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Jeremy Vuolo to Trash-Talking Trolls: Shut Up About My Daughter!

Jeremy Vuolo is not like the other Duggar husbands. For one thing, he had a job before being welcomed aboard the Duggar gravy train, and it he’s continued to work in the years since he and Jinger tied the knot. On top of that, Jeremy is a bit — pardon the use of a phrase that would certainly not earn the Duggar stamp of approval — ballsier than the other men who married into the Counting On clan. Whether it’s patriarch Jim Bob or the legions of trolls that love to hurl invective at everything the Duggar women post, Jeremy is not one to back down from a conflict. And today he proved his willingness to class with the haters after posting this pic on Instagram: “Afternoon in the garden,” Jeremy captioned the image. A cute pic — or at the very least a harmless one — but fans took issue with it because of Felicity’s head wrap , which has weirdly been a topic of considerable debate in recent weeks. One rapier wit who goes by the name thefoode_doode had this to say: “What you got a doughnut wrapped around that kids head??” “No but it’d be remarkably convenient if it was,” Jeremy promptly replied. Yes, within minutes, Jeremy not only clapped back, he clapped back with a joke. As In Touch Weekly points out, fans were quick to praise Jeremy’s snappy response. “Love the reply back. Precious little girl!” one wrote . It’s a refreshing change of pace from the usual Duggar dourness. This guy is so far removed from the family he married into that he’s practically the anti-Duggar. Okay, so that’s more than a bit of an exaggeration. Jeremy is still a far-right evangelical who believes that everything from everything from alcohol to dancing to premium cable TV is the work of the devil. But it’s not hard to see why the most rebellious Duggar was so drawn to him. The Duggars are generally counseled by their parents to refrain from engaging in any sort of conflict. And with few exceptions, they abide by this unwritten rule.  But clearly, Jeremy isn’t happy with that approach. Here’s hoping his wife will soon follow suit and start roasting her many haters for our enjoyment. View Slideshow: Jinger Duggar Shares Adorable Pics of Her “Little Family,” Melts Fans’ Hearts

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Watch Beyonce And Jay-Z Perform At Global Citizen Fest: Mandela 100 [VIDEO]

Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty The Global Citizens Festival: Mandela 100 event is underway in Johannesburg, South Africa, with performances from the likes of Pharrell, Usher, Wizkid, plus Beyonce and Jay-Z. The free event is also available to stream a number of other ways on Global Citizen’s official website . Before the festival kicked off, Beyoncé wrote a letter detailing what Nelson Mandela meant to her. “I first met you in 2004 for the 46664 AIDS Benefit Concert in Cape Town, and the impact you have had on my life resonates with me today and every day,” the singer opened her letter. “Your kindness and gratitude for every experience, and your ability to forgive are lessons I have learned and will pass on to my three children.” The festival is celebrating what would have been the former South African president’s 100th birthday. It’s aim is to raise $1 billion for poor women and children across the world. Read Bey’s full letter below. https://www.pscp.tv/w/1yoKMjgpdPWGQ https://www.pscp.tv/w/1MYxNyeXNeyJw Dear Madiba, I first met you in 2004 for the 46664 AIDS Benefit Concert in Cape Town, and the impact you have had on my life resonates with me today and every day. Your kindness and gratitude for every experience, and your ability to forgive are lessons I have learned and will pass on to my three children. My entire family holds you in high regard. It is an honor for me to travel to South Africa this week in celebration of you and your efforts to right so many wrongs. You were a strategic warrior, a bold activist, and charismatic and well-loved leader. Your vision for dignity, for human rights, for peace and a South Africa free of racism and apartheid, allows us all to turn dreams into reality. I remember taking that walk with you back to the prison on Robben Island where you spent 18 of those imprisoned 27 years. I recall your measured but focused steps in as you recounted the stories of the struggles, the sacrifices and your resilience. You smiled as you talked to a crowd of artists and their guests, including my mother, who first told my sister and me about the great Nelson Mandela. In that moment I truly understood your heart and humility. You made it possible for so many people like me to reject impossibilities and understand our capabilities in making lasting change in the world. The smallest efforts could change the trajectory for so many living in extreme poverty, facing injustices, the indecency of racism and fighting for their rights as humans. As we celebrate the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, honoring your centennial year, I promise you that we have made your dreams our own. Your work and your sacrifices were not in vain. I will cherish every moment shared in your presence and use the lessons learned from you as fuel to stir positive ideas and solutions. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

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Ashley Jacobs to Thomas Ravenel: This S–t Is Why We Broke Up!

Southern Charm fans were alarmed to see Thomas Ravenel slam Ashley Jacobs on Instagram. When a concerned fan asked Ashley what it’s all about, she responded as delicately as possible. Meanwhile, Thomas is looking at a lawsuit from Nanny Dawn on top of his upcoming criminal trial. “Why is Thomas all of [the] sudden turning on you?” a fan asked Ashley. “He filled your head with so much hate,” the fan points out. “But yet now he’s saying it’s all you.” “I would get as far as you can from that man,” the fan suggests. The fan explains: “He has proven time and time again that he is a narcissist and disgusting human being.” True enough. “Thomas and I aren’t together,” Ashley confirms in her reply. Curiously, she then adds: “I wish him the best though.” It’s always a relief to see confirmation that Ashley is done with Thomas. We hope that, this time, it is permanent. The fan’s question came as a response to Thomas’ now-deleted Instagram in which he totally disavowed Ashley. “Ashley Jacobd [sic] has been bad mouthing the mother of my children,” Thomas wrote. Thomas continued: “I totally disavow this horrendous behavior and will have nothing to do with her.” His November 11 post concluded: “I begged her over and over to no avail. So hateful. Hope she gets help.” That’s a hell of a statement to make about your ex, especially when you yourself were recently arrested over sexual assault allegations. In better news, Nanny Dawn is preparing to sue the bajeezus out of Thomas Ravenel. The civil suit, first reported by Fit News just a few days ago, follows the disgraced reality star’s arrest. Though sources are unclear on a number of details, the former nanny is said to be preparing to serve Thomas with the lawsuit “within the month.” The civil suit’s details may still be unknown, but it is very likely a lawsuit relating to her allegations that he sexually assaulted her. The suit may also touch upon the fact that she was fired and replaced a short time later. Ashley’s statement that she wishes Thomas the best, after everything, is perplexing at first. After all, not only is the man an accused rapist, he was notably unkind to Ashley. Southern Charm viewers and castmates saw him bait Ashley with unflattering comparisons to his ex, Kathryn Dennis. Thomas was also spotted throwing leftover food at Ashley, for which she blamed herself on the reunion special. But we have a guess as to why Ashley is so insistent that she harbors no ill will towards her ex. Maybe she just wants to feel at peace, and wants to avoid any feuding or conflict. Of course, if it’s peace that Ashley wants, one wonders why she decided to call out Kathryn Dennis. Recently, Ashley claimed that Kathryn is faking her sobriety as part of a stunt that Bravo paid for. At that same time, Ashley suggested that Kathryn has never been sober, that even her stint in rehab was a reality television ploy. We of course cannot speak to Kathryn’s sobriety, but we haven’t heard this accusation from anyone but Ashley. Also, Ashley and Kathryn’s explosive fights from the last season of Southern Charm don’t do wonders for Ashley’s credibility. Perhaps, with time, Ashley will manage the chill attitude towards Kathryn that she seems to have towards her ex. But let’s focus on the positives. It’s great that Ashley and Thomas are done, and we hope that it stays that way (this time). And Thomas is looking at fighting three court battles. One will be at his upcoming trial for sexual battery . One will be in civil court as Nanny Dawn sues him over the same incident. And another is his ongoing custody battle with baby mama Kathryn Dennis over their two preschool-aged children, Kensie and Saint. View Slideshow: Southern Charm Season 6: Everything We Know About the Return of Reality TV’s Most Scandalous Show!

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Meghan Markle: Pissing Off the Royals With Her Workaholic Ways and Fugly Clothes

Being royalty might sound like a pretty sweet deal, and we’re sure in most aspects it is. But in many ways, marrying into an autocratic family can be a very stressful experience. Not like Game of Thrones stressful, but much more stressful than, say, the ending of The Little Mermaid . Like, there are no dragons (we think), but it’s also not a “happily ever after” situation. You may have heard about Meghan’s breaches of royal protocol and assumed that she’s inhaling giant hoagies at formal dinners or crushing beer cans against her head, a la John Goodman in King Ralph . (Sorry, all of our knowledge about the royal family comes from TV and movies.) But in reality, Meghan’s faux pas are more on the lines of failing to curtsy in the proper fashion and refusing to dress like a 92-year-old woman. “Meghan is being told she needs to start dressing less like a Hollywood star and more like a Royal,” an insider tells The Daily Mail . Meghan’s offenses apparently include not wearing a hat every time the Queen wears one, and wearing black even though no one died. Seriously: “Meghan declined to wear a hat after apparently failing to understand that when the Queen’s aides informed her the Queen would be wearing one, that meant Meghan should follow suit,” says the source. It gets worse. Apparently, Meghan has displayed “a penchant for non-British designers [and a] fondness for wearing black – traditionally worn by Royals only to signify mourning. “No-one gave that memo to Meghan, who in August not only wore a black tuxedo to a special performance of the musical Hamilton , but caused a further frisson by displaying bare legs a good few inches above the knee,” the insider adds. “It is said this rebellious spirit has resulted in raised eyebrows from the Queen, who is a stickler for the rules.” Oh no, not raised eyebrows! We don’t know what’s more confusing, the fact that someone made all these rules, or the fact that anyone still cares about them. And is if it’s not bad enough that Meghan wore black to the theater, the source adds that the Duchess of Sussex is “up at 5 am rain or shine” (why would the weather affect what time she wakes up?), and her work ethic is really starting to piss off royal staffers. “Her particular brand of ‘up and at ’em’ West Coast energy is an uncomfortable fit with the more formal ethos of some palace staff,” the Mail reports. Since when is the West Coast known for its excessive ambition? Get your regional stereotypes straight, Daily Mail! Anyway, we actually believe most of this report. Meghan probably is unlike any of her predecessors — and that’s probably one of the things that drew Harry to her. We’d say the Queen should get used to it, but homegirl is 92. She’s past the point of needing to get used to anything. View Slideshow: Meghan Markle Baby Bump Watch: Is She Showing Yet?

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Married at First Sight Season 8: Meet the Newlyweds!

New year. New set of single people who have somehow agreed to exchange vows with someone to whom they were introduced mere months prior. Indeed, Married at First Sight Season 8 premieres on January 1 at 10/9pm on Lifetime and the network has released promotional photos of all four couples at the center of this controversial reality series. Which will defy the odds and remain together, despite the unusual way in which they met? And which will go the way of this Season 7 couple and file for divorce shortly after filming ends? We don’t know yet. But we do know a little bit about each pairing. Let’s get to know them a bit better, shall we? Let’s start with  Will Guess and Jasmine McGriff : McGriff, is 29 years old and was was raised in a traditional household with very traditional gender roles. According to Lifetime, she hails from a tight family; she owns her own home; she and is on the verge of a big work promotion. Guess is q 37-year old who was raised by his mother. He thinks marriage is the overall goal for one to achieve in life — and he’s emotionally, financially and mentally prepared to find his partner. Will is one of the few single friends among his peer group, yet he enjoys spending time with the married twosome because he gains insight into what’s ahead for him. And now for  Luke Cuccurullo and Kate Sisk : Cuccurullo’s parents got divorced when he was just a child. Although he remains close with his mom, he rarely talks to his dad. Due to his upbringing, the engineer tells Lifetime he determined to find “The One.” Oh, and he’s an avid cook and also loves going outside of his comfort zone. As for Sisk? She comes from a tight-knit family with two brothers — and her parents divorced just last year. Still healing from this split, Sisk is pessimistic about love… but remains hopeful that she’ll find the right person for her at some point. Maybe now! And now for  Keith Dewar and Kristine Killingsworth : Keith was mainly raised mainly by his grandmother and is considered a gentleman who yearns to find a partner that is his equal, someone willing to compromise and support him. Dewar is a patient-care technician who specializes in kidney dialysis and adores being a rock for his sick patients. Killingsworth’s parents, meanwhile, have been married for more than 35 years, through many ups and just as many downs. She’s a real estate agent and she hopes to find the “gold standard,” just her parents managed to do. Killingsworth says she’s very comfortable in her own skin and can’t wait to find a man who is similar. And this brings us to  AJ Vollmoeller and Stephanie Sersen : Vollmoeller is a New York native and also an only child; his parents recently celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary this year after meeting in high school. He works as the President and CEO of Future Force Talent Connection and has mostly accomplished his professional goals. However, he’s eager to find a partner to share in his success. An avid foodie and adrenaline junkie, Vollmoeller failed to accomplish this task online and is taking a chance with Married at First Sight after being recommended by a friend. For her part, Sersen is similarly inspired by her parents’ three-decade-long marriage and wants to find a man like her dad. At 35 years old, she’s ready to settle down and start a family. This is someone who loves to travel and hopes she finds a soulmate with whom she can share experiences the globe.

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Kylie Jenner Exploits Baby Stormi to Promote Travis Scott Music Festival

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are very proud parents of one seriously cute baby. Little Stormi is nine months old, she is too cute for words. When she’s not twinning with her mommy , she’s smiling with her dad. Kylie shared a series of photos of her precious daughter with Travis. But did she post the pics for the wrong reasons? This pic is an older one, abut it’s just a taste of what you’re about to see. Kylie shared some black-and-white photos of her boyfriend and baby daddy, Travis Scott. In the images, Travis is holding his nine-month-old daughter, the adorable Stormi Webster. Stormi’s face is illuminated by an infectious smile of glee. Take a look: Kylie captioned the pic: “only the people around you really know how hard you work.” “i love to watch you make all your dreams come true,” Kylie continues. Kylie notes that Travis deserves recognition for “your first festival.” “We’re so proud of you,” she writes. Kylie then affirms: “we love you.” Stormi’s love is very apparent in these adorable images. This set of black-and-white photos followed Travis’ Astroworld Fest in NRG Park in Houston on Saturday. Travis’ festival included performances by Post Malone and Lil Wayne. One of the post’s many, many likes came from Kim Kardashian. Travis commented: “I love you wifey.” Kylie is not playing around when it comes to promoting her man and his music and his tour. She’s not just praising his work ethic here. She’s using their daughter to boost his brand. Some fans immediately latched onto him calling her “wifey.” That is understandable. They’re clearly living as a couple and they share an adorable daughter. But just because you admire a couple doesn’t mean that they’ll walk down the aisle soon — or at all. Reports have emphasized that, for a variety of reasons, Kylie and Travis don’t feel a need to marry . Kylie is a huge romantic, but things between them seem to be pretty good right now. Maybe they’ll just see where things lead naturally. There is always, always the possibility that they’ve gotten secretly engaged or even secretly married. It sounds ridiculous, of course, but remember that Cardi B married Offset in secret before the world even knew that they were engaged. Celebs pull all kinds of nonsense sometimes. Especially when they’re young and in love. But we’re not sure if Kylie and Travis have done anything of the sort. First of all, Kylie’s “secret” pregnancy only remained a secret for a few months. And second of all, Kylie and Travis let their fans know when they bone . They’re not exactly hush-hush about their romance. Some fans have been critical of Kylie using her platform and especially her infant daughter to promote Travis’ music. But she’s not actually making Stormi do anything. Literally, all that Kylie is doing is sharing a few photos of her baby to promote her man’s music. Kylie loves Stormi and she’s not exploiting her daughter. She’s just sharing some precious pics. Her followers love it, and Stormi is clearly enjoying taking photos with her parents. It’s harmless. View Slideshow: Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner Make FIRST EVER Red Carpet Appearance

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Preciousness: Kylie Jenner Wants Stormi To Sell Her Cosmetics, Instead She Mumbles “Da Da” [Video]

Source: Jamie McCarthy/VMN18 / Getty Kylie Tries To Teach Stormi Some New Words Awww, Stormi is starting to speak and Kylie Jenner, being the savvy businesswoman she is, tried to teach her some new and important words; “Kylie Cosmetics”. Unfortunately, Stormi isn’t digesting all the syllables and consonants in “Kylie Cosmetics”, but she does speak! Press play and here Stormi say “Da Da”. It’s CUTE! Stormi did the job, even if she didn’t do the work. Kylie’s video of her teaching her baby “new words” gathered over 21 million views. Soon after, Kylie posted up this notice that special winter version of her cosmetics would be dropping today. the packaging features and wintry design and comes with items likes “Snow Angel Kylighter, Winter Kissed Blush and You’re Perfect perfecting powder”. Are you loving the presentation??? Back to Stormi, here’s another perfect shot of her with mommy Kylie. Cute!

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Narcos Or Nah: U.S. Coast Guard Seize Over 18 Tons Of Cocaine On Florida Coast; Valued At $500 Million [Video]

Source: SAEED KHAN / Getty   U.S. Coast Guard Intercepts Half A Billion Dollars Worth Of Cocaine In Florida According to CBS Miami , an estimated $500 million dollars worth of cocaine was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard and will never make it to the streets of South Florida. The 18.5 tons of cocaine was seized in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America. There were 15 separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions performed by multiple U.S. Coast Guard cutters. “This multi-ton offload of cocaine represents not just the work of the men and women of Coast Guard Cutter James, but that of our partners and allies that work every day to dismantle the criminal organizations that seek to profit from trafficking drugs and other illicit items to our shores,” said Capt. Jeffrey Randall (commanding officer of the cutter James). “It takes a network to defeat a network, and we will continue to expand our capabilities and leverage these partnerships to amplify our impact and stop this illegal trade which threatens our national security and breads instability in our partner nations.”

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Rachel Cook Full Pussy for Playboy Mexico of the Day

40 year old Josie and the Pussycats’ Josie…..She’s all that….Baby Sitter Club….and I think that’s pretty much all she’s done until today…when she’s figured she must fight the instagram models stealing her work….no wait, this is the instagram model who stole Rachel Leigh Cook’s name, and is rebranding RACHEL COOK to be the kid of girl who gets naked where she can to grow her audience, her revenue, and why not partner up with bootleg, international market Playboy to show her tits…any excuse to show a tit….. Low level models….who have 2 million followers even though you’ve never heard of them…that you can assume are following because she gets naked for free which is better for us as the consumer cuz we are broke… I wonder what rich sugar baby or A-Lister or influencer dude who needs a chick on his arm to seem less gay and to build up their personal brands she’s going to end up…I mean I don’t actually wonder those things..I’m too busy figuring out where her vagina lips are. JOIN THE NEWSLETTER YOU ASSHOLES! The post Rachel Cook Full Pussy for Playboy Mexico of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .

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Lorde to Kanye West: You Ganked My Stage Ideas, Bruh!!

Last week, Kanye West was forced to flee as shots were fired on set . Also, everywhere near his primary residence is on fire. Now, he’s facing accuastions from Lorde that he totally ripped off her stage designs for his shows. And she has the photo comparisons to back up her claim. Kanye West and Kid Cudi’s “Kids See Ghosts” Tour has attracted the wrong kind of attention. Lorde, the absolute legend who won a Grammy before graduating high school, took to her Instagram Stories. There, she shared a series of images noting what she found to be a suspicious similarity between her tour’s stage design and Kanye’s. The suspended box design, creating a second floor to the stage without taking up any stage space, is pretty difficult to miss. Did Kanye really steal the work? Lorde suggests so with a few words. “I’m proud of the work I do,” Lorde wrote in reflection. “And it’s flattering when other artists feel inspired by it,” she continued. Lorde clarified about that flattered feeling: “to the extent that they choose to try it on themselves.” “But don’t steal,” she insists. “Not from women or anyone else,” Lorde writes. “Not in 2018 or ever.” Es Devlin is a designer who has worked closely with Lorde. “It’s hard to come up with stuff that feels new,” Lorde shared in 2017. “And with the tank it felt weird and interesting and quite specific to me,” Lorde shared. She spoke of her collaboration with Devlin: “The two of us just built it from the ground up, bouncing ideas back and forth.” Devlin has also very notably worked with Kanye for many, many years. In an apparent response to Lorde’s post, Devlin made a post on Instagram showing a similar “box” in the opera, Carmen , by Georges Bizet. Interestingly, this isn’t the first time that someone has noticed that Kanye’s stage design seems similar to another. Last time, it was this image (above) of hanging lights. Kim Kardashian herself took aim at Saint Laurent, suggesting that Kanye’s set design had been ripped off. (One could argue that no one gets to lay claim to the concept of hanging lights, but it really doesn’t matter) That makes defending Kanye against Lorde a little complicated. That is, assuming that Ye has any defenders left who aren’t in his bed or on his payroll. Some could cynically suggest that Lorde is being opportunistic. Lorde is famously friends with Taylor Swift. Even more famously, Taylor and Kanye have a serious beef. In 2016, Kim orchestrated Taylor’s temporary downfall. Now, however, Taylor is back. Meanwhile, Kanye chose 2018 as the year to purge himself of any lingering goodwill that the public may have for him. Is Lorde just kicking Kanye while he’s down by attacking his art? So, did Lorde jump the gun by indirectly accusing Kanye of ripping off her work? Did Kanye and Lorde just come up with similar ideas? (Great trains run along the same tracks, if Kanye is still considered to be “great”) Or did Es Devlin rip off a design from an opera and then pass it off to both artists? We would suggest that it’s more likely (and also kinder) to suggest that no one is stealing from anyone. Stages only have so many possible designs, folks. That said, we can understand why Lorde might be sensitive on the topic. There is a widespread phenomenon, from business meetings to the art world, of men duplicating a woman’s ideas and receiving credit for it. It’s good to be on guard for that — even if you might, occassionally, be mistaken. View Slideshow: 21 Celebrity Feuds We Never Saw Coming

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