda is going to be disrespectful, she can’t expect people to welcome her to things. That’s us putting it mildly, to be honest. “You can’t be a disrespectful-a– human being and expect people to want to hang out with you,” he said. “It’s quite simple. Sit it out.” SEE ALSO: Amanda Seales Accuses Ex-NFL Player Turned Harvard Neurosurgeon Of Sexual Harassment People ended up using his comment, and the fact that she was removed from the party without any intervention from fellow Black Hollywood folks, to try and justify a belief that Amanda is the problem in any and every situation. Amanda, who is highly opinionated on most matters concerning Black people, dating, politics, etc., couldn’t catch a break on Black Twitter (see below). 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 Amanda Seales is a bitter toxic woman who got ran out of NYC for her attitude. She moved to LA and changed nothing and I befriended her when she came. She said I faked my cancer. Fuck her and I hope karma catches her before I do cause I owe her a fucking fade on CRIP — Quincy Jones comedy (@LLQJ206) October 5, 2019 Black Twitter: “We can’t stand Amanda Seales. She gets on our nerves ” Cast of Insecure: pic.twitter.com/VfoGxxKnCd — Boyz Eleven Men (@eleven8) October 5, 2019 Some Amanda Seales shit..sis be coming with the micro aggressions towards people then acts confused by having consequences for the actions. I fuck wit alot of her moves but we all got something to work on & thats her thing. Just because you're direct doesn't mean you are right.. https://t.co/mttJdh4OM7 — OVO CREW 10/20 (@NEHeartbreakKid) October 5, 2019 Well, Amanda saw all of that social media commentary and decided to respond. She posted this over the weekend: Some people like me. Some people don’t. But I do not lie. Have a good day. pic.twitter.com/HhBhuOj8VQ — Amanda Seales (@amandaseales) October 5, 2019 More importantly thank u to those who show me love. — Amanda Seales (@amandaseales) October 5, 2019 Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). In addition, early Monday morning she took to her IG stories to share her unfiltered thoughts on everyone taking joy out of her being embarrassed at the party and by her Insecure co-star. I guess what fascinates me is the excitement of people to be like, ‘She must be a b—h! She’s got to be a b—h! If everyone’s saying she’s a b—h then she must be a b—h!’ I think that’s fascinating to me because, because I don’t know what value that has in their lives. I think that’s what trips me out about it. I’m not f–kin’ with Trump, I’m not degrading Black folks, I’m not out here being a Fox News commentator. People legit don’t like me, one, there’s a lot of people who don’t like me because I just really don’t care about their fake phony sh-t and I don’t keep up appearances to make them feel like their fake phony sh-t is not noticed. Two, on an Internet scale, people just don’t like me because a lot of the time they’re misinterpreting sh-t that I say. And then three, people don’t like me because of their own sh-t. Four, there’s a bonus, some people don’t like me because of an interaction we had. I could have had a bad day, I could have just been stank that day, or, more often than not, they did some f–ksh-t and I called them out on it. Nonetheless, it is fascinating to watch people so enthusiastic about your downfall when you have dedicated your whole life to the upliftment of them. Truly, it is like a paradoxical thing to witness. I’m a sensitive person, but more importantly, I’m an intellectual, so at this point I’m just looking at it like, ‘Well, she must be a b—h! All these people can’t be wrong.’ Okay, so then what? [laughs] So then what? So now we have established that Amanda Seales is a b—h. Now what? See the thing is, I know who I am and I know I’m not a b—h. A b—h is somebody who’s mean for no f–kin’ reason. If I’m stank, nine times out of 10, there’s a reason. You may not be the reason. The reason might be my mood, the reason might be some sh-t I’m going through, the reason might be the person, but there’s always a reason. There’s always something behind my ire. Nonetheless, when people are saying things like, ‘If everybody’s saying she’s like this then that must be what it is and she need to change,’ I think you reach a certain point in your life where you’re like — first of all, everybody don’t think I’m a b—h. I’m a quality over quantity person. I think we can all agree that there’s way more trash a– people in this world than there are quality people. The quality people be f–kin’ with me. They do. They be f–kin’ with me heavy. And a lot of the times, I have experienced my whole life, people who have created these opinions and they come back later. But really, the whole point in talking about this is…sometimes you have to take yourself outside of things and you just look at it from the outside and your’e like, wow, this is what people spent their day doing: discussing my existence. And I don’t know if that has any bearing on their support of my work or not but it was just something that was interesting to them. That is fascinating to me in a very real way. Fascinating. But for the record, I am not a b—h. Unless you b—h made. Bu-duh-bump. To paraphrase, she says she’s not a b–h, and the fact that people have found so much joy in other people claiming she is is interesting. This story was originally published on MadameNoire.com . 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Source: Leon Bennett / Getty When black people use the N-Word, it can be interpreted in different ways, but not as offensive. We’ve seen white people lose their jobs over using it because they use it in a racist manner. But recently L.A Sparks General Manager Penny Toler , who is a black woman, was fired from her position over using the N-word during a rant after a Sparks loss. “It’s unfortunate I used that word,” Toler told ESPN after the Sparks lost to the Connecticut Sun last month during a playoff game. “I shouldn’t. Nobody should but you know, like I said, I’m not here to defend word by word by word what I said. I know some of the words that I’m being accused of are embellished.” Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). Toler said the way she used the word was taken out of context. “By no means did I call my players the N-word,” Toler said when speaking to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne after she was let go. “I’m not saying that I couldn’t have used it in a context. But it wasn’t directed at any of my players.” 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 Toler spent 20 seasons with the Sparks, seeing them through 18 playoff appearances and three championship titles. She also played from the Sparks from 1997 to 1999. Toler also made WNBA history when she made the league’s first basket. “Toler was relieved of her duties and will no longer be with the organization, effective immediately,” the Sparks said in a statement. “A national search will begin immediately to identify the next general manager of the Sparks. Managing Partner and Governor Eric Holoman will assume the duties in the interim.” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said “that type of language reportedly used has no place in our league.” “The WNBA takes pride in being one of the most diverse leagues in professional sports that fosters an inclusive and respectful environment. We thank Penny for her contributions to the WNBA through her service to the Sparks organization and as a player over two decades.” Toler had been the General Manager since 1999. This story was originally published on MadameNoire.com . ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Legendary Actress From ‘A Different World’ Passes Away Tisha Campbell Details Childhood Rape By Babysitter [VIDEO] Tatyana Ali & Her Husband Welcome Baby Number Two [PHOTOS] Follow @TheRSMS
