For the past few seasons of Teen Mom OG, Catelynn Lowell's postpartum depression has been a major storyline for her and Tyler Baltierra. That definitely makes sense — the depression was very severe. Almost severe enough for them to divorce. But things seem to have gotten better since then, and last year, Catelynn got pregnant again. She gave birth to another girl, Vaeda, in February. So … is postpartum depression an issue again this time around? 1. What a Time Seriously, Catelynn’s depression was no joke. 2. Curious She may have had it after her first pregnancy with Carly all those years ago, but since she and Tyler placed her for adoption and they also had horrific home lives, we never really saw if he was suffering from that specific illness or if she was just sad that things were so hard. 3. Enter Nova But after giving birth to Nova, their second child and the first they raised, in 2015, there was no question. 4. Oh, Honey For months after welcoming Nova, she seemed to be struggling. We saw it on the show, and family members saw it up close. 5. The Realization It was nearly an entire year before Tyler’s mother pointed out that postpartum depression could be her problem, and it took longer than that for her to get the help she needed. 6. Making the Right Steps Finally, in March of 2016, she checked into a treatment center in Arizona after nearly having a breakdown when she bought a baby pig. View Slideshow
Source: theo wargo / Getty Throughout his 25-year career, Jay-Z has had his fair share of hip hop beefs. But the beautiful thing about elevating in life is that you find peace in your heart to let all the pettiness cease. Even altercations that you think can’t be undone, Hov is proof that time heals all wounds. On Friday, the Brooklyn legend performed his B-sides set at New York City’s Webster Hall for the venue’s highly anticipated reopening, and needless to say, he was unapologetically New York. View this post on Instagram #JAYZ x #BSides2 A post shared by Roc Nation (@rocnation) on Apr 26, 2019 at 11:19pm PDT Jay brought out one-time rival Nas to perform their 2007 track “Success” followed by the classic “Dead Presidents”, then the Queens legend closed out their set with “New York State of Mind”. Nas and Hov have been cool for over 13 years now, after an epic beef that literally changed the course of hip hop and rap battles as we knew it to be. View this post on Instagram You represent an era when albums were very raw, bold and true to self…and you still do! Last night was Epic, you gave life to songs that get forgotten or slept on …it was an honor to share the stage with you and to be a part of Bsides. #BSides2 A post shared by Nasir Jones (@nas) on Apr 27, 2019 at 6:48am PDT But one of the illest beefs of Jay’s career was during his departure from Roc-A-Fella records Dipset was becoming the new faces of the label. The group’s frontman, and Dame Dash ‘s Harlem brother, Cam’ron was not one to back down from the then untouchable, glorified Hov. The battle of the egos caused some real drama for both Jay, Cam and the label as a whole. Jim Jones also was also a huge part of the Jigga vs. Dipset era. The beef between Cam and Jay started way before their days at Roc-A-Fella, but most notably, it kicked off in 2000, shortly after Hov stabbed Cam’s label head Lance “Un” Rivera. That same year, Cam’ron released his second LP S.D.E. which featured a cameo from Destiny’s Child on the song “Do It Again.” It also featured the song “Let Me Know,” which included numerous subliminal shots at Hov: “You rap about money, man, who are you anyway?” “When the f— we start bouncin’?”. Fast forward to 2002, Cam signs to the Roc and even does a song with Jay, “Welcome To New York City,” — but then ish hit the fan. While Jay-Z was away on vacation, Jim Jones announces that Cam’ron has been made a Vice President at Roc-A-Fella. Needless to say, Hov wasn’t too thrilled with the direction the label was headed in. Fast forward again to 2004, Jay-Z, Dame and Biggs sell their 50% interest in Roc-A-Fella to Def Jam and is made President of Def Jam. However, Cam, Jim and the rest of Dipset stayed loyal to Dame. For several year following the split, Dipset released several tracks dissing Jay-Z, with Cam even alleging that Hov blocked him from taking the VP job at Roc-A-Fella. He also claims that a gunman who shot him in Washington, DC one year earlier in a botched carjacking threw up the ROC’s diamond hand signal. Hov finally clapped back in 2006 with his track “Dig A Hole,” rapping: “N—-s are like why don’t you get at old boy/Why kill the puppet it leaves Gapeto alive/Why not wait to catch them all together this way you dig one big hole one time.” Dame also said at the time that the beef reallys started in 2001 when Jay-Z bought the “Izzo” beat from Kanye West after hearing him play it for Cam in the studio. By 2010, the beef was still going on, at least on Cam’ron and Jim’s side. But it was clear that Hov was done with the child’s play. Now here we are in 2019 — Jay-Z does his B-sides show in New York City where it all began, and brings out both Cam’ron and Jim Jones to rock the stage with him. I can't believe my eyes, Jay Z brought out @Mr_Camron at the B Sides 2 concert. pic.twitter.com/ewyxuoviAy — Nigel D. (@NigelDPresents) April 27, 2019 So anytime you need a lesson in forgiveness, just think — What Would Jay-Z Do?
For months now, fans of The Real Housewives of Orange County have been expecting Vicki Gunvalson and Steve Lodge to get engaged. it’s not just that they’ve been dating for three years — this engagement may save Vicki’s job . Now, that good news has come at last! See Vicki’s announcement for yourself: On Friday afternoon, Vicki Gunvalson shared this sweet photo on Instagram. Notice her hand? Notice the ring? It’s hard to miss. “I said ‘YES,'” Vicki announces in the captions. She adds an engagement ring emoji, in case there was any confusion. For further clarity, she adds the tags: “#engaged #happy #mylove.” Us Weekly shared some insights into this welcome engagement. An insider reveals that Vicki is “so happy” to be engaged to the man she loves. And apparently Steve didn’t pop the question on impulse, either. “He got all of her kids’ and his kids’ blessings before he did it,” the source divulged. When he dropped to one knee, Vicki was “shocked,” according to the insider. Though Vicki made this announcement in the afternoon on Friday, the proposal went down earlier int he week. “He made her a romantic meal at home,” the source details. “And then popped the question on Monday night.” Awww! Steve shared the same engagement photo on his Instagram. “She said yes,” he writes in the caption. Steve added the tags: “#blessedday #engaged #happywifehappylife.” Vicki and Steve began dating in April of 2016. Three years is a fine amount of time to date at their age before getting engaged. But reports from earlier this year have suggested that there’s more to this engagement than romance. In January, Vicki missed the first two weeks of filming because she was still in negotiations with Bravo. According to a slew of reports, she had been demoted to a mere “Friend of the Housewives.” However, Vicki was soon back to filming, apparently as a Full Housewife. So how did the OG of the OC manage to keep her “orange,” so to speak? Apparently, she (or rather, her representative who did the negotiating on her behalf) made a major promise to producers. The deal was that Vicki would get engaged to Steve and that Bravo’s cameras would be there to capture the happy milestone. A few months later and bam, he drops to one knee. Of course, Vicki has been DTW (down to wed) Steve for a while now. “I am so ready for marriage,” Vicki affirmed just a year and a half into their relationship. “I’m a marriage girl.” “I told him from the very beginning,” she said. “if you don’t want to get married, then don’t waste your time with me.” Vicki said that this is “because I love being married.” “There’s no ring on right now,” Vicki said at the time. “But we’re taking it slow and have a great relationship.” “That’s the most important thing for me,” Vicki concluded. “Making sure it’s a solid relationship.” Even if this proposal may have been partially motivated by television, congratulations are in order to Vicki and Steve. View Slideshow: Vicki Gunvalson: DEMOTED to “Friend” of the Real Housewives in Stunning Shakeup!
Source: Dan Jackman/WENN.com / WENN We are keeping Magic Johnson’s daughter, Elisa Johnson , in our prayers at this time. Back in December, Elisa survived a home invasion attack while staying at an Airbnb in San Fernando Valley. Two men reportedly entered her friends’ accommodations and began threatening the 10 people who were staying there, reportedly holding them at gunpoint. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). View this post on Instagram As women we tend to be very hard on ourselves. Months ago, I escaped from a home invasion and in the process I was left with intense scaring on my stomach. Until now I’ve been so afraid to show these scars, and incredibly insecure about the way I look. But I now realize these scars are a part of my journey, and tell the story of who I am. I love my body, and I am proud to be in the place I am today. #selfhealing A post shared by Elisa J. (@elisajohnson) on Apr 24, 2019 at 12:54pm PDT Elisa, who reportedly heard the noise from her bedroom, was able to escape through a sliding glass door — but not without any injuries, apparently. She took to Instagram to reveal scars wrapped around her stomach. She captioned the photo: “As women we tend to be very hard on ourselves. Months ago, I escaped from a home invasion and in the process I was left with intense scaring on my stomach. Until now I’ve been so afraid to show these scars, and incredibly insecure about the way I look. But I now realize these scars are a part of my journey, and tell the story of who I am. I love my body, and I am proud to be in the place I am today.” This is SUCH a scary situation to go through. We know Magic and Cookie are keeping their baby girl close. SOURCE: Bossip.com 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 ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : K. Michelle’s Surrogate Confirms She’s Carrying Twins [VIDEO] Magic Johnson Steps Down From Job As Lakers President Of Basketball Operations Atlanta News Anchor Goes Off To Beyonce’s ‘Before I Let Go’ [VIDEO] Follow @TheRSMS
Joe Giudice hasn’t received much in the way of good news in recent months. As you’ve likely heard, Giudice may be headed for deportation and is currently being held in a Pennsylvania ICE facility. Last week, Giudice’s appeal was denied , and the former Real Housewives of New Jersey star is now left with little in the way of legal recourse. But apparently, fortune smiled on Giudice briefly today. According to Radar Online, Giudice’s deportation was delayed today so that a federal judge might review his petition for appeal. “Order temporarily granting motion for stay of removal…Removal is stayed until such time as the Court can consider the motion for stay of removal,” reads a court document obtained by the site. “We will continue to fight to keep Mr. Giudice in the United States, the only country he knows, and reunite him with his wife and four daughters,” Joe’s attorney lawyer James J. Leonard Jr. said in a statement to Radar. Obviously, that’s good news, as it means Giudice’s appeal hasn’t been thrown out completely. But these are likely tense times for Juicy Joe, as this will almost certainly be his last chance to convince a judge he deserves to remain in the United States. Along with his wife, Teresa Giudice, Joe was convicted of tax fraud back in 2015. The Giudices were allowed to serve their sentences back-to-back for the sake of their kids. At this point, they’ve both done their time — but since Joe was born in Italy and never became a US citizen, he may face the additional penalty of deportation. Earlier this week, Joe and Teresa’s daughter, Gia Giudice, posted a petition in which issues a heartfelt plea on her father’s behalf. “My father is not a danger to society, he is a warm loving man and I beg you sign our petition to give my father a second chance at being part of our lives and giving back to the community we live in once again,” the 18-year-old wrote. She addressed President Trump directly in the petition, which may be a good strategy, as Teresa starred in a season of The Apprentice during Trump’s tenure as host. But while the petition has already received 50,000 signatures, the outlook is still bleak for Joe An immigration judge who asked to remain anonymous tells Radar there’s “virtually no chance” that his appeal will be successful. We guess Joe might want to start boning up on his Italian! View Slideshow: 23 Teresa Giudice GIFs That Should Worry Her Fellow Inmates (and Everyone Else)
Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty The NFL has combated instances of domestic violence and abuse, finally taking a concerted stand against offenders that play in the league. In the wake of yet another alleged incident, the Kansas City Chiefs, having already been through something similar with Kareem Hunt , suspended wide receiver Tyreek Hill after audio surfaced of the player seemingly threatening his fiancee and mother of their son. TMZ Sports reports : New audio tapes have surfaced purporting to capture NFL star Tyreek Hill threatening his fiancee over an alleged child abuse incident involving their 3-year-old son — where you can hear a man say, “You need to be terrified of me too, bitch.” The audio was reportedly recorded by Hill’s fiancee, Crystal Espinal, as an “insurance policy” — and then passed to a friend who gave it to KCTV in Kansas City. The recording is believed to have been made in early March. As we previously reported, the Kansas City Chiefs superstar WR and Espinal were the subjects of a child abuse investigation involving their 3-year-old. There are reports the boy suffered a broken arm. KCTV has now released the audio — claiming the man you hear on the recording is, in fact, Tyreek Hill. The Chiefs announced they were suspending Hill from all team activities after the audio came out. — Photo: Getty
Source: Nuccio DiNuzzo / Getty R. Kelly lost a judgment in a civil lawsuit case after failing to appear in court in Chicago this week. The woman who brought the lawsuit claims that the troubled R&B singer engaged in sexual activity with her when she was 16 years of age. The Guardian reports : The woman, who accused Kelly of repeatedly having sex with her when she was 16, filed the case in Chicago in February, a day before Kelly was arrested on 10 charges of sexual abuse. She is one of four accusers – three of whom were under age at the time of the alleged crimes – at the center of the criminal case against Kelly, according to her lawyer, Jeffrey Deutschman. She is identified as “HW” in criminal court filings. A Chicago judge on Tuesday entered a default ruling against Kelly, according to court records, after he did not respond to the lawsuit and missed the hearing. The judge, Moira Johnson, will hear from the woman at a hearing next month before determining how much Kelly should pay in damages. Kelly’s criminal defense attorney, Steve Greenberg, said he was not involved in the civil litigation and declined to comment. According to the report, Kelly and the unnamed woman engaged in sex for over the course of a year. — Photo:
Source: NBC / Getty O n April 17, director John Singleton suffered a stroke after returning from a trip in Costa Rica. At the time, it was reported that it was a mild stroke and that the flight back may have triggered it. “On Wednesday, April 17, our beloved son/father, John Singleton, suffered a stroke while at the hospital. John is currently in the ICU and under great medical care,” said Singleton’s family said in a statement to ET . “We ask that privacy be given to him and our family at this time and appreciate all of the prayers that have been pouring in from his fans, friends and colleagues. Thank you, The Singleton Family.” However, things are reportedly much worse than what was originally reported. According to TMZ , Singleton actually suffered a major stroke and is currently in a coma. TMZ got a hold of some legal documents that show that Singleton’s mother, Shelia Ward, is asking to be appointed to be his temporary conservator. Singleton was allegedly involved in several business projects and was prepared to sign “a lucrative settlement agreement,” and his mother wants to handle those affairs while Singleton is hospitalized. According to Yahoo , “a physician submitted a declaration, saying John Singleton was suffering from “major impairment to motor skills and psychological functions, including his ability to ‘reason logically.’” Singleton is a legendary film director, screenwriter and producer who is famously known for directing Boys n the Hood , which gained him a nomination for Best Director at the Academy Awards — making him both the first black man and the youngest ever to receive that nomination. Singleton also directed classics like Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Baby Boy and 2 Fast 2 Furious. He also wrote all mentioned except 2 Fast, 2 Furious. Singleton has also been an advocate for black voices in media, criticizing Hollywood for not letting black men and women direct black-themed films.
Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty FKA Twig – Cellophane Who said that Black women killing isht in music had to be a monolith ? FKA Twigs released a breathtaking visual for her single “Cellophane”. In the movie-like visual she shows off her impressive pole-dance skills. Twigs, like the music, takes her time and builds into a wild scene. “When I wrote ‘Cellophane’ over a year ago, a visual narrative came to me immediately,” she explained on Instagram. “I knew I had to learn how to pole-dance to bring it to life, and so that’s what I did.” The latter may be an understatement, considering the level at which the 31-year-old multidisciplinary performer has mastered the genre. This time last year, Twigs revealed that she underwent laparoscopic surgery to have six fibroid tumors removed from her uterus. Some of the massive tumors were larger than fruit. We’re glad she’s doing great and looking even better. Check her out.
Source: Splash News / Splash News Director John Singleton In A Coma Less than a week after suffering a severe stroke , director John Singleton is reportedly in a coma. According to TMZ , the Singleton family is currently in the process of establishing a conservatorship for him. Legal documents show that John’s mom, Shelia Ward , is asking a judge to appoint her temporary conservator because he is “unable to properly provide for his personal needs for physical health, food, clothing, or shelter.” She also wants to handle and execute the lucrative settlement agreement and the various business projects John was working on at the time of his stroke. As we reported, the legendary director checked himself into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. last week after returning from Costa Rica and experiencing problems in his legs. At the time, family members categorized his stroke as mild, but turns out it was much more severe than they thought. Let’s keep John and his family in our prayers.
