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Daniel Caesar Says How He Really Feels & Lupita Nyong’o Decimates: This Week’s Winners & Losers

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Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty This was a week of problematic crooners, well-utilized eggs, and scary, sexy, cool fashion. This week’s winners below, then hit the next page to find out who took the L! Winners 1. Egg boy When far-right politicians spew Islamophobic ignorance out their mouth, one might try to be civil in addressing their ridiculousness. But sometimes an egg to the head is the only appropriate response, especially when 50 PEOPLE have just died in a grotesque massacre. The Australian right-wing senator Fraser Anning got the works when 17-year-old Will Connolly , a.k.a. Egg Boy, smashed a hard egg on his head at a Conservative National Party meeting in Melbourne. According to The Cut , Anning is known for his Islamophobic views and his sentiments came out in the most appalling way after the shooting at the Christchurch mosques last Friday that left 50 people dead and 50 injured. The attacks were carried out by an Australian-born White nationalist but instead of blaming this guy, Anning went on to blame Muslims. Yes, M U S L I M S! In a statement, he wrote: “The real cause of bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place.” Again, it wasn’t the white supremacist killer’s fault, it was the Muslims, who pray at mosques like the ones that got attacked last week. Anning is lucky all he got was an egg to the head. He was in the middle of talking to the press at the CNP meeting on Saturday when Egg Boy executed one big wallop into Anning’s cranium. Let’s observe below, and feel free to rewind over and over again. A teenager dubbed “egg boy” has become the talk of the internet after he threw an egg at an Australian politician who blamed Muslim immigration for the Christchurch terror attack | https://t.co/BvG85snWej pic.twitter.com/XSXMNUmvL1 — RTÉ News (@rtenews) March 17, 2019   The TECHNIQUE. The EXECUTION. Young Connolly is a winner. Luckily, he made it out the situation safely, and he was arrested but released without charge, according to The Cut.   On his Twitter page (which has since been deleted for unknown reasons), Connolly wrote: “Let me inform you all guys, Muslims are not terrorists and terrorism has no religion. All those who consider Muslims a terrorist community have empty heads like Anning.” Hero. 2. Lupita Nyong’o *Sigh* Lupita, Lupita, Lupita. Why must you destroy us so mercilessly. This week, Nyong’o went on press runs for the highly anticipated movie Us , which she stars in with fellow Yale alumni Winston Duke.  And while Us is surely going to be the most talked about movie of the year, Lupita almost stole the spotlight with red carpet and video appearances to live by. First, she went on the Ellen show and couldn’t decide between polka dots and stripes, so she was like eff it, I’m going to wear them both, and all was well in the world. View this post on Instagram Look at Us! @TheEllenShow #UsMovie A post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) on Mar 13, 2019 at 9:09pm PDT   Then, she ushered in care-free Black girl spirits and showed up to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert  with yellow eyes… View this post on Instagram Keep your eyes Jordan Peeled. #UsMovie : @nickbarose #WatchYourself @colbertlateshow A post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) on Mar 18, 2019 at 6:52pm PDT   Finally, for a red carpet screening, some un-worldly being came to her, no doubt from the future, and whispering one word in her ear… Spikes. And it was so. View this post on Instagram I NY #UsMovie #UsInNYC A post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) on Mar 20, 2019 at 7:07am PDT   Oh, did I mention she raps too… View this post on Instagram Troublemaker ain't scared of Us. #UsMovie Lyrics for “Us” by dope queen @RobynHoodMusic of #TruthTellerProductions. Music by @ChrisHerbieHolland. : @VernonFrancois A post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) on Mar 21, 2019 at 8:11am PDT   Care-free Queen.

Daniel Caesar Says How He Really Feels & Lupita Nyong’o Decimates: This Week’s Winners & Losers

Congrats Hov: ‘The Blueprint’ To Be Inducted Into The National Recording Registry

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Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Jay-Z ‘s focus is on reforming the criminal justice system right now, but make no mistake, he’s still winning on the music front too. A total of 25 recordings are being inducted into the National Recording Registry and Hov’s work is among those being honored. Alongside Curtis Mayfield’s “Superfly,” Cyndi Lauper’s “She’s So Unusual,” and Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddam,” Jay-Z’s The Blueprint will be recognized. “The most contemporary recording is hip-hop mogul Jay-Z’s 2001 album The Blueprint , which solidified his reputation as one of the greatest rappers in music,” a press release for this year’s additions states. “The National Recording Registry honors the music that enriches our souls, the voices that tell our stories and the sounds that mirror our lives,” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said in the announcement. “The influence of recorded sound over its nearly 160-year history has been profound and technology has increased its reach and significance exponentially. The Library of Congress and its many collaborators are working to preserve these sounds and moments in time, which reflect our past, present and future,” she states. With songs like “Never Change,” “Song Cry,” “Renegade,” “Takeover” and more The Blueprint is definitely an unforgettable moment in Jay-Z’s career—not to mention the album debuted at number one in the U.S., selling over 400,000 copies in its first week. Congrats to the GOAT. Photo: Getty

Congrats Hov: ‘The Blueprint’ To Be Inducted Into The National Recording Registry

Rumer and Scout Willis Bikinis of the Day

Slutty hipster Willis sisters doing what they do best….nothing. They are both zero accomplished thanks to their parents’ being over accomplished…both having made shit tons of money with the whole Hollywood thing during an era when big fucking money was made off of Hollywood… Who knows, maybe Demi got in on her ex Husband’s tech dot com fund….and is also a dot com billionaire…not married to KUNIS, but rather doing poppers or whippets at parties where people die, despite being 100 years old… It’s hard to expect these idiots to do anything that matters, when their parents are basically unemployed….. Celebrities are funny, because they work 6 weeks a year, make 50 million dollars in that year, and chill the rest of the year to hang out with their kids who never have to work a day in their life… So despite having money and access…they just choose to be vapid cunts like the vapid cunts of the internet…posing half naked or sometimes fully naked for likes…since they don’t need money…. I think the only thing interesting about this is that Rumer Willis has a new face and body and she’s actually worthy of being stared at. Huge news really…if you are looking for Rumer Willis news…which no one in the world is looking for…cuz these kids are pretty useless… JOIN THE NEWSLETTER YOU ASSHOLES! The post Rumer and Scout Willis Bikinis of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .

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Meghan Markle: I’m Ready to Make Peace With My Dumb Sister!

Well, it looks like we’re just weeks away from the arrival of a new prince or princess. Yes, despite the fact that the royal family has managed to keep Meghan Markle’s due date under wraps, all signs indicate that the Duchess of Sussex has entered final preparation mode. In fact, it looks as though Meghan is now on maternity leave, having cleared her schedule of all royal engagements for the foreseeable future. And apparently, Meghan’s efforts to get ready for the big day go well beyond picking out a color scheme for the royal nursery. Insiders say Meg has been going to great lengths to bury the hatchet with some of the folks who have antagonized her during her first year as a royal. On Monday, Meghan made nice with Kate Middleton at a Commonwealth Day event. This, despite rumors that the duchesses have been locked in a bitter feud for the past several months. But Kate is small potatoes compared to Meghan’s most determined antagonists. No, we’re not talking about Piers Morgan, whose latest moronic hot take is that Meghan “ruined” Prince Harry by accepting his proposal and helping him become a better man. We’re referring to Meghan’s wicked half-sister, Samantha Markle, and her father, Thomas Markle, who’s either just as bad as Samantha or another victim of manipulative machinations. Whatever the case, it seems Meghan is eager to make peace with her two douchiest relatives before the baby arrives. “Meghan’s family is well aware that she has always been busy and have always supported her efforts in the past, despite it leaving her little time to spend with them,” a source close to the situation tells the Daily Mail. “Her royal duties have kept her incredibly busy and she takes her new responsibilities very seriously.” Yes, despite the fact that Meghan’s family is objectively awful , and Samantha has made it her express goal to humiliate and destroy her sister, the duchess has decided to be the bigger person and accept some of the blame for their beef. It’s that not a prime example of character befitting a royal, we don’t know what is. The insider goes on to say that Meghan believes (or at least pretends to believe) that the media is partly to blame for Samantha and Thomas’ actions, as the two of them crumbled under the pressure of global scrutiny. “Meghan understands the pressures of intense media scrutiny and she is saddened by what her family have had to endure,” the insider tells the Mail. (This justification doesn’t really hold up when you consider the extent to which Thomas and Samantha have courted media attention, but hey, Meg’s probably just saying what she needs to say to bring her family back together.) “She plans to extend an olive branch to the family and invite them to visit after the baby is born – her sister [Samantha] included,” the source says. “Meghan hopes and prays that the baby will bring her family back together.” Frankly, we’re of the opinion that Samantha doesn’t deserve a second chance, particularly as it seems she’s been engaging in this sort of petty, malicious behavior her entire life. But hey, maybe she’ll see the light and finally change her ways … at the age of 54. That happens, right? View Slideshow: Meghan Markle: 19 Cruelest Things Her Own Family Has Said About the Duchess

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Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges; Now What?!?

Jussie Smollett made a pair of returns this week. First, the actor appeared on Empire Wednesday night for the first time since he was arrested and charged with multiple felonies. (The Fox drama had been on hiatus since December 5 and Smollett claimed he got attacked on January 29.) Social media blew up during the installment, with fans in near universal agreement that they couldn’t really concentrate on any storyline when one of the show’s leads was strongly suspected of orchestrating an assault against himself . And then blaming in on white racist homophobes. And lying repeatedly about it at every turn. “Good Lord, SO much has happened since [Empire] was on the last time…I think we ALL know what that is!!!!” wrote one viewer on Twitter, while another simply added a series of emojis hinting at the Smollett-sized elephant in the room. “When Cookie asked if Jamal forgot his last name was Lyon….that script didnt age well,” another loyal fan remarked. At this point, of course, the real drama surrounding Smollett takes place off screen. During a brief hearing before Cook County Circuit Judge Steven Watkins on Thursday morning, the controversial heard the indictment filed against him and agreed to be in court for every hearing moving forward. Last week, a grand jury handed down a total of 16 indictments against Smollett, all stemming from the purported attack against him in Chicago about seven weeks ago. He has been charged with disorderly conduct and making a false police report. In court today, Smollett pleaded not guilty across the board. Smollett is accused of lying to the authorities and making up a story that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack by two men in the early morning hours of January 29 in Chicago. Cops have since said that Smollett concocted this tale to further his career, although it remains unclear just how he thought this would accomplish such a goal. The two Nigerian brothers who allegedly schemed along with Smollett have reportedly spilled all their tea to the police, implicating Jussie and explaining how he paid them to pose as his attackers. No matter how many times we write about this story, it never stops being literally incredible. Each charge against Smollett is punishable by as little as probation and as much as three years behind bars. He’s due back in court on April 17. As noted above, there’s a lot riding on this for Smollett aside from his acting career. But Fox is yet to renew Empire for a sixth season. In the past, with the exception of last year when a renewal announcement was made in May, the network had always given the green light for future episodes in January. Despite earlier reports, Smollett has not technically been fired from the series, but he has been removed from the final few installments scheduled for this spring. Executives may be waiting to see how his legal case plays out before deciding on the program’s fate, but time would not be on their side if this really is the play. Smollett could agree to a plea deal or he could take this all the way to a trial; the latter likely would not be held for several months, meaning Fox has to make some sort of decision soon. View Slideshow: Jussie Smollett: This is How He Staged His Assault And, let’s be honest, right? No matter what happens with Smollett legally, is there any way he can be brought back at this point? Like, any way at all?

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Hilarious Reactions To The Facebook Outage

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Source: Dinendra Haria/WENN / WENN The Facebook family (Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp ) were down for the greater part of Wednesday and where else could they go to report the devastating news, but their competitor, Twitter ! That’s right the social media juggernaut informed the masses of their troubles via a tweet. The company noted that they were aware of some — meaning all — people having issues accessing their apps and were working on a solution. We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps. We’re working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. — Facebook (@facebook) March 13, 2019   Hours later they tweeted again. Confirming that they were still working on the issue and that it was in fact not related to a DDoS attack. We're focused on working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, but can confirm that the issue is not related to a DDoS attack. — Facebook (@facebook) March 13, 2019   What’s a DDoS attack? See here:   As you can imagine there has been a steady stream of jokes rolling in from the Twittersphere about Facebook’s predicament. See some of our favorites here: Every instagram user right now #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/Bppu5htUJq — arvind parmar (@arvindparmar004) March 13, 2019   Just go ahead and delete my account while you’re in there. Save me the trouble of doing myself later. — ☞ Bob Sawyer ☜ (@bobsawyer) March 13, 2019     PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE DO IT ASAP pic.twitter.com/3Eho5cfdds — delilah remoz (@DelilahRemoz) March 13, 2019   I’m waiting pic.twitter.com/PSYjR5oKzb — ClarenceBowe CBD (@organicphoneguy) March 13, 2019   When you have to use one of your competitors to announce that your apps are down… pic.twitter.com/nHYz50syxC — ETech 7 NYC (@ETech7) March 13, 2019  

Hilarious Reactions To The Facebook Outage

Instagram And Facebook Go Down And The World Doesn’t Know How to Act

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Most people jump on social media to browse the platforms to see what their friends, family, celebrities, or favorite influencers are doing. If you haven’t been on social media for the past few hours then you would know that Facebook and Instagram have been down. Currently you can’t do much of anything on the social media sites because of some type of technological issues.  Both platforms had a worldwide outrage and users are NOT happy. The blackout largely effected the United States and countries in western Europe. Facebook is hard at to fix the problem and they’ve released a statement because their users were not happy! Rapper Soulja Boy has a solution for all the platforms. He took to twitter (the only popular social media site not down at the moment) to solve the issue. Facebook????? Soulja Boy App is up and well! This would never happen to us smh https://t.co/rSTOnHWAei — Soulja Boy (@souljaboy) March 13, 2019 While Soulja boy is trolling, everyone hopped on twitter to troll Facebook and Instagram: Something went wrong #instagramdown #facebookdown Users be like pic.twitter.com/9o3otCXrUZ — Lody Elias Saad (@LodySaad7) March 13, 2019 Facebook AND Instagram are down… MySpace, it's your chance to make a comeback! #FacebookDown pic.twitter.com/ILccg1PtC8 — Troy Osinoff (@yo) March 13, 2019 Trying to use Facebook and Instagram like… #FacebookDown | #InstagramDown pic.twitter.com/hGmRkqE8vv — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) March 13, 2019 yall what if instagram won’t come back, many lives will take drastic turns and you know it #instagram #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/rENdI3S00d — habsanxo (@habsanxo) March 13, 2019  

Instagram And Facebook Go Down And The World Doesn’t Know How to Act

Instagram And Facebook Go Down And The World Doesn’t Know How to Act

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Most people jump on social media to browse the platforms to see what their friends, family, celebrities, or favorite influencers are doing. If you haven’t been on social media for the past few hours then you would know that Facebook and Instagram have been down. Currently you can’t do much of anything on the social media sites because of some type of technological issues.  Both platforms had a worldwide outrage and users are NOT happy. The blackout largely effected the United States and countries in western Europe. Facebook is hard at to fix the problem and they’ve released a statement because their users were not happy! Rapper Soulja Boy has a solution for all the platforms. He took to twitter (the only popular social media site not down at the moment) to solve the issue. Facebook????? Soulja Boy App is up and well! This would never happen to us smh https://t.co/rSTOnHWAei — Soulja Boy (@souljaboy) March 13, 2019 While Soulja boy is trolling, everyone hopped on twitter to troll Facebook and Instagram: Something went wrong #instagramdown #facebookdown Users be like pic.twitter.com/9o3otCXrUZ — Lody Elias Saad (@LodySaad7) March 13, 2019 Facebook AND Instagram are down… MySpace, it's your chance to make a comeback! #FacebookDown pic.twitter.com/ILccg1PtC8 — Troy Osinoff (@yo) March 13, 2019 Trying to use Facebook and Instagram like… #FacebookDown | #InstagramDown pic.twitter.com/hGmRkqE8vv — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) March 13, 2019 yall what if instagram won’t come back, many lives will take drastic turns and you know it #instagram #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/rENdI3S00d — habsanxo (@habsanxo) March 13, 2019  

Instagram And Facebook Go Down And The World Doesn’t Know How to Act

It’s Showtime: Apple Set To Unveil New TV Streaming Service

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Source: NurPhoto / Getty Apple’s TV Streaming service has been one of the tech giants worst kept secrets, but it looks like the company is finally gonna spill on the beans during its recently announced March 25 event. On Monday (March 11), Apple Inc invited media to the to the Steve Jobs theater located on its Cupertino, California campus where it is expected the tech company unveils its long-awaited TV streaming and video service. In the invite, it doesn’t explicitly state what will be shown during the event but the one line “it’s show time” has tech enthusiasts and Apple fans all believing that Apple is making the long-rumored announcement. Apple has been making sure that when it does finally launch its streaming service that it will hit the ground running. The company has spent $2 billion to ensure it will have top-notch content luring big names like Oprah Winfrey , Shonda Rhimes, Jennifer Anniston, Reese Witherspoon and interesting enough streaming hater Steven Spielberg. On top of the original programming, Apple will reportedly be reselling subscription to services Viacom Inc, Lionsgate Entertainment Corp and CBS Corporation. The company is currently in discussions with HBO according to sources close to the matter and is planning on reselling TV channel subscriptions just like Amazon example who gets a cut of the sales that the Prime Video Service sells to users. Apple’s TV service is expected to launch globally which should put it in direct competition with streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Tim Cook speaking on the matter during an investor call back in January is very optimistic feeling that it will speed up the fall of cable with plenty opting to cut the cord. With iPhone sales dipping for the first time, Apple is hoping its new TV service will help those numbers significantly. We won’t be surprised if that is indeed the case, so let us know if you plan on cutting the cord and hopping on Apple’s TV streaming service in the comment section below. — Photo: NurPhoto / Getty

It’s Showtime: Apple Set To Unveil New TV Streaming Service

Pastor John Gray Denies Sleeping With Another Woman, ‘I Had An Emotional Affair’

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Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty Remember that sermon when Pastor John Gray and his wife Aventer alluded to the famed pastor having an affair? Well, Pastor Gray admitted to the affair, but not exactly what we all thought went down during an appearance on The Real. According to the servant of the Lord, he had an “emotional affair” when began to confide in a woman outside of his wife about their marriage. And said he was in the woman’s presence once. In case you missed it, Aventer blamed the devil for sending a “strange woman” into her husband’s life with whom, he allegedly had an affair during a sermon at their Relentless Church in Texas. “And then I prayed for them and him and then the devil loses,” she said condemning evil spirits for her husband’s infidelities. “Because what’s not going to happen is you tell me that I’m going to lose my purpose because someone whispered to a ’16-year-old John’. The devil is a lie. I’m standing with my husband, and you can go on back to the pits of hell where you came from.” However, Pastor Gray is adamant he didn’t sleep or gather a child with anyone else. Sounds fishy, but who knows with this couple. They seem to do everything for theatrics. Hopefully they’re in a better place and Gray doesn’t confide with anyone else.

Pastor John Gray Denies Sleeping With Another Woman, ‘I Had An Emotional Affair’