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LeBron James Aims To Combat Hunger In Underserved Communities

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F ood insecurity has become an ever-growing issue within underserved communities across the country. Research showed that in 2017 nearly 40 million Americans—including over 12 million youngsters—lacked access to food. NBA star LeBron James is determined to reverse that alarming trend. According to CBS Sports , he joined forces with Walmart for a campaign to spread awareness about hunger in America. ICYMI: @KingJames teams up with @Walmart to help feed the hungry https://t.co/EIKtBKVcuE pic.twitter.com/SKvJvSMBoP — ABC 7 News – WJLA (@ABC7News) May 18, 2019 The campaign—which is called Fight Hunger Spark Change—was created to benefit the nonprofit Feeding America. Through its initiatives, the organization works to combat hunger faced by communities of color, children, senior citizens, and those living in poverty. They also address the hunger gap in rural communities. The end goal in this collaborative effort is to provide 1 billion meals for the hungry. As part of the Fight Hunger Spark Change initiative, Walmart will contribute to the pantry for underserved families at LeBron James’ I Promise School in Akron. Since the inception of this specific campaign, Walmart and Feed America have served over 975,000 meals and James has stepped in to push the project goal forward. Overall over 749 million meals have been served through Walmart’s partnership with Feeding America. “It’s an honor and a privilege for me in my community and what I’m doing here to partner with such a heavy hitter in Walmart,” said James. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is thankful to have James participate in this initiative and believes that his platform will help amplify the campaign’s message. “What we hope to accomplish together with LeBron is to magnify each other’s efforts. We would love to help this model that he’s creating lead to a situation where it could help even more people,” he said. “Walmart has a responsibility to help strengthen communities.” James has continually lent his voice to social and political issues impacting underserved and disenfranchised communities. Check out the story behind the campaign below. SEE ALSO: Students At LeBron James’ I Promise School Show Impressive Academic Improvement Simone Manuel Talks Water Safety At LeBron James’ I Promise School [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3852563″ overlay=”true”]

LeBron James Aims To Combat Hunger In Underserved Communities

Ricky & Morty Creators Offer Real Life Cartoon Character Kanye West His Own Episode

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Source: Bruce Glikas / Getty Kanye West right now is a walking cartoon, so this offer might be right up his alley. West, who is a well-known superfan of the Adult Swim animated sitcom Rick & Morty got an offer from the show’s creators to pen and star in his own episode. Creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland gushed over the idea of having Yeezy come through and sprinkle some of his “free thinking” on one of the 70 episodes given to them by Cartoon Network which just recently announced the show will return November 2019. When asked about getting MAGA Ye involved with the show by The Blast , the showrunners added: “We fucking love Kanye, man.[He’s] a kindred spirit, genius, visionary. If that guy had the support to do all the ideas he has in his head, it would be fucking Elon Musk 2.0.” Yeah, we don’t know about all of that, but Harmon followed that up by saying that Chicago rapper is “always welcome” with Roiland extending the invite to Ye for him to lend his voice to the show. Harmon who probably knows how much that Kanye likes to be hands-on with anything he is involved took things even farther: “I’m giving him an episode, I’m making it official. We have 70! He can have one. Kanye, you can have an episode.”  Roiland added even more flair to the invite by asking Yeezy to hang out with them and joining them in penning an episode. “Come hang out, write a  Rick & Morty  episode with us. It’ll be the Kanye episode. I’m so down. That would be fucking amazing, actually.” Kanye’s admiration for Rick & Morty is no secret, he Tweeted as much expressing his excitement for sitcoms return for its fourth season and fan art of himself and his wife Kim Kardashian West animated Rick & Morty style. pic.twitter.com/9cTZmASBkT — ye (@kanyewest) October 23, 2018 https://t.co/eUnzwhr72z       This is the greatest news      This is my favorite show     I’ve seen every episode at least 5 times each — ye (@kanyewest) May 10, 2018 It’s a safe bet that this will indeed happen, but it wouldn’t be the first time Kanye guest starred on an animated show. We cannot forget his unofficial casting on South Park back in 2009 which blasted the rapper, by mocking his love for autotune, fish sticks and monster ego. West took to his blog to clap back at the Comedy Central raunchy cartoon for its portrayal of him on the show. This time around, given that he will have creative control, he will be able to paint his own narrative. Photo: Bruce Glikas / Getty

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Why More Black Women Should Be Considering Having A Doula In The Delivery Room

Source: Chanel L. Porchia Albert / Chanel L. Porchia Albert The Duchess Of Sussex Meghan Markle reportedly used a doula during the birth of the royal baby, prompting more women to explore the benefits of having a doula in the room when they’re delivering their child. Doulas are becoming ever more popular as Black women continue to die at disproportionately higher rates during childbirth. Having extra representation in the room can prevent common medical mishaps that health professionals may otherwise overlook. As we’ve seen, death during childbirth doesn’t discriminate for Black women regardless of socioeconomic status or social class. Champion tennis Serena Williams shared her experience while giving birth and how she had to advocate for herself after doctors refused to check her lungs for blood clots. Shamari Devoe exclusively revealed to us that she too had to advocate for herself when doctors refused to check her cervix while she was pregnant with her twins. We caught up with Chanel L. Porchia Albert — founder of Ancient Song Doula Services, a reproductive health organization focused on providing resources and full spectrum doula services to women of color and marginalized communities, full spectrum doula, lactation counselor, and Midwifery assistant — informed us the benefits of having a doula. What is the role of a doula in the birth room? The role of the doula is to center the voice and autonomy of the birthing person. Providing evidence-based information to make an informed decision about their care and to provide various forms of comfort measures for the birthing person. When we look at black women and birthing the context is about ensuring that the voice of the pregnant person is not lost or fall on deaf ears. African- American women regardless of education, socio-economic status, or educational level are at a greater risk for complications stemming from varying degrees of institutionalized racism and systemic disregard for the voices of pregnant people and over medicalization of birth. Overall, the doula is bringing a human rights framework into the birth room to ensure pregnant people voices are heard and push bodily autonomy Why do you think the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle chose to have a doula in the room with her? Support. I can’t speak for Meghan but my thought is that with the growing news around traumatic birth experiences, the over medicalization of birth, and understanding how black women and those who are considered to be at advanced maternal age wanted to ensure that she had supportive individuals in her corner to assist in advocating for her needs and autonomy in her own birthing experience to ensure the best birth outcome. Birth has become a commodity that sees the value of motherhood in a heavy rotation of getting someone in and out at the cost of the individual. People want the good birth outcome and the experience that centers the parent and child. What’s a common medical emergency that happens in the birth room that doulas often catch? There are varying things that can take place in the birth room that may not be considered a medical emergency but can have lasting effects on the pregnant person such as forced episiotomies, fear-based coercion, over use of medical equipment, not being able to eat and drink in labor, desperation of parent and child at birth. Some of these interventions may be unnecessary and shift to a medical emergency. The doula is there is provide information to make an informed decision about care that centers the voice that is often dismissed in care. How many Black women use doulas? Black women are seeking out doulas at a higher rate then ever before. Understanding the complexities of racism and implicit bias within care and wanting to ensure the safety and well-being of themselves and children. Cost continues to be a barrier in that access but organizations like Ancient Song Doula Services, Mamatoto Village, Village Birth Intl, and others across the nation are and have been working to break down barriers to care. Resources like the Black Mamas Matter Alliance where black women can find a list of kindred partners and collaborators within their respective states to ensure they have the educational resources and support when choosing a provider. How much does a doula cost and how can the average woman get one for free? On average a doula can cost upwards to $3000 for services. There are various programs and models that specifically centers the voices of Black women and provide culturally relevant care from an evidence-based perspective that are free, low cost, or at a sliding scale basis. You can find that at Ancient Song and others kindred partners and collaborators at the Black Mamas Matter Alliance. RELATED STORIES: Listen To Black Women: How Can Black Women Lower Their Chances Of Death During Childbirth? 7 Black Women Share What No One Told Them About Motherhood

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Goodbye Of Thrones: Nathalie “Missandei” Emmanuel Posts Tear-Jerking Instagram Post Bidding Beheaded Farewell To #DemThrones

Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Nathalie Emmanuel’s Emotional Instagram Goodbye To ‘Game Of Thrones’ As Tony Stark has now famously said in Avengers Endgame , part of the journey is the end. That end has come for Missandei who is played by the ravishing and heart-rate inducing Nathalie Emmanuel and today she penned a very special (read: lengthy) goodbye to the cast and crew that she’s spent the past several years working with on the set of Game of Thrones. It’s been one of my greatest joys playing Missandei of Naath… The quiet and kind translator. A brilliant woman who overcame so much suffering and found herself, her voice… and her one and only love. She represented so much for me, personally, that I have no choice but to carry the things she has taught me into my life going forward. Check out Nathalie’s message in full below. View this post on Instagram It’s been one of my greatest joys playing Missandei of Naath… The quiet and kind translator. A brilliant woman who overcame so much suffering and found herself, her voice… and her one and only love. She represented so much for me, personally, that I have no choice but to carry the things she has taught me into my life going forward. Thank you to everyone who made it possible for me to play this part… this life changing part… there are too many to list… @emilia_clarke GIRL! I love you… SO much. I’ve loved playing your BFF for the past 7 years. Thank you for being such a wonderful person in my life and a source of light and laughter. The Bad Ass Boss Lady Warrior Goddess club will live on forever @raleighritchie…. Jacoooob! I literally cannot tell you what sharing the screen with you has meant to me. I found performances I didn’t know I had inside me, simply because you gave me so much to work against. Playing Missandei and Grey Worm’s journey has been so special. I couldn’t have asked for a more generous and supportive co-star… Also… We’ve been out in these streets together boiiii negotiating so much but always having each other’s back. Thank you for all of it… you have been a dear friend at every point. To the entire cast and crew… You will always hold a special place in my heart. The love and energy we shared will be hard to match. I feel like I hit the jackpot meeting and working with you all. I love you. To the fans of the show, and of Missandei… Thank you for all the love and support… It’s been a pleasure playing her for you. I know last night was pretty intense for some of you so I invite you to participate in my fantasy where I like to think that, right now…. Missandei is sipping a rum on a beach somwhere in sky … #andnowmywatchhasended #MissandeiofNaath #Dracarys #thankyouforsupportingme #RIPMissandei #isleofbutterflies # #illbeseeingyou A post shared by Nathalie Emmanuel (@nathalieemmanuel) on May 7, 2019 at 4:04am PDT Missandei deserved better and we are going to miss her presence even in these last two episodes. Also, THAT VIDEO OF MISSANDEI AND GREY WORM DANCING TO “My Boo” IS EVERYTHING!

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Kailyn Lowry: Quitting Teen Mom 2 Following Barbara Evans Death Threat?!

These days, most Teen Mom 2 fans find out about the latest cast member feuds not from the show itself, but from social media. In fact, in some cases, several months pass between the time when two of the Moms start taking shots at each other on Twitter, and the time when the beef is finally featured on MTV. Fortunately, these latest rivalries are so entertaining we’re more than happy to watch them unfold twice. Take the latest drama involving Jenelle Evans and Kailyn Lowry, for example. Back in January, Barbara Evans threatened to “kill Kail” during an Instagram Live session with her depraved daughter. Amazingly, Jenelle briefly served as the voice of reason in this scenario, muttering, “No comment” and physically distancing herself from her mother. “Just chill the f–k out, oh my God,” Jenelle said to her mother at one point.  “Kail’s probably watching this s–t right now.” The next morning, however, Jenelle seemed to be singing a different tune, as she now shared her mother’s view that the remark was nothing more than a harmless joke. “You can’t say sh-t these days without anyone getting offended,” said Jenelle. Speaking with TM2 producer Kristen, Kail revealed that she certainly didn’t find the comment amusing. In fact, it seems Lowry considered quitting Teen Mom 2 as a direct result of Barbara’s threat. “I don’t want to be a part of a franchise that allows that kind of behavior,” Kail said. “I’m not getting on Instagram Live talking about killing anyone. Anytime that I talk about them is in response to something else,” Lowry added. “At some point, you have to choose to disassociate with people and I don’t want to associate with them or the DeJesuses. I just don’t.” So is Kail still considering cutting ties with the show that made her famous? Well, she’s still no fan of the Evanses, but it seems she’s come to terms with the fact that she’ll need to share screentime with them if she hopes to continue racking in those MTV bucks. Of course, that doesn’t mean her ultimatum went ignored by her bosses. At the latest Teen Mom 2 reunion that filmed in New York earlier this month, the rest of the girls shot their interview segments on a day that Jenelle was not in the studio. Not only that, Jenelle and husband David Eason were put up on a hotel in Philadelphia for “safety reasons,” while the rest of the girls stayed in Manhattan. Sounds like Kail may have won this one, after all. As for Jenelle’s thoughts on the situation, she says it’s all jealousy, dude” “I think she’s envious of us and us reconnecting,” Jenelle said during the episode. “None of her family wants anything to do with her and no one does because of the way she is.” Yeah, we’re sure that’s it.

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Laura Ingraham Tries to Mock Nipsey Hussle, Uses Pic of Wrong Dude

At the end of March, beloved rapper  Nipsey Hussle was shot dead , murdered by an acquaintance following a verbal disagreement. Nipsey's funeral included tributes from singers and politicians. He was mourned by thousands — he is mourned by thousands. Fox News villain Laura Ingraham decided to mock those mourners. To smear Nipsey for her viewers, she played a video of a  different  black man. “Yesterday in L.A.,” Laura Ingraham says in a now viral Fox News clip. “Thousands lined the streets to say goodbye to rapper Nipsey Hussle.” “Now this dear artist,” she says, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “Recently released a song called 'FDT.'” Ingraham then explains that the song's title stands for: “Eff Donald Trump” We don't say this often because it is rarely true, but Ingraham is right about the meaning of that title. She then immediately squanders that brief moment of not being wrong by playing a clip from the music video. As you will see when you watch the clip, the video focuses on an L.A. rapper by the name of YG. That's because it's his song, from his 2016 album,  Still Brazy . Nipsey is featured in the song, but it's not his song and he didn't release it. It's also not “recent” in music terms.  The song is three years old. Why did Laura Ingraham use her show and platform to play the wrong music video in an attempt to disparage Nipsey? Maybe she just wanted to address hot topics and give her core demographic — ageing white supremacists — a target for their ire. A rapper who doesn't like Trump would certainly make an inviting target.  Fox News' whole brand is about distracting people from real stories by drumming up pointless outrage. And maybe Ingraham and her entire staff  really  didn't know YG from Nipsey. They look like different people to us. But maybe all “Trump critics” look the same to them. Ingraham's latest bad move comes on the heels of months of controversy, including her verbal attacks on children who survive school shootings. The accused white nationalist's remarks have been praised by members of the KKK. In the mean time, rappers and black celebrities have called for a boycott of Ingraham's show. The goal is to deprive her of the platform that she uses to sow misinformation and hatred. Absolutely anyone would mistake one face for another, especially if one spends all day staring at faces. One would hope that someone with the infinite resource of Fox News behind them would be able to do some basic fact-checking. Of course, that's doesn't seem to be a priority for them. The fact that Laura Ingraham continues to have a job shows that the network doesn't take her white nationalist rants seriously. Or worse — that they're pleased with her hateful words. We're sorry to say that mocking the lyrics of an associate of a dead black man is far from the worst thing that Ingraham has said. A man named Eric Holder was arrested for Nipsey's murder and for the shooting of the two men who were with Nipsey but survived. The 29-year-old was brought in following a manhunt and has entered a plea of Not Guilty. His defense attorney is Chris Darden — yes, the very same attorney who rose to fame as a prosecutor on the O.J. Simpson trial. If Holder is convicted, he may face life behind bars.

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Not Today Satan! Mom Pries 7-Year-Old Son From The Jaws Of A Cougar In Gangsta Act Of Heroism

Source: Weimann / Getty She Says A Higher Power Helped With The Save One mom was completely and utterly NOT about to let some mountain lion drag her baby to the Jungle Book pits. According to CTV News , a Canadian mom, Chelsea Lockhart, literally had to pry her 7-year-old child from a cougar’s mouth as it tried to drag him away outside their home on Vancouver Island. “I looked at him and I just thought, ‘Oh my god, my kid could die right before my eyes,’” Chelsea Lockhart said. “All you think is, ‘What can you do? What can you do in your own physical strength?’ I’m so grateful for him to be alive.” Lockhart explained that her little Zachery was playing in the backyard on Friday while she was in the house. All of a sudden, she heard the outside fence rattle. Apparently, a juvenile cougar was attempting to get through the small wire fence while opening its jaws as it stared down the boy. Lockhart said her son immediately went into safety mode. “In that moment, he knew he was in danger, so he started taking off down this alleyway to get to the house. It pushed its way through, and you can see the scratch marks on the pole.” Lockhart said when she heard the commotion outside, she made a run for her kid: “I could hear his voice, I could hear struggling, so I ran down the stairs and ran to his voice and turned the corner, and I see this animal on my child.” When Lockhart made it outside, she witnessed the cougar trying to drag her son away, and before she had time to process, she simply jumped into action: “He was on the ground and the cougar was over him and it was attached to his arm. I had a mom instinct, right? I just leaped on it and tried to pry its mouth open.” She then threw a hook at the cougar’s jaw to try and pry it off, knowing she was throwing hands for her son’s life: “I looked at him and I just thought, ‘Oh my god, my kid could die right before my eyes.’ All you think is what can you do? What can you do in your own physical strength?” That’s when Lockhart said she had to look to the Lord! “I knew that in my own power and my own strength, I wasn’t going to be able to pry its mouth open. So I start praying in tongues, and I’m just crying out to the Lord, just this really deep from the depths of inside of me. Three sentences into me praying, it released and it ran away.” Look at God! Once the cougar fled, Zachery was left with a four-centimeter gash on the crown of his head. He also injured his neck and arms. Once he arrived to the hospital, he received stitches for his head wound and is expected to fully recover. “Everybody’s recovering today and Zach’s resting at his grandma’s. We’ve had so much support from the community that every time I go out, everyone’s hugging me and just tearing up, asking how we’re doing, and that helps so much,” Lockhart said. The cougar that attacked the boy and another juvenile male cougar believed to be their brother were put down by conservation officers. It’s believed the animals had been separated from their mom for a couple of months. The animals were most likely starving at the time of the attack. The family has since set up a live trap in their backyard and a live camera in case the momma cougar stops by the area. They’re also planning to get a dog. “We’re so grateful that Zach is going to be OK and that he’s alive. I like to say I’m doing OK because the circumstances could’ve been a lot worse, and we’ve got our baby boy,” Lockhart said.

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Meghan Markle: Crazed Fan Spends $30,000 On Plastic Surgery To Be Her Look-Alike!

Meghan Markle’s got it all.  Beauty, grace and of course her prince charming.  But now, she’s got herself a twin!  Thousands of women all around the world are inspired by the Duchess of Sussex’s kindness and killer fashion sense, but for one Houston-based woman,  well she is inspired by her face .  Xochytl Greer (yes that is the woman’s name and not a type of dinosaur), works as an attorney in Houston, Texas and recently spent $30,000 on plastic surgery to emulate the royal.  Cameras from ABC’s  Nightline  followed Greer into the operating room last November to get a peek at her wild procedure.  And now, she’s sitting down with  Entertainment Tonight  to share her results and reveal how looking like the beloved Duchess has changed her life.  Greer is a mother of three and first became  a fan of Markle after seeing her on  Suits .  “I really liked her character, Rachel Zane,” she told the interviewer. “I thought that she was a strong woman… She came off very wholesome, very conservative.”  She added that her love only intensified once she started dating Prince Harry.  “She’s like our very own American princess, right? So I love that,” Greer expressed.  “I love that she gets to portray America and kind of represent America into this royalty now! I enjoyed it because it thrust her into the spotlight even more.” The woman even took her admiration a step further by persuading the room that she is very “relatable” to Markle and that the two have several similarities between them.  Beyond their now identical faces.  Like Markle, Greer has been previously married and divorced.  She also identifies with Markle’s biracial (half-white and half-black) background while Greer herself is half-Mexican and half-white.  The crazed woman even admits to having her own “family issues”  and to top it all off, Greer loves the fact that both she and Markle have experience in law.  Well, if she is regarding Meghan’s character in  Suits , I guess that is in some way accurate.  “I’m an attorney… I find that very relatable with Meghan,” she shared.  “And I know she’s not an attorney, she’s an actress, and now the Duchess of Sussex. So, it’s not really her, individually, but it’s a character that she plays,” Greer tried to reason.  “But it’s something that I can draw more commonality to and feel closer to her about.”  And while she feels a sense of connection to Markle on the inside, Greer went under the knife to endure major surgery to look like Markle on the outside.  Fat grafts were put into her cheeks and her buttocks and liposuction was performed on her abdomen as well as her inner and outer thighs.  She had filler put into her jawline, as well as in her lips and under her eyes and also had a nose job.  “Once all the bruising went away and swelling went down, I looked in the mirror and I just felt happy again,” Greer says.  Her 2-year-old daughter can’t even tell the difference between her mom and the Duchess of Sussex.  “She’s like, ‘It’s mommy on TV! It’s mommy!’ and I’m like, ‘Nope, that’s not mommy.'” The surgeon, Dr. Franklin Rose, of Utopia Plastic Surgery & Med Spa, who performed the procedures in November 2018 says patients wanting to look like famous people is nothing new.  “Meghan Markle is very pretty so people want her nose,” Dr. Rose told  The Sun .  Seeing his patient’s confidence go “through the roof” makes the physician happy about his work.  “She resembled Meghan Markle before but now looks even more like her,” he said.  The 36-year-old, who admits she got the surgery to gain back her confidence after her divorce, says she’s now open to looking for love on a reality show. “I did apply for Married at First Sight ,” she admitted.  “I actually had a friend who was like, ‘I’m going to put your name in the hat for Bachelorette . ‘Would I do it? I don’t know.” Well, this may not be the last time we see or hear from Xochytl Greer, though I wish I could say it was.  Anyone else have the creeps?!  View Slideshow: Meghan Markle Has Become a “Fire-Breathing Dragon” Who Everyone Hates [Report]

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Meghan Markle: Crazed Fan Spends $30,000 On Plastic Surgery To Be Her Look-Alike!

Meghan Markle’s got it all.  Beauty, grace and of course her prince charming.  But now, she’s got herself a twin!  Thousands of women all around the world are inspired by the Duchess of Sussex’s kindness and killer fashion sense, but for one Houston-based woman,  well she is inspired by her face .  Xochytl Greer (yes that is the woman’s name and not a type of dinosaur), works as an attorney in Houston, Texas and recently spent $30,000 on plastic surgery to emulate the royal.  Cameras from ABC’s  Nightline  followed Greer into the operating room last November to get a peek at her wild procedure.  And now, she’s sitting down with  Entertainment Tonight  to share her results and reveal how looking like the beloved Duchess has changed her life.  Greer is a mother of three and first became  a fan of Markle after seeing her on  Suits .  “I really liked her character, Rachel Zane,” she told the interviewer. “I thought that she was a strong woman… She came off very wholesome, very conservative.”  She added that her love only intensified once she started dating Prince Harry.  “She’s like our very own American princess, right? So I love that,” Greer expressed.  “I love that she gets to portray America and kind of represent America into this royalty now! I enjoyed it because it thrust her into the spotlight even more.” The woman even took her admiration a step further by persuading the room that she is very “relatable” to Markle and that the two have several similarities between them.  Beyond their now identical faces.  Like Markle, Greer has been previously married and divorced.  She also identifies with Markle’s biracial (half-white and half-black) background while Greer herself is half-Mexican and half-white.  The crazed woman even admits to having her own “family issues”  and to top it all off, Greer loves the fact that both she and Markle have experience in law.  Well, if she is regarding Meghan’s character in  Suits , I guess that is in some way accurate.  “I’m an attorney… I find that very relatable with Meghan,” she shared.  “And I know she’s not an attorney, she’s an actress, and now the Duchess of Sussex. So, it’s not really her, individually, but it’s a character that she plays,” Greer tried to reason.  “But it’s something that I can draw more commonality to and feel closer to her about.”  And while she feels a sense of connection to Markle on the inside, Greer went under the knife to endure major surgery to look like Markle on the outside.  Fat grafts were put into her cheeks and her buttocks and liposuction was performed on her abdomen as well as her inner and outer thighs.  She had filler put into her jawline, as well as in her lips and under her eyes and also had a nose job.  “Once all the bruising went away and swelling went down, I looked in the mirror and I just felt happy again,” Greer says.  Her 2-year-old daughter can’t even tell the difference between her mom and the Duchess of Sussex.  “She’s like, ‘It’s mommy on TV! It’s mommy!’ and I’m like, ‘Nope, that’s not mommy.'” The surgeon, Dr. Franklin Rose, of Utopia Plastic Surgery & Med Spa, who performed the procedures in November 2018 says patients wanting to look like famous people is nothing new.  “Meghan Markle is very pretty so people want her nose,” Dr. Rose told  The Sun .  Seeing his patient’s confidence go “through the roof” makes the physician happy about his work.  “She resembled Meghan Markle before but now looks even more like her,” he said.  The 36-year-old, who admits she got the surgery to gain back her confidence after her divorce, says she’s now open to looking for love on a reality show. “I did apply for Married at First Sight ,” she admitted.  “I actually had a friend who was like, ‘I’m going to put your name in the hat for Bachelorette . ‘Would I do it? I don’t know.” Well, this may not be the last time we see or hear from Xochytl Greer, though I wish I could say it was.  Anyone else have the creeps?!  View Slideshow: Meghan Markle Has Become a “Fire-Breathing Dragon” Who Everyone Hates [Report]

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Felicity Huffman & William H. Macy: Headed For Divorce Amid Bribery Scandal?

These days, William H. Macy is best known for his portrayal of reprobate father Frank Gallagher on the long-running Showtime series Shameless . But in real life, it’s Macy’s wife who’s been breaking the law and dropping the ball as a parent. As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Felicity Huffman was one of several public figures ensnared in the FBI sting known as Operation Varsity Blues.  In fact, along with Lori “Aunt Becky” Loughlin, Huffman has become the face of the  college admissions bribery scandal . Huffman shelled out far less money than Loughlin to ensure her daughter’s place in the school of her choice ($15,000 to Loughlin’s $500,000), but it looks as though the impact on her personal life has been just as disastrous. Macy and Huffman have been married for 22 years and are commonly regarded as one one of Hollywood’s most stable couples. But it seems the fallout from the bribery scandal has shaken their marriage to its very foundations. “This situation has been very trying on Felicity and William’s marriage,” a source close to the situation tells Entertainment Tonight. “They love each other but they’ve been arguing a lot.”   Huffman stands accused working with a corrupt college test prep organization to enable her 18-year-old daughter to cheat on the SATs. The actress was arrested without incident last week and later released on $250,000 bond, Macy was not charged. “Felicity and William have an incredibly strong marriage but this situation has put a tremendous amount of pressure on them,” the source adds. “Their close friends were stunned by the news because they’ve always a seemed like honest, good people, people who would never lie and cheat to get what they wanted. “They almost seemed to pride themselves on their honesty.” It seems unlikely that Huffman will serve any jail time, but nevertheless, she faces devastating consequences. Along with Loughlin, Huffman is being sued for $500 billion by people who claim to have been victimized by the actresses’ actions. Obviously, the plaintiffs will not be awarded such an outlandish sum, but the suit serves as a reminder of the public’s profound disdain for Loughlin and Huffman. And as their careers depend on their likability factor, it seems very likely that neither woman will ever find another job in Hollywood.

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Felicity Huffman & William H. Macy: Headed For Divorce Amid Bribery Scandal?