Source: Miami Herald / Getty A few weeks ago Vic Mensa caught the wrath of the internet when he took a subliminal jab at the late XXXTentacion’s history of domestic abuse and the fans who follow him during the 2018 BET Awards Cypher. While facts are facts sometimes fans hate hearing the negative parts of their favorite artists or celebrities especially if it’s unproven allegations. Now Pitchfork is reporting that a newly surfaced tape features the “SAD!” rapper not only talking about beating on his ex-girlfriend, but also stabbing a gang of people in her presence which helped put the fear of God in her. Recorded while in the presence of his friends around the time he was arrested in October of 2016, the tape has X breaking down what led to him assaulting his ex and why she knew he was capable of worse. “I put my source of happiness in another person, which was a mistake initially, right? But she fell through on every occasion until now. Until I started f*cking her up bruh. I started f*cking her up because she made one mistake. And from there, the whole cycle went down. Now she’s scared. That girl is scared for her life. Which I understand.” He later explained why she feared for her life stating, “I’m in the New Times for Stabbing. How many people they put in the news? They said three. It was eight. In Deerfield. She knows that. She seen this sh*t.” Pitchfork was able to get their hands on the disturbing 27-minute tape through the Miami-Dade County state attorney’s office but only made a few minutes of the recording available for public consumption. While everyone is familiar with the charges he caught for putting hands on his ex-girlfriend the stabbing incidents were news to some fans and authorities. On the tape, in addition to the threats against his ex-girlfriend, XXXTentacion also referred to a stabbing incident in Deerfield Beach, Florida, saying, “I’m on[Miami] New Times for stabbing, how many people they put in the news? They said three, it was eight.” (On January 21, 2016, a local Florida newspaper reported that police were “searching for the person who stabbed three people during a fight in Deerfield Beach.” There is no record of anyone being charged with the stabbing, but a Broward County Sheriff’s Office report from the incident states that a witness “saw an unknown black male with tattoos on his face swinging a knife in multiple directions.”) Regardless of XXXTentacion’s very troubled history he has some of the hardest ride or die fans of any artist past or present and though his comments on this tape were disturbing we’re almost certain it won’t change how his millions of followers feel about his legacy. Almost Trumpian in a way. — Photo: Getty
Source: Miami Herald / Getty A few weeks ago Vic Mensa caught the wrath of the internet when he took a subliminal jab at the late XXXTentacion’s history of domestic abuse and the fans who follow him during the 2018 BET Awards Cypher. While facts are facts sometimes fans hate hearing the negative parts of their favorite artists or celebrities especially if it’s unproven allegations. Now Pitchfork is reporting that a newly surfaced tape features the “SAD!” rapper not only talking about beating on his ex-girlfriend, but also stabbing a gang of people in her presence which helped put the fear of God in her. Recorded while in the presence of his friends around the time he was arrested in October of 2016, the tape has X breaking down what led to him assaulting his ex and why she knew he was capable of worse. “I put my source of happiness in another person, which was a mistake initially, right? But she fell through on every occasion until now. Until I started f*cking her up bruh. I started f*cking her up because she made one mistake. And from there, the whole cycle went down. Now she’s scared. That girl is scared for her life. Which I understand.” He later explained why she feared for her life stating, “I’m in the New Times for Stabbing. How many people they put in the news? They said three. It was eight. In Deerfield. She knows that. She seen this sh*t.” Pitchfork was able to get their hands on the disturbing 27-minute tape through the Miami-Dade County state attorney’s office but only made a few minutes of the recording available for public consumption. While everyone is familiar with the charges he caught for putting hands on his ex-girlfriend the stabbing incidents were news to some fans and authorities. On the tape, in addition to the threats against his ex-girlfriend, XXXTentacion also referred to a stabbing incident in Deerfield Beach, Florida, saying, “I’m on[Miami] New Times for stabbing, how many people they put in the news? They said three, it was eight.” (On January 21, 2016, a local Florida newspaper reported that police were “searching for the person who stabbed three people during a fight in Deerfield Beach.” There is no record of anyone being charged with the stabbing, but a Broward County Sheriff’s Office report from the incident states that a witness “saw an unknown black male with tattoos on his face swinging a knife in multiple directions.”) Regardless of XXXTentacion’s very troubled history he has some of the hardest ride or die fans of any artist past or present and though his comments on this tape were disturbing we’re almost certain it won’t change how his millions of followers feel about his legacy. Almost Trumpian in a way. — Photo: Getty
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U PDATED 5:22 p.m. EDT, Oct. 24, 2018: Former Attorney General Eric Holder was the intended recipient of a suspicious package that had turned up at Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz ‘ Florida office on Wednesday (Oct. 24), CNN reported. Another package with an explosive device sent to CNN’s New York offices on Wednesday was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan , according to city and local law enforcement officials. U PDATED: 3:23 p.m. EDT, Oct. 24, 2018: Congresswoman Maxine Waters has joined a growing list of prominent Democrats who have been targeted by suspected explosive devices this week. A package intended for a Congressional mail sorting facility in Maryland was addressed to Waters, according to several reports . NEWS: Suspicious package intercepted by Capitol Hill police was addressed to Democratic California congresswoman Maxine Waters, according to three sources. — Tara Palmeri (@tarapalmeri) October 24, 2018 A suspicious package was also found outside of the building where Democratic Senator Kamala Harris ‘ district office is in San Diego, California on Wednesday. The building, also including the San Diego Union-Tribune’s office, was evacuated. The package was later deemed safe, the Washington Examiner reported. A mysterious package was also sent to the office of Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo , he said on Wednesday (Oct. 24). The package was also later deemed safe and was not an explosive, CNN reported. Trump also publicly spoke about the pattern of suspicious packages at the White House, calling it “despicable” on Wednesday afternoon. U PDATED: 12:19 p.m. EDT, Oct. 24, 2018: Police are investigating a possible suspicious package found at the Florida office of Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Wednesday (Oct. 24), WTVJ , an NBC-owned television station, reported. The investigation comes just hours after the Secret Service intercepted suspected explosive devices mailed to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama . ALERT!!! We are working an investigation of a suspicious package near Sawgrass Corporate Parkway. Please stay out of the area of NW 8th St and NW 136th Ave. We will provide further updates when available. — Sunrise Police FL (@SunrisePoliceFL) October 24, 2018 Original Story: O fficials have reported several suspected explosive devices addressed to high profile public figures on Tuesday (Oct. 23) and Wednesday (Oct. 24). The Secret Service stopped the delivery of dangerous packages to both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on late Tuesday and early Wednesday, respectively, CNBC reported. George Soros , a prominent billionaire and Democratic political donor, was also sent an alarming parcel this week. RELATED: Ron DeSantis Actually Said Calling Obama A Muslim N-Word Was A Simple ‘Mistake’ Suspected explosive devices were sent to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former US President Barack Obama, according to the Secret Service. https://t.co/n4qhVMAemo — BBC Radio 4 (@BBCRadio4) October 24, 2018 The package intended for former Secretary of State Clinton had been addressed to her Westchester County, New York home, Secret Service officials said in a released statement. The package for Obama had been mailed to arrive at his Washington, D.C. residence. The agency intercepted the packages after routine mail screenings, and officials have launched an investigation. Statement from the Secret Service on intercepting potential explosives sent to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton: https://t.co/fW3c7It6dE pic.twitter.com/HOV1xgdXBH — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 24, 2018 A suspect or suspects mailed what was likely a pipe bomb to Soros’ home in Katonah, a suburb in Westchester County, New York, on Monday, The New York Times reported. Westchester County Police Department bomb squad technicians “proactively detonated” the device, and Soros, a frequent target of right-wing groups, was not home at the time. The FBI’s NY offices and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms have opened an investigation. So far, Trump has yet to use his Twitter fingers to make a statement about the dangerous devices. OK @RealDonaldTrump . Bombs have been sent to the home of George Soros, @billclinton and @hillaryclinton , and the DC office of @BarackObama . Will you say anything? — rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) October 24, 2018 The mailings, however, didn’t stop with Obama, Clinton and Soros. The New York Police Department also reported Wednesday morning that a suspicious device was found at the Times Warner Building, the home of CNN, forcing an evacuation. JUST IN: The NYPD is responding to a suspicious device discovered at the Time Warner Center, where CNN is based, in New York, according to a law enforcement source. The CNN bureau has evacuated as a precaution. https://t.co/BmgkJ2qaIE pic.twitter.com/Ad8PoQ5kkf — CNN (@CNN) October 24, 2018 Federal authorities are also reportedly investigating alarming packages sent to The White House. A suspicious package addressed to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was intercepted at an off-site facility, a source told Reuters . The White House denounced the attack on Obama and Clinton in a statement. “These terrorizing acts are despicable, and anyone responsible will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said. “The United States Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies are investigating and will take all appropriate actions to protect anyone threatened by these cowards.” The suspicious incidents targeting Clinton, Obama and Soros come roughly two weeks ahead of the Nov. 6 election, a polarizing event that will decide whether Republicans maintain Congressional control. SEE ALSO: Thailand Tells Black People Don’t Come Here Twitter Reacts To Stacey Abrams Destroying Brian Kemp In Their First Debate [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3833124″ overlay=”true”]
It has been clear for a while now that Lisa Vanderpump is less invested in being a Real Housewife these days. It seems that there’s some underlying beef with her fellow Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but they’ve mostly kept a lid on it. Now, however, multiple Housewives are letting their frustrations spill over into public comments. Over the weekend, Camille Grammer married David C. Meyer . Lisa Rinna, Dorit Kemsley, Teddi Mellencamp, and Kyle Richards were all in attendance at the ceremony in Hawaii. Lisa Vanderpump, however, was not. And fans definitely noticed. One fan commented on Kyle’s Instagram, demanding to know: “Why do YOU guys always [gang] up on LVP?” “This show will suck without her,” the commenter wrote. “But I’m sure she will be in all your mouths.” (To be clear, the commenter means that her name will be on their lips and is not suggesting either sex or cannibalism) Kyle Richards replied to that comment and was adamant that the claim is untrue. “NOBODY has ganged up [on] anyone,” Kylie insists. “Any report of that,” Kyle writes. “Is an outright lie!” “LVP has been invited to every single event that we each have been invited to,” Kylie continues. Kylye adds: “If she chooses not to come then that is her choice.” “Anyone trying to sway the public to believe anything else is not being honest,” Kyle concludes. Lisa Vanderpump herself had a very different take when a commenter wrote to her about how she has been treated. “This season of @realhousewivesofbeverlyhills is clearly a massive gang up of bullying against you,” a fan wrote. And,” the fan’s comment said. “I think it will be their biggest mistake.” The fan continued: “That show will not survive to be the show it was without you. #factsarefacts” Lisa Vanderpump seemed to approve of the commenter’s take on the recent dynamic among the Housewives. “Someone’s paying attention,” she wrote back. Elle’s Juicy Scoops shared some thoughts on Instagram about upcoming episodes of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills . “I predict a season with silly fights, little friction, and a lot of snooze in between,” the page predicts. “LVP grieving the loss of her brother in her own way, being distant and absent here and there, throwing some shade,” the page writes. The prediction then includes: “new alliances and attempts to gang up on LVP.” Lisa Rinna saw it and emphatically disagreed. “Why hasn’t Lvp filmed with us for over 6 weeks?” Rinna begins. “I have no beef with her,” Rinna claims before demanding to know: “Who does that? Who doesn’t show up for work?” “I too lost my father while filming,” she continues. “And I completely understand that everyone’s grieving process is just that their process.” “We have all reached out to her and we are all there for her,” she says. “She has chosen to not film with us,” “I too lost my sister to an overdose I have great empathy and I have been there,” she writes. “If you sign up to do a job you do it,” Lisa Rinna affirms. “No matter what. That’s show biz.” “I did it,” she continues. “Eileen [Davidson] did it when her mother passed away the day before the reunion.” In Rinna’s eyes, “You show up or if you can’t then you say I can’t and I’m going to take this season off to heal.” “But please don’t make any of us out to be bullies,” she says to fans. “We are not.” “We are here to film a tv show that we all signed a contract to do,” she concludes. “We wish LVP only the very best in her time of mourning.” We’re not sure that we buy that there’s no beef between Vanderpump and her co-stars. But we will say that it’s probably not right to characterize these particular reality stars as bullying each other. Find another word. View Slideshow: 14 Best Lisa Vanderpump Quotes… Ever!
Can Sarah Drew be honest for a few minutes? Can she just go ahead and keep it real for a moment? Okay, great. The actress really appreciates it. As you very likely know by now, Drew was let go from Grey’s Anatomy in March, about two months before the end of Season 14. She had starred as Dr. April Kepner for years and was considered a fan favorite, which is why both Drew and millions of viewers out there felt blindsided by ABC’s decision . While producers have not come out and said it, both Drew and Jessica Capshaw were not brought back to the series for budgetary reasons. This is the assumption most fans have been making at least. As for how April was written off the drama? Her storyline wrapped up for good up when she got married to former fiance Matthew Taylor and left Seattle. And now Drew has spoken out for the first time about whether she thinks April received a proper send-off. “In the moment it felt rushed, to be perfectly honest,” the actress told Entertainment Tonight about her depature, adding: “I felt like it wasn’t really earned because we just didn’t get enough time. We [had] like a scene together that whole season and hadn’t seen each other for four years before that. “I would’ve liked to have actually grown their relationship to a point where it felt earned for them to get married.” That’s a very fair point. It’s reasonable to wonder how far in advance ABC made the choice not to bring Drew back for Season 15. Still, Drew wants to make it clear: She isn’t really complaining. She’s grateful for her time on the show and she can even see how her character’s closing arc made a special kind of sense. “In hindsight, I think there is something beautifully redemptive that goes along with April’s return to faith and rebirth,” she told ET, continuing as follows: “The person that she hurt the most in her life was the man she left at the altar, and the redemption story comes full circle in the reconciliation between the two of them. Even in the darkest and the most painful of relationship experiences, there can still be healing and hope and love and joy, so there was something about that that I could totally get behind. “I just wish we’d had a little more time to play it out. Finally, while Drew has moved on (she’s currently starring in a movie called Indivisble ), she isn’t bitter toward producers or anything. Heck, she’d likely make a return to Grey’s Anatomy if the opportunity ever presented itself. “I’ll never say never because they are my family. I still love everyone over there,” she said when ths topic was broached, concluding: “I love that community and I still have such an incredible space in my heart for everyone over there, but I really do feel like, because of how it went down, I really had to part ways with April. “I just had to. “There was no way for me to live in a space of possibility of her returning and also be healthy in my letting go of all of it, so I really have said goodbye to her.” View Slideshow: Grey’s Anatomy Spoilers: It’s About to Go DOWN in Season 15
(Photo By Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Michelle Williams Opens Up About Depression Battle Folks were shocked to find out that Michelle Williams had checked herself into a treatment facility for depression back in July. Now the former Destiny’s Child star is speaking out about her mental health and how dark things felt before she entered treatment. She told People Magazine , I thought I was over depression. I thought, ‘I’m good!’ I’ve got love, I’m working out. But I was so angry. The rage built up in me. I did not attempt suicide, but I was questioning [life]. Michelle added that she battled depression since she was a teen, but she started feeling the bout of hopelessness around the time she was rehearsing for Coachella with Beyonce and Kelly Rowland . The entire year we were rehearsing every day for hours. I was burying it, and before you knew it, I was looking up out of the pit like, ‘Oh my God.’ I was like ‘No, you better go [to the hospital].’ By the time I got there, I was stable. As for her relationship with fiancé Chad Johnshon , Michelle revealed that she broke off the engagement weeks after he popped the question, and pushed him to leave, adding: I would’ve understood [if he left]. He’s been praying for a wife. He didn’t pray for a depressed wife. But now the happy couple are back together and Michelle is feeling more stable than ever: People fall off the fitness wagon, people fall of the wellness wagon, but I can’t fall off the [therapy] wagon. I have to get healed to live this happy life. And it’s not just about marrying Chad. I finally found someone to do life with. Glad to see the songstress back in a good place.
Canadian rapper Jon James McMurray fell to his death on Saturday in British Columbia while filming a video in which he was walking on the wing of a plane while rapping. The 33-year old’s management released a statement, saying, “As Jon got further out onto the wing of the plane, it caused the small Cessna to go into a downward spiral that the pilot couldn’t correct. Jon held onto the wing until it was too late, and by the time he let go, he didn’t have time to pull his chute. He impacted and died instantly.” According to Billboard , a GoFundMe page has been set up to “get his stuff out there to the world in the right way… [and] help with Jon James’ celebration of life.” McMurray, who grew up skiing in the Rocky Mountains, was known for doing crazy stunts in most of his videos. He will truly be missed by his fans.
Canadian rapper Jon James McMurray fell to his death on Saturday in British Columbia while filming a video in which he was walking on the wing of a plane while rapping. The 33-year old’s management released a statement, saying, “As Jon got further out onto the wing of the plane, it caused the small Cessna to go into a downward spiral that the pilot couldn’t correct. Jon held onto the wing until it was too late, and by the time he let go, he didn’t have time to pull his chute. He impacted and died instantly.” According to Billboard , a GoFundMe page has been set up to “get his stuff out there to the world in the right way… [and] help with Jon James’ celebration of life.” McMurray, who grew up skiing in the Rocky Mountains, was known for doing crazy stunts in most of his videos. He will truly be missed by his fans.
Image via Jessica McGowan/Getty Images Brian Kemp Talks Absentee Ballots In Leaked Audio If you’ve been paying attention to what’s happening in the upcoming midterm election, you know that Georgia’s incumbent Secretary of State Brian Kemp has been under HEAVY scrutiny for his seemingly shady practice of suppressing the vote for over 53,000 people, 70% of which are African-American. As Secretary of State Kemp is responsible for running the elections and that potential conflict of interest has raised LOTS of eyebrows not only in Georgia but nationwide. According to Rolling Stone , those suspicions have only been heightened with the leak of an audio recording of Kemp making some dubious comments about his opponent Stacey Abrams’ ability to garner support via absentee ballots. “They have just an unprecedented number of that,” he said, “which is something that continues to concern us, especially if everybody uses and exercises their right to vote — which they absolutely can — and mail those ballots in, we gotta have heavy turnout to offset that.” Peep what else Kemp had to say below. NOVEMBER 6! GO VOTE! VOTE EVERYWHERE, BUT ESPECIALLY IN STATES LIKE GEORGIA WHERE THE RACE IS ALMOST TIED AND THE OPPRESSOR IS WORKING OVERTIME TO STIFLE US!
