Image via Jeff Hahne/Getty Images Offset Buys His Lifesaver A Car This is story will warm the cold bando where your heart used to be. As you all know, 33.3% of the Migos was involved in a severe car accident recently and came away with some some painful injuries. Things could have been much worse if young man hadn’t been working to work that night and recognized that ‘Set was in need of assistance. Well, it appears that Cardi’s soon-to-be husband has generously repaid his benefactor in a way that insures he will not have to do much walkin’ it nor talkin’ it. The man who helped save Offset after his car accident in Atlanta was walking to work that day, so Offset bought him a new car. pic.twitter.com/wWpgT1WTCE — Karen Civil (@KarenCivil) May 30, 2018 That’s a noble gesture. Sweet even. Good on Kiari Kendrell Cephus.
We got a hold of Starbucks’s racial bias training video: pic.twitter.com/ePXy5Qqtzr — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) May 30, 2018 Starbucks Closed For Racial Bias Training & Sparked Twitter Chatter Mayyybe you noticed that Starbucks was closed yesterday as part of a 4-hour racial bias training initiative sparked by the infuriating mistreatment of Black customers that spiraled into a national story while putting immense pressure on the tarnished coffee giant to make things right in Trump’s proudly racist America. Starbucks employees undergoing racial sensitivity training (colorized) pic.twitter.com/wAB8nLFQAz — crash bandicoot (@MichaelaBr8) May 30, 2018 Peep the Twitter chitter-chatter over Starbucks shutting down for racial bias training on the flip.
Kanye West’s outlandish statements and worrisome behavior, form his outspoken Trump support to his blaming black people for slavery , continue to have consequences. This time, Rhymefest put out a statement for a charity in Kanye’s mother’s name, distancing the organization from Kanye’s MAGA views. Kim Kardashian took to Twitter in a fury, putting Rhymefest on blast and vowing to take that charity out from under him. Che Smith is better known by his stage name, Rhymefest. He is an American hip hop artist, an award-winning songwriter, and a philanthropist. He is also a politician from Chicago. He is cofounder of Donda’s House, a charity named after Dr. Donda West, Kanye’s late mother. As Snoop Dogg recently alluded , she passed away just over a decade ago. Recently, Donda’s House put out a statement imploring people upset by Kanye’s Trump-support and other outlandish statements that they do not share his views. “While we cannot and do not speak for Kanye West and his views, we can and will speak up for the youth that we serve.” “We ask that as you boycott and protest Kanye West, that you not forget that we are a non-profit organization that like other non-profits needs donations, corporate support, and volunteers” “We do not want your rejection of Kanye West, to be a rejection of Dr. Donda West and the thousands of lives she impacted including her own son.” The non-profit also accused Kanye of having not provided them with the desired financial support, despite alleged agreements to do so. Kim sent out a series of angry tweets on Saturday in response. “U haven’t been right since u got kicked out of the studio in Hawaii wearing fake Yeezy’s @RHYMEFEST.” Hey, even fake Yeezys are closer to the real thing than plenty of people are willing to wear. “You’re over [leveraging] Kanye’s name & asked Kanye to donate money to u so stop w your fake community politics & lies. Truth is you haven’t been able to sustain the foundation.” That’s quite the claim. “I saw you at our studio a few weeks ago so why didn’t you bring this up then @RHYMEFEST ? You were trying to get Kanye to listen to your sub par beats. You have the audacity to use Kanye’s mom name to try to shed a negative light on Kanye.” Some, Snoop Dogg included, have suggested in recent days that Kanye’s behavior would be better if his mother were still alive to talk sense into him. Kim then pulls out some reciepts. “You didn’t say this when Kanye paid you up front then you disappeared during Pablo # RealFriends @RHYMEFEST.” Some would point out since Kanye has been accused of borrowing massive amounts of money from Jay-Z, this isn’t the best angle of attack. “F–k i spelled leveraging wrong. Typing while pissed will do this to you.” That is very relatable. “You better believe I will make it my mission to take Donda’s House from you and let my children run it the way it should be run! @RHYMEFEST” That’s quite a vow. But, to her credit, she’s talking about handing it over to Dr. Donda West’s grandchildren rather than taking it for herself. “Oh and lastly your flight cancelled to Wyoming. You thought you were really worthy to be on this album.” Kim concluded her roast with an “apology” to her followers that was really just shade. “Sorry to all of my followers for flooding my timeline I know you have no idea who Rhymefest is.” Rhymefest replied on Twitter, posting a full letter.. “Hey @KimKardashian good to hear from you. Here’s my response.” We’ll give you the highlights. He starts by explaining her attempted callouts about his presence at the studio and such. And then he gets personal. “How can you criticize an organization that you’ve never physically been to OR that you’ve never even talked to the Executive Director or any of the team?” Oooh. He points out that, unlike Kim, he actually knew and had a relationship with Kanye’s mother. “I actually knew and was mentored by Dr. Donda West personally and have met with and spoken to hundreds of her students and mentees who not only support the work that we are doing in Chicago, but compel it.” He suggests that Kim is not getting the whole story of alleged broken promises that Kanye has made. “At this point, if you and Kanye want us to dissolve the organization so that you can do the work, we welcome that.” The way that he sees it, that would just mean more organizations helping young people. “As we will continue from our home on the South Side of Chicago, to do what we can to support the community we’ve worked 5 years to build in spite of you & Kanye’s lack of interest or support.” Oh dang . At the end, he writes that he awaits her decision, and: “Our community will be okay, regardless.” View Slideshow: 15 of the Craziest Celebrity Twitter Feuds EVER
Source: Frederick M. Brown / Getty Rhymefest has time today, too. In response to Kim Kardashian ’s Twitter drag (which accused the Chicago rapper and philanthropist of misusing DONDA House funds and wearing fake Yeezys to a studio session), Fest issued a written statement via his Twitter. ”You and your team know how to get contact in with me,” typed the rapper, ,” and we are awaiting your decision, because our community will be OK regardless.” Read the full statement below: Hey @KimKardashian good to hear from you. Here’s my response pic.twitter.com/dWvwZfr1b5 — Rhymefest (@RHYMEFEST) May 27, 2018
Source: PA Images / Getty Jack Johnson , boxing’s first Black heavyweight champion, violated the Mann Act back in 1913 when he drove a white woman across state lines in his vehicle. Today, President Donald Trump, flanked by Sylvester Stallone and others, posthumously pardoned the legendary pugilist but some on Twitter viewed it as an empty act. Joining Stallone in the Oval Office where Trump issued and signed the pardon was WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and former undisputed World Heavyweight Champion, Lennox Lewis. Back on July 4, 2010, when President Barack Obama was in office, Sen. John McCain was part of a growing chorus of voices seeking Jackson’s pardon along with an aggressive campaign from the family. Just under eight years later, the dream was realized in a moment that observers see as nothing more than a Trump photo op. “If he was President 100 years ago, Trump would have had Jack Johnson deported,” Sportswriter David Zirin wrote in a retweet caption sharing the news. Reaction across Twitter has moved Jack Johnson’s name near or at the top of Twitter’s Trending Topics section and we’ve collected some of the responses below and on the following pages. If he was President 100 years ago, Trump would have had Jack Johnson deported. https://t.co/ne3lDS4D4X — Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) May 24, 2018 For those people who think Trump critics like me are knee-jerk opponents of everything Trump does and are incapable of evaluating individual decisions: he has done a right and good thing with his pardon of Jack Johnson. Doesn’t change anything else. But, one right and good thing. — Jacob T. Levy (@jtlevy) May 24, 2018 Trump just pardoned Jack Johnson as an attempt at distracting from his #NorthKorea failure. Even worse, Trump has never heard of Jack Johnson the boxer, and thinks he pardoned Jack Johnson the singer. — Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) May 24, 2018 — Photo: Getty
Source: Rick Friedman / Getty Donald Trump’s cell phone use is not only a threat to our sanity daily, but it could also be a significant national security issue as well. Politico reports that according to two senior administration officials, Agent Orange is still using cell phones that lack sophisticated security features to secure his communications. Trump loves to buck the system when it comes to his predecessors, so it really doesn’t shock us that he opts to not follow the common practice that protects him from hacking and surveillance. via GIPHY Administration officials revealed that Trump has stopped efforts to strengthen security to secure his daily cell phone use on numerous occasions. According to one official, White House Information Technology and the White House Communications Agency issued President Trump two phones, one for making calls and the other just for Tweeting and checking pre-loaded news sites (more than likely Fox News). The experts insist that Trump should swap out his weapon of mass distraction aka his tweeting phone every month. Trump feels otherwise claiming that it’s “too inconvenient” for him to do so and has gone as long as 5-months without his phone being checked by security experts. No one really knows how many times Trump’s call-capable cellphones have been swapped out since. The White House has yet to respond to Politico’s reporting, but a senior West Wing official states the call-capable phones “are seamlessly swapped out on a regular basis through routine support operations. Because of the security controls of the Twitter phone and the Twitter account, it does not necessitate regular change-out.” Riiiigghht. President Barack Obama during his Presidency handed in his White House issued phones to telecommunications staffers every 30 days to be inspected for hacking and suspicious behavior. His phones didn’t even have a camera or microphone, but Trump’s still does making them a security risk. The West Wing official refuted those claims of course and tells Politico “Due to inherent capabilities and advancement in technologies, these devices are more secure than any Obama-era devices.” Let’s not forget Donald Trump as a candidate used to bash Hillary Clinton for her use of private email server while she was Secretary of State. But he can’t swap out his phone every 30-days for the safety of the country he took an oath to protect. With him currently engaged with China in a trade war and sit down with North Korea, you would think securing his phones is a priority. We see the jig here. — Photo: Rick Friedman / Getty
Source: Rick Friedman / Getty Donald Trump’s cell phone use is not only a threat to our sanity daily, but it could also be a significant national security issue as well. Politico reports that according to two senior administration officials, Agent Orange is still using cell phones that lack sophisticated security features to secure his communications. Trump loves to buck the system when it comes to his predecessors, so it really doesn’t shock us that he opts to not follow the common practice that protects him from hacking and surveillance. via GIPHY Administration officials revealed that Trump has stopped efforts to strengthen security to secure his daily cell phone use on numerous occasions. According to one official, White House Information Technology and the White House Communications Agency issued President Trump two phones, one for making calls and the other just for Tweeting and checking pre-loaded news sites (more than likely Fox News). The experts insist that Trump should swap out his weapon of mass distraction aka his tweeting phone every month. Trump feels otherwise claiming that it’s “too inconvenient” for him to do so and has gone as long as 5-months without his phone being checked by security experts. No one really knows how many times Trump’s call-capable cellphones have been swapped out since. The White House has yet to respond to Politico’s reporting, but a senior West Wing official states the call-capable phones “are seamlessly swapped out on a regular basis through routine support operations. Because of the security controls of the Twitter phone and the Twitter account, it does not necessitate regular change-out.” Riiiigghht. President Barack Obama during his Presidency handed in his White House issued phones to telecommunications staffers every 30 days to be inspected for hacking and suspicious behavior. His phones didn’t even have a camera or microphone, but Trump’s still does making them a security risk. The West Wing official refuted those claims of course and tells Politico “Due to inherent capabilities and advancement in technologies, these devices are more secure than any Obama-era devices.” Let’s not forget Donald Trump as a candidate used to bash Hillary Clinton for her use of private email server while she was Secretary of State. But he can’t swap out his phone every 30-days for the safety of the country he took an oath to protect. With him currently engaged with China in a trade war and sit down with North Korea, you would think securing his phones is a priority. We see the jig here. — Photo: Rick Friedman / Getty
Recently, Blake Shelton shaded ex Miranda Lambert in a subtweet. He seemed to be gloating over her recent bad press. He's gotten a fair amount of backlash over it, but he's never actually confirmed that his tweet was about Miranda. In the video below, he's asked directly. And he gives a very blunt answer. The tweet, of course, read: “Been taking the high road for a long time.” That's debatable, but whatever. “I almost gave up. But I can finally see something on the horizon up there!!” It is then that he shares that he believes that someone is getting what they deserve. “Wait!! Could it be?! Yep!! It's karma!!” That tweet was almost universally interpreted as a dig at Miranda Lambert, after it was revealed that she was dating a married man. As you will see in the video below, E! caught up with Blake Shelton and asked him about the tweet. At first, he replied: “I don't care what …” He then trailed off, as if thinking better of whatever he had been about to say. Which was probably smart. But then … his fellow The Voice coach, Kelly Clarkson, decided to chime in. Clarkson eagerly tells the interviewer: “You have to know, y'all: Blake just loves stirring the pot — even if there's nothing to stir!” Some people like to create chaos just to see what the reaction is. Kelly says that Blake will instigate things between her and Adam Levine for his own capricious enjoyment. “He will literally start a fight between me and Adam out of nothing.” Here, she employs a strange analogy. “He just enjoys to sit back and watch — and people take off like little ants! Y'all are playing into it. You are playing into it!” We suppose that we've seen ants behaving frantically, but that is not the first comparison that comes to mind for frenzied speculation and drama. Blake, after watching with amusement as Kelly exposes him as a drama instigator, does eventually decide what he wants to say. “Look, here's the deal: If I meant for people to know what I was talking about, I would have said what that thing was.” We told you that he was blunt. “I'm not gonna stand here and talk about it.” Even though he is literally standing there and talking about it. “All I'll say is it's amazing to see people turn it into what they want it to be, even if it doesn't even make sense in that context.” So that's … super vague. Kelly then reminds him: “You like to stir that pot!” Miranda Lambert was with a man named Jeff Allen before she ever hooked up with Blake. Also, allegedly while she first hooked up with Blake. Which, among other cheating rumors, doesn't give Blake a lot of moral high ground. Allen's response to that subtweet about karma was to blast Blake as a lying, cheating SOB . He later deleted the tweet, but he clearly wasn't amused by Blake's gloating. We doubt that he's amused by Blake “stirring the pot,” either. Take a look at the video and decide what you think of Blake's “explanation.”
