WARNING! CHICAGO FIRE SPOILERS AHEAD! Stop reading right now if you have not yet watched Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 1 — and if you have plans to do so. Over the past 7 seasons, Chicago Fire has certainly included its fair share of heartbreaking storylines and near-death experiences. However, this intense and shocking season premiere took things to an entirely new level, basically eliminating the whole near -death part of the experience. The episode picked up mere seconds after season 7 cut to black, with the basement fire threatening everyone’s lives. While everyone seemed to be accounted for, Joe Cruz heard the distress signal alarm going off, which informed the group that a firefighter was not breathing. GULP . It was at this point that he found Otis… badly burnt and unconscious. But no way would the series kill him off, right? Sorry, folks: Wrong. Once everyone arrived to the hospital, while Otis was still breathing, the group was informed he wouldn’t make it. Otis is dead, you guys. Before taking his final breath, Otis turned to Cruz in the hospital and said a Russian phrase. It translated to: “Brother, I will be with you, always.” Cue ALL the tears. Watch Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 1 Online Following the episode, co-creator Derek Haas spoke to Us Weekly and answered spoke about the details and the basis behind this stunning passing. WHY DID THE SHOW DECIDE TO KILL OFF OTIS? We’ve had characters injured and characters leave the show, but if you keep pulling that football then the audience just stops believing that the dangerous situations are actually dangerous. So we decided we should do it. We should make this one really have consequences that set up the new season and have characters having to now deal with the death of a colleague in their own ways. HOW WILL CRUZ MOVE FORWARD FROM HERE? It’s gonna be a rough road. He’s gonna deal with it, honestly, in a cycle of emotions, in a cycle of different ways and it’s gonna last a while. I do think there are good days and there are bad days for everyone. I know when my father-in-law died, who I was really close with, I called it “Catching a wave.” Every now and then you just get this wave that would hit you in the least expected moment. So I think we’re gonna see those kind of things and not just with Cruz, with other characters too. ON A SEPARATE NOTE, WHERE ARE THINGS GOING BETWEEN SEVERIDE AND KIDD? I think he’s gonna try to live up to the words that he said to her in the finale, just to be the boyfriend, the man that she deserves. There’s gonna be pressures on them, but it’s not pressures on their relationship as much as external pressures on them as people. What’s interesting about it is the way that they support each other. Chicago Fire airs NBC Wednesdays at 9/8c. What did YOU think of this death? Did you see it coming?!?
Last month, Javi Marroquin and Lauren Comeau broke up after he was caught cheating on her in the couple's Delaware home. Adding insult to injury was the fact that Javi barely made an effort to conceal his infidelity, hooking up with his side-piece while Lauren was asleep upstairs. But hey, at least he used to be more stealthy about his cheating! At least that's the claim being made by Kailyn Lowry, who says that Javi has been hooking up with other women since the time when Lauren was pregnant with his baby. We're guessing Comeau is starting to have some regrets about getting back together with Javi so soon! Here's what happened: 1. Past and Present If anyone can empathize with Lauren’s plight, it’s Kailyn. Lowry used to be married to Javi, and she says he cheated on her repeatedly over the course of their brief marriage. 2. Shady Baby Daddy Javi and Lauren welcomed a child back in November. Shortly thereafter, they got engaged and bought a house together. 3. Thrown Away That all came tumbling down when Lauren opened her bathroom door and caught Javi hooking up with a woman who belongs to the gym that he owns. 4. What a Scene To make matters worse, Javi and Lauren’s house was full of guests at the time. The situation escalated so quickly that Marroquin wound up calling the police to have his sister removed from the premises. 5. Kail Gets the Call One person who wasn’t on hand for this debacle was Kailyn, who was at home sleeping — at least until her phone started to ring. 6. A Different Perspective Kail opened up about the incident during a recent episode of her Coffee Convos podcast — and her commentary came as a major surprise to some fans. View Slideshow
Cassie Randolph is getting real about her relationship with Colton Underwood and she would like everyone to know — they’re fine! Last night, the reality star shared a sweet photo along with a novel-lengthed post to Instagram where she opened up about the “scrutiny” she and Colton have faced since their time on the ABC dating show. She also took the chance to slam circulating breakup reports, which she apparently stumbled upon somewhere. Frustrated Cassie cleared the air by letting the world know that she and Colton are “good and happy,” but acknowledged that life after The Bachelor hasn’t been a walk in the park. …Though one would certainly think so from the looks of their adorable Instagram posts. I guess life isn’t always as good as it looks. “Is our relationship perfect?” Cassie’s post began, “No, it is very normal with its ups and downs and compromises.” “Despite the microscope on our relationship, we are trying to stay focused on what is important and grow in the direction of getting stronger and closer everyday.” “We know that in order for us to work, we need to focus on each other and not the craziness that sometimes surrounds us, and stay grounded,” she wrote. Adding, “We are good!” Randolph also opened up about her current struggle of trying to find the balance between her newfound stardom, grad school, and her personal life, “At times the stress has made me question what the heck I am doing and those close to me have also questioned me as they see me burning the candle at both ends and at times more stressed than I should be,” she explained. “Some of the changes haven’t just affected my life, but those close to me too.” But luckily for Cass, it sounds like Colton is patiently supporting her — even if that means there will not be an engagement in their near future . “To be even more transparent,” she continued, “being in such a public relationship comes with its own set of added issues to manage. Our every move together is analyzed and every word is dissected.” “At times it can feel like our relationship status isn’t just a matter of our own happiness, but other people’s happiness too,” she explained. Unlike most love stories that come out of the Bachelor franchise, Colton and Cassie decided to date instead of rush into a proposal. A totally smart and practical move! But Cassie, who can’t help but feel like the entire world is waiting for him to put a ring on it, says they’re still figuring out what their future together might look like. “Not only have we developed a deepening love for one another, but an amazing friendship bond has grown from this too,” she reassured her fans. “Bottom line, even though our relationship was born out of crazy and unnatural circumstances, our goal is to develop a healthy, NORMAL relationship as much as possible.” And as for their future, well she says it’s TBD. “We’ve found that when we put too much focus on the future, we miss out on the present and enjoying the moment,” she explained. “We both are learning so much in this and more than anything, we are both right where we want to be…happy…thankful….learning….growing!” Got it! Thank you for that extremely informative update, Cassie! View Slideshow: The Bachelor Season Finale, Part 1: What Did Colton Do?!?
Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Confusion circling a Kanye West album should surprise no one at this point. Variety is reporting from a source that Ye’s Jesus Is King album will not be dropping on Friday (September 27). Here we go again. Despite the publication sharing information, it got from a source close to the situation, West’s wife, Kim Kardashian, is doubling down on the Friday release date. The reality star retweeted a picture from an account belonging to someone named “Colin” who Yeezy does follow. 2 more days Jesus is King pic.twitter.com/ZKqmqkMeHZ — colin (@colinags) September 25, 2019 Per Variety : A meeting about the album between West and Def Jam executives recently took place in the rapper’s occasional home base of Wyoming, where he staged a massive event to launch his “Ye” album last year (news of the meeting and the album’s delay was first reported by Hits ). West held one of his semi-weekly church-like “Sunday Services” in Wyoming last weekend, which was attended by super-producer Rick Rubin — who came in during the final stages two of West’s last three solo albums, “Yeezus” and “Life of Pablo,” and met with him the month before “Ye” dropped — so his presence suggests that an album is finished. Fans and Hip-Hop enthusiasts are no strangers to Ye’s theatrics as of late when it comes to releasing his albums. Kanye fans waited for the Yandhi which was supposed to drop in September 2018. The project was delayed multiple times while West was hanging out in Africa before subsequently being shelved. Then there were the ambitious five albums in five weeks rollout that didn’t follow the schedule at all. Instead, we got a watered-down version of Teyana Taylor’s G.O.O.D. Music debut, a subpar Nas album, and two forgettable Ye featured joints. At least we got some pure raw from Pusha T though. Lets also not forget The Life of Pablo’s disastrous rollout that saw the perfectionist continuously re-record and mix the album well after its release. Well if Kim says it’s still coming on Friday then hey we gotta belive his wife right? She was the one who broke the news of the album’s existence in the first place. Even his boy Consequence admitted to HipHopDX when it comes to Kanye, “it always runs down to the wire.” We shall see what happens at the stroke of midnight. — Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty
Source: WENN.com / WENN A screenwriter has filed a lawsuit against a number of entities over claims that the idea for What Men Want starring Taraji P. Henson was stolen from him. The screenwriter named Paramount Pictures, film producer Will Packer and BET in the suit. The Blast reports : He accuses the defendants of infringing on his copyright with their film “What Men Want”, which starred Henson. Carlini claims, “In 2014, Plaintiff began writing an original screenplay for a feature- length film along with David Collins (“Collins”), which had as its central plot point a woman obtaining the ability to hear men’s thoughts. By 2015, Plaintiff and Collins had written a complete draft of the screenplay, titled What The F Is He Thinking?” He continues, “Starting in 2015, Plaintiff and Collins began shopping What The F Is He Thinking? to various production companies, studios, financers and actors. Broadly construed, “shopping” involves the process of circulating and/or pitching a project to various production companies, studios and film financers for the purpose of securing production, financing, and/or distribution of the project. Efforts are also undertaken during the shopping process to attach key talent and/or a director to the project.” He adds, “During the shopping process, Plaintiff and Collins met with representatives of the following production companies and/or studios: Weinstein Company (now Lantern Entertainment), Montage Films, and Bloom. Plaintiff also spoke with potential talent, such as James Franco, Chris Pratt, King Bach, and Nick Swardson. The last meeting Plaintiff had with a studio representative was in July 2017, when he met with a representative from Bloom. At this meeting, Plaintiff provided the screenplay and business plan for What The F Is He Thinking? to the representatives. This was done in furtherance of facilitating a potential business relationship.” Joe Carlini says that although his pitch wasn’t picked up, the defendants named in the suit took his idea and presented to Henson and the producers. He is seeking unspecified damages. — Photo: WENN
Source: Tibrina Hobson / Getty Another day, another rapper popped for firearms charges, unfortunately. Blac Youngsta is currently locked up in Houston after getting caught riding dirty, with ammo. According to TMZ, yesterday (Sept. 25) Blac Youngsta and three friends were riding around Houston in a GMC Yukon. The crew, BY was in the backseat, was pulled over after cops spotted the SUV run a red light. After the usual “we smelled marijuana” jig, cops searched the whip and turned up three pistols and weed. Youngsta was reportedly charged with felony possession of a prohibited weapon, which was noted to include armor-piercing bullets. BY and another passenger, Marcus Dion Cartwright, were charged and arrested but the other two people in the vehicle were not. As of now Blac Youngsta in the cooler—Harris County Jail.
Source: Courtesy WeTV / Courtesy WeTV Amber’s Awkward Relationship With Vince Has Her Worried On “Love After Lockup” A new episode of “Love After Lockup” is airing tomorrow, Friday, September 27th, but we’ve got an exclusive clip for your viewing pleasure. This one is a real doozy. Amber just was released from prison after being convicted and serving time for distributing drugs BUT she’s somehow worried that Vince is the one who might be up to something truly sinister — thanks to her “friend” she got close to in prison. Check it out below: Things are definitely awkward with Amber and Vince — but we suspect he’s more likely a little bit different — not a con. What do you think? Here’s what to expect from the episode: The detective drops a bombshell on Andrea about her inmate fiancé. Cheryl loses it when Josh reveals his plans for restitution, and Amber’s friend suspects Vince is a con. Lacey stuns her dad with a shocking revelation, and Lizzy snaps when Daniel’s mom goes too far. LOVE AFTER LOCKUP – “MENACE TO SOCIETY” – Airs Friday, September 27th at 9/8C on WeTV
Source: Taylor Hill / Getty Danielle Brooks Netflix Family Series ‘A Little Bit Pregnant’ Netflix has partnered with Danielle Brooks to present her new family series entitled A Little Bit Pregnant . Today we get the first taste of exactly what we will see on the show and honestly, it looks very festive and very Black. We’re sold. Press play on the trailer below and let us know if you’re sold too. Well?
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