Source: Greg Doherty / Getty Just days after the passing of her legendary father, Joe Jackson, Janet Jackson took to social media to thank fans for their support during this time of grief. “Thank u for all your love and support. Means so much to me during this time,” the mother of one captioned her video. Jackson is prepped to tackle her reinvigorated ‘State Of The World’ tour. She is also headlining this year’s Essence Fest in New Orleans, LA. Janet shared an adorable throwback picture of her with her dad just a day ago. RELATED LINKS Janet Jackson Thanks Joe Jackson During Acceptance Speech: “He Drove Me To Be The Best That I Can” BBMAs: Janet Jackson Makes History As First Black Woman To Receive The Icon Award Janet Jackson Reveals Struggle With Depression
The Duggar family is constantly celebrating a new engagement and then, a short time after, a new wedding and marriage. And then children. The endless, endless stream of Duggar children. Part of that is ideology — the Duggars are diehard fundamentalists who believe in strictly controlling their children, even as adults. That means strict chastity and closely monitored courtships, which help motivate their kids to walk down the aisle without pausing to ask themselves what they want out of life. But this endless series of back-to-back weddings help to keep the Duggars relevant — or close enough. Let's take a look at how many of these Duggar kids have already been married off. Who's next? 1. First we have to start with … him Josh Duggar proposed to Anna on her birthday in 2008. They apparently followed all of the courtship rules, not even kissing until their wedding date. 2. Josh and Anna married, really testing the for-better-or-for-worse vow Josh and Anna got married on September 26, 2008. And, even after it became global knowledge that Josh had molested 5 young girls, including 4 of his young sisters, they remained married. Even after everyone learned that he had cheated on Anna, they remained married. She is a prisoner of the culture in which she was raised. 3. Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard Jill and Derick got engaged back in April of 2014. 4. Jill and Derick’s Wedding Jill and Derick got married on June 21 of 2014. That’s, what? A two-and-a-half month engagement? 5. Next up are Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald Jessa and Ben (seen here AFTER their marriage — what do you take her for, some sort of scarlet woman?) got engaged on August 4 of 2014. though they had been courting for longer than Jill and Derick. 6. Jessa and Ben got married Jessa and Ben’s wedding was on November 1, 2014. And Jessa still hasn’t quieted down about it. View Slideshow
Terrible news today out of the music world: Tina Turner’s oldest son, Craig, was found dead at his home in Studio City, California at 12:58 p.m. this afternoon. He was 59 years old. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office has confirmed this tragedy, telling multiple outlets that Craig was discovered with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities reportedly arrived at his residence just after noon and pronounced him dead just a short while later, at the scene. The aforementioned spokesperson told the press that a 911 call was placed, although it’s unclear just who made the call. Says the spokesperson in a little more detail: “The call was reported as a suicide, gun shot wound. The next of kin has been notified. There will be an autopsy done and there is an investigator at the scene.” Craig was born when Tina was 18 years old, prior to her up-and-down marriage Ike Turner. Once Tina and Ike were husband and wife, however, Ike adopted four-year old Craig. (His biological father was a saxophonist named Raymond Hill, who performed with Ike’s band.) This awful piece of news of comes as the legendary artist is making a rare trip outside her new home country of Switzerland to attend Paris Fashion Week events. Craig Turner worked in the real estate business in the San Fernando Valley. His mother is, simply put, one of the most successful and respected solo singers in history. She counts “What’s Love Got to Do With it” and “Proud Mary” among her best-known singles. Tina also starred in such movies as Mad Max: Thunderdome and Last Action Hero. Craig’s suicide, meanwhile, follows a sad rash of similar events around the entertainment world. Over the past few weeks alone, iconic fashiond designer Kate Spade has committed suicide, while beloved chef and author Anthony Bourdain has done the same. Both these stars took their own lives via hanging. Spade was 56 years old and Bourdain was 61. May they rest in peace and may Craig Turner rest in peace. Our thoughts go out to Tina and all of her loved ones. View Slideshow: 28 Stars Who Committed Suicide
According to a new report, Scott Disick and Sofia Richie are living in sin. How so? By living with each other! Indeed, about one month after rumors of a Disick-Richie break-up ran rampant around the Internet, sources now tell Us Weekly that the couple isn’t just going strong… … it’s taken a major step in a very serious direction. “Scott and Sofia are moving in together ,” a source tells this tabloid very simply in its latest issue, adding of the arrangement:. “She’ll move into his house.” The decision to shack up follows a lot of chatter about Richie ending this romance after Disick allegedly cheated on Sofia in Miami this spring. Scott was also seen getting very close and awfully cozy with a mystery woman at Kanye West’s Ye album listening party in Wyoming on May 31. Classic Scott Disick, right? That’s what Kourtney Kardashian would say. Still, despite the widely held belief that Disick was sticking his penis into at least one other woman just a little while back, many people close to the situation had a feeling Richie wouldn’t be able to walk away. We guess she knew what she was getting into when she started dating Disick, right? “It’s likely not totally over,” an insider told People Magazine of Richie and Disick in early June, right around the time of their alleged split , adding: “They’ve broken up multiple times since they started dating and always ended up back together. No one would be surprised if they’re out again together in a few days or weeks.” Well, sure, right? Who can resist the… charm of Scott Disick? The rugged handsomeness of Scott Disick? The ability of Scott Disick to drink a lot of alcohol in one night? We really have no idea at this point. Following the news of Disick’s supposed indiscretions, a confidant revealed that Richie confided in her famous father, Lionel Richie. And how did the veteran singer respond? Us Weekly writes that he threatened “to cut her off and write her out of his will if she continues her relationship with Scott as he thinks he’s extremely toxic for her.” It now sounds as if Richie is willing to call this bluff. Disick, of course, shares three kids with Kardashian: Mason, 8, Penelope, 6, and Reign, 3. How does Kourtney feel about her ex-boyfriend’s new living situation? “She couldn’t be bothered by the drama,” says this first source. “She just cares about the kids and that they’re OK with the situation, which they are.” It also helps that Kourtney is on vacation at the moment as well. And by the looks of things, she has every reason not to care at all about what Scott is doing. Because look at who Kourtney is doing: Nice catch there, Kourt. Go ahead and suck a large one, Scott.
We give up. When it comes to the relationship between Jen Harley and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, we just… give up. You can go ahead and try to figure these two out; we’re just gonna sit back and eat some hot dogs on this special birthday. Indeed, the Jersey Shore cast member and his on-again/off-again/on-again/off-again girlfriend apparently put their differences aside on Wednesday in order to celebrate America. Ortiz-Magro shared a photo on Instagram Stories this morning of himself and Harley snuggled close, flag-themed hearts floating around the duo as she made a kissy face at the camera. “Happy independence day,” over the image. How cute, right? How sweet, no? How romantic, yes? Sure, we guess. But that would only be true if you ignored the fact that Harley was arrested mere days ago for DRAGGING RONNIE BY A CAR in Las Vegas. The couple had reportedly got into an argument on the way home from a barbecue and, as Ronnie tried to unbuckle his seatbelt and exit the vehicle, Harley allegedly sped away, dragging her boyfriend down the street. She was taken into custody by local authorities, but will not be charged with any crime. It’s important to note two things while we relay that news: 1. Harley and Ronnie are the new parents to a baby girl named Ariana; she was born on April 3. (And she was in the car at the time of the above incident.) 2. This above incident was certainly NOT the first time Ronnie and Jen got into it in a very serious manner. In late April, Jen and Ronnie went back and forth in very ugly fashion on social media. She accused him of cheating. He accused her of holding on to old sex tapes of herself and an ex. Harley slammed Ronnie as a “cokehead” and deadbeat dad. Ronnie blasted Harley as a “cum dumpster.” It was a vicious and as X-rated as nearly any viral argument we can remember — and you can relive the madness below: View Slideshow: Ronnie Magro Brawls with Girlfriend on Instagram Live, Apologizes to Fans After Breakup There’s also a video online of Ronnie verbally attacking Harley and seemingly coming close to physical blows. It’s troubling and scary and disturbing and you can judge it for yourself here: Ronnie Magro Gets Into Altercation with Jen Harley Ronnie and Jen have tried to maintain a healthy relationship amidst all this craziness, mostly for the sake of their newborn. “I remain focused on my daughter and she is my No. 1 priority,” Ronnie told us Weekly a little while back, for example. Last we heard, however, friends were encouraging Ronnie to stay away from Harley and to even file for primary custody of Ariana. It doesn’t look like he’s taken this advice, however, based on the first photo posted above. We’re afraid, though. There’s plenty of July Fourth to go and we have a feeling that if these two are together… and the alcohol is flowing… that things may get explosive between them tonight. And not because they’ll be watching fireworks.
A day of near-record breaking heat in New York City led to an actual world record for the greatest consumer of hot dogs in human history. Go ahead and take a bow, Joey Chestnut. For the 11th time, the competitive eater aptly nicknamed “Jaws”came out top at the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest on Wednesday… … and he didn't do it in boring or mundane fashion, either. Chestnut accomplished this feat by eating 10 hot dogs (and buns!) in 10 minutes. Yes, that is a world record. “I found a vicious rhythm,'' the 34-year-old Chestnut said after taking home the coveted Mustard Belt once again, adding: “I was feeling good today.'' That much is evident in the video above. (For the record, a judging error in this footage makes it appear as if Joey merely downed 64 hot dogs, but it was later determined that he ate 10 more than that.) Two years ago, on this same date, Chestnut set a record by eating 70 hot dogs in this same 10-minute time period. Said Joey to ESPN on Wednesday afternoon, the record safely in hand: “Seventy-four hot dogs – I've earned it. This was a beautiful day. I love to eat and I tried to enjoy the food.” It was 91 degrees at the time the competition started, source confirm, as Chestnut won by using his signature style of stuffing two frankfurters down his throat at a time. Take notes, those who wish to knock him off one day. You'll never do so by just shoving a single hot dog into your mouth at once. This is all about speed and efficiency. On the women's side, Miki Sudo, a native New Yorker by way of Japan and Hawaii, accomplished her goal to “five-pete” the competition by gobbling 37 hot dogs and water-dipped buns in 10 minutes. That's not too shabby, either. Check out the video above to see both champions do what they do better than anyone else on the planet.
I wanna see what happens that makes A1 jump on that table like a demon #lhhh — King Kokina (@DiosaBEL7) July 3, 2018 Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood Trailer Destroys Twitter Mona is really just stepping on everyone’s necks right now, isn’t she? The new #LHHH trailer is here in full form and we saw that they will address the sex tape footage, the big pregnancy fight and A1 jumps on the table for some reason aiming at some person no one is clear about. All in all, it has totally destroyed Twitter. That #LHHH trailer has me lookin like where is my time machine so we can fast forward to the 23rd cause that shit looks DRAMA FILLED.! #LHHATL — (@mermaiddreamsss) July 3, 2018 Peep the wildest reactions and excitement from people losing their damn minds.
Image via Getty/Instagram Portland Man Breaking Up Fight Was Killed By Police Here we are yet again reporting on another person of color who was irrationally killed by an “officer of the law”. According to KATU 45-year-old grandfather Jason Washington was attempting to breakup a fight and was shot dead by police who arrived on the scene. The legal gun that Washington was carrying visibly on his waist fell to the ground as he struggle to separate the feuding parties, police spazzed out and fired shots into him. Several messages are written onto this pillar near PSU where campus police shot and killed a man early Friday. Family and friends appear to have written here too, including his daughter. #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/r2TVxoxNwC — Keaton Thomas (@keaton_thomas) June 30, 2018 At this time the shooting is still being investigated, however, per usual, a witness captured crystal cell phone footage of the incident. Flip the page to see it for yourself. You’ll hear shots fired, but Washington’s death is not shown.
Source: Michael Buckner / Getty Tonight’s episode Basketball Wives picks up from the Jennifer spreading rumors about Evelyn to be spiteful saga. We’re still at Tammi’s “cleansing” where the rumor was brought up. Jennifer is trying to cover herself by trying to make it look like she just casually heard the rumor but never said where she heard it. Shaunie is obviously irritated and expresses that she wishes Jennifer would own her ish, but look who we’re dealing with. Accountability might not ever come. Jennifer even tries to deflect from her transgressions by saying that Tami is just trying to start drama anyway, which is actually true. But let Tami tell it, she’s just trying to be positive and work on herself. via GIPHY Shaunie and Evelyn step away to talk alone. Evelyn makes a tearful plea claiming that she didn’t do this. Shaunie is really considering cutting everyone off and doesn’t know who to trust. Evelyn seems genuine in that she didn’t do it and it seems like Shaunie believes her. They both also feel like Tami did this to start some mess and Shaunie sums it up well: “There’s some evil ass people in this circle, and from now on I will deal with them accordingly.” Shaunie meets up with Tami to get her side of the story because she really feels like Tami did this to be messy. Tami was being messy but she does have receipts, in the form of text messages, that shows that Jennifer was trying to take Evelyn down. Shaunie meets back up with Evelyn on another day and by this time Shaunie has spoken to her ex. The ex in question also denies sleeping with Evelyn (they probably can’t say the ex’s name for legal reasons). Shaunie then explains the texts Tami showed her. All of this happened with Jennifer and Evelyn were in the middle of their falling out. Again, Jennifer heard the rumor and presented it to as many people as possible hoping that someone would tell Shaunie. But, the women who heard it aka Jackie and Malaysia just kept it to themselves because they didn’t want to be messy, for once, because they realized the gravity of how hurtful the rumor would be to Evelyn and Shaunie. Evelyn says she understands Jennifer’s anger and that she’s more upset at Tami for entertaining it. Shaunie says Jennifer never should have never repeated it to anyone in the first place. Both women are making valid points here, but of course, Shaunie wants to bring the group together again to “get to the bottom of things.” You know how she do… via GIPHY Now it’s time for another group ponderosa. By this point, Jennifer realizes that she should just come clean and apologizes to Shaunie because “it wasn’t her intention” to hurt her . Shaunie accepts Jennifer’s apology but she’s still cool on Jen because what she did was so malicious that “now she knows that type of evil is inside her” and she doesn’t even really want to be around Jen anymore. Dramatic much? Let’s not act like this show hasn’t thrived on Mean Girl, narcissistic behavior. Shaunie must have thought she was untouchable from the shadiness with that producer credit. Not with these narcissists clamoring for reality TV infamy. via GIPHY Jen still doesn’t really seem to think that what she did was that wrong despite apologizing, but she did admit that she repeated it to Tami, etc with the intentions of taking Evelyn down. One of the text messages actually said, “Let’s take that bitch down.” But Tami is still getting the side eye for her “cleansing” so she attempts to try to make herself look better by claiming it’s not fair to make her look like she’s trifling too because he had the best of intentions, was trying to be a friend, yatta yatta. This is classic nice nasty church lady bs. You know, the people who are always talking about self-improvement and being positive but do the most negative things. Evelyn is superheated and calls Tami out on her BS, saying that if she was a real friend then she wouldn’t have organized that setup. They go back and forth for a bit and then Tami makes the ultimate low blow. She says that Evelyn lied on Chad, “because she was hitting him too,” and tried to ruin his life. Basically, Tami is trying to frame Evelyn someone who destroyed an “innocent” man’s career. Way to work on yourself, Tami! via GIPHY Even Shaunie is “appalled” by Trash Tam. But Shaunie likes to feign surprise. Tami has been this way since she began appearing on the show. Whatevs. Good TV, I guess. This is trash though. However, it does confirm Evelyn’s theory that Tami was being vindictive and evil the entire time. Basketball Wolves. Back at it next week. RELATED POSTS ‘Basketball Wives’ Recap: Tami Roman Sets The Stage For More Drama With Evelyn ‘Basketball Wives’ Recap: Jennifer Tries (Horribly) To Convince Us That She’s Hard
Dumpy and awkward Katy Perry was kind enough to put on a one piece bathing suit, which I think is age appropriate since she’s over 30 and shouldn’t in a bikini, despite what all these over 30 year old women think is empowering or whatever…she’s disgusting, even when wearing some thick, support fabric, that is of some modern technology and keeps fat old chicks looking like they have a waist while pushing their big tits up and out…to try to extend or add some lifespan to their sex appeal.. While anyone who knows anything Katy Perry, knows that she’s the fucking worst who made some deal with the devil to pollute all of our lives with her nonsense…her terrible songs, her low level of talent, that despite having noting good about her, made it to the fucking top…I don’t get it…but I do know that like her bathing suit some technology went into mind control and manipulating us all….to know the words to her songs even if we’ve never heard her songs….proven by the fact that she sells her concert tickets on Groupon….she’s trash… While all perverts know, a half naked version of any bitch is a better version of that bitch, even if it’s awful… TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICS CLICK HERE The post Katy Perry Swimwear Continues of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .
