Jordyn Woods speaks out amid Khloé, Tristan cheating scandal
Article via PageSix
Jordyn Woods isn’t waiting for her scandal to blow over.
Kylie Jenner’s maybe-former best friend stepped out at the launch event for her new Eylure false eyelashes line on Thursday night and thanked fans for their support as she attempts to navigate her feud with the Kardashian-Jenners.
“Thank you guys for coming out and supporting me through everything that’s going on,” she said, as captured by video on social media. “It’s been real …”
Woods, 21, allegedly hooked up with Tristan Thompson while he was still dating Khloé Kardashian. Khloé has since dumped Tristan, and Kim Kardashian even called her a “single mom” in the aftermath, seemingly confirming the split.
Khloé also hasn’t let her public breakup keep her down, stepping out with best friend Malika Haqq to attend the PrettyLittleThing LA Office Opening Party on Wednesday. The next day, Khloé critically addressed the scandal with quotes on her Instagram story.
“‘The worst pain is gettin [sic] hurt by a person you explained your hurt to,’” read the first quote, seemingly directed at Woods.
Although this was Woods’ first public event, she was spotted out and about in LA in an outfit that could have served as a message to Khloé and Tristan.
Woods wore a pair of sporty slides with “balance” written across one instep and “chaos” printed on the other. The sold-out men’s sandals are from Japanese brand Undercover and were originally priced at $165.
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Jussie Smollett Has Been Suspended From “Empire”
The producers issued a statement on Friday, one day after Smollett was arrested for filing a false police report.
Article via BuzzfeedNews
As doubts mounted about Jussie Smollett’s story about being the victim of a hate crime, Fox and 20th Century Fox — the network and studio behind his show Empire — stood by him.
Hours before he would turn himself in to the Chicago Police Department to be charged with a felony for filing a false report, the companies issued an unprompted statement, calling Smollett “a consummate professional on set,” and reiterating that his character, Jamal Lyon, is “not being written out of the show.”
Now, with two episodes left to film in Empire‘s 18-episode season, Smollett has in fact been suspended from the soapy musical drama. The decision was announced on Friday in a statement issued by the show’s producers.
“The events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us. Jussie has been an important member of our EMPIRE family for the past five years and we care about him deeply. While these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system as the process plays out. We are also aware of the effects of this process on the cast and crew members who work on our show and to avoid further disruption on set, we have decided to remove the role of ‘Jamal’ from the final two episodes of the season,” read the statement from Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Brett Mahoney, Brian Grazer, Sanaa Hamri, Francie Calfo and Dennis Hammer, the executive producers of Empire.
According to a TMZ story Thursday night, Smollett had gone straight from his bail hearing in a Chicago court that afternoon to the Empire set, delaying production. He tearfully addressed the cast and crew, saying, “”I’m sorry I’ve put you all through this and not answered any calls. I wanted to say I’m sorry and, you know me, I would never do this to any of you, you are my family. I swear to God, I did not do this.”
Through his legal team, Smollett is also sticking with the story that he was attacked. His camp issued a statement Thursday night calling him “a young man of impeccable character and integrity who fiercely and solemnly maintains his innocence.”
Smollett told police that he was attacked on Jan. 29 by two men who threw a chemical on him, called him anti-gay and racist slurs, and put a rope around his neck. They also shouted, “This is MAGA country” at him, he said.
The story garnered Smollett support from celebrities (Viola Davis, John Legend) and politicians (Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi) alike.
But shortly after Smollett appeared on Good Morning America on Feb. 14 telling the story of the attack and ripping anyone who doubted him, two local Chicago TV affiliates reported that the attack on Smollett might be a hoax.
Over the next week, Smollett’s story seemed to unravel completely, with his alleged co-conspirators in the hoax, Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, turning against him and cooperating with police. On Thursday, Smollett turned himself in to the Chicago Police Department, and later in the day he was released on $100,000 bond.
Despite how ill-conceived this alleged hoax appears to have been, the police have so far not provided a credible motive for why Smollett would want to stage a hate crime against him. On Thursday, police said that Smollett was unhappy with his salary, and that was why he did it. According to a source close to the show, Smollett never expressed dissatisfaction with his $100,000 per episode salary.
And according to multiple sources at Fox and on Empire, Smollett was never in danger of being written off the show, which was one of the theories that was leaked to the local Chicago stations. Eleven days before the alleged attack, Fox pitched a story to BuzzFeed News about Jamal’s upcoming wedding, saying that Smollett and Toby Onwumere (who plays Jamal’s fiancé) “have a great storyline this season, with an upcoming wedding in the second half of the season.”
The show returns from its winter hiatus on March 13, and there will be seven episodes that he is still in, unless Empire producers find a way to change his presence in the show.
When Empire — co-created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong — premiered in winter 2015, it was a massive success, and finished the season as the No. 1 network show among 18-to-49 year-olds. As is often the case, its ratings have fallen off as the seasons have gone on. According to Nielsen, Empire‘s season-to-date ratings are averaging 5.1 million viewers and a 1.5 in the 18-to-49 demographic — which are still strong for a show in its fifth year.
Now the show is under threat for reasons not even Empire writers could ever dream up.
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Missionaries and nurses trapped in Haiti as protests sweep country
Article via CNN
A group of 24 Canadian missionaries and another of nurses are among visitors stranded in Haiti by ongoing street protests sweeping through the Caribbean country.The missionaries have been confined to their compound in Grand Goâve, an area roughly 50 kilometers away from capital city Port-au-Prince, after nearby roads littered with burning tires were blocked, according to a statement from their group Haiti ARISE.”We have nowhere to go, roads are blocked, rioting all over the streets and businesses are being destroyed,” a man referred to as Marc says in a video posted on the group’s Facebook page. “We do have a team here and we have been trying to get them out and it has been totally impossible,” he adds.Haiti has been gripped by protests and unrest for more than a week, as demonstrators calling for the country’s president to resign over soaring inflation and allegations of corruption have set cars ablaze and clashed with police.
Several people have been killed in the clashes, according to local media reports.Meanwhile, an additional group of eight Canadian who were also trapped inside their charity’s compound have secured a helicopter to take them out of the country. The nurses started a crowdfunding appeal this week, asking the public to “help us escape.””The director of the compound has instructed us not to go outside,” Tracy Hotta, one of the trapped nurses, told CNN, adding that the nurses are safe inside.
“They’re very destitute down here,” she added on the reasons for the protests. “They have zero healthcare… they’re taking desperate measures to try and make a change for themselves.”The helicopter secured will take the nurses directly to Port-au-Prince from the compound.”We are stranded here because we are about an hour away from Port-au-Prince where the violent protest is and they have set up barriers on the roads to get to the airports,” the women had written in their GoFundMe appeal, which surpassed its target by raising $16,000. “It is unlikely we will pass those barriers without being harmed,” they added.Because of the Canadian Embassy closure in Haiti, their calls to the embassy have been redirected to Ottawa and have gone unanswered, they note.The US and Canadian governments have warned people not to travel to Haiti due to crime and civil unrest. The Canadian government has issued a travel advisory saying: “avoid all travel to Haiti” and closed their embassy Friday for “security reasons” according to Canada’s Foreign Policy account on Twitter.
An additional group of 113 Canadian tourists stranded at a beach resort are also scheduled to be evacuated on Saturday.President Jovenel Moise was defiant in a televised address on Thursday, rejecting calls to resign and saying he “will not leave the country in the hands of armed gangs and drug traffickers.”
Jussie Smollett ‘Suspects’ Lawyer: “My Clients Have Key Evidence”
The lawyer for the 2 men who were arrested and then released in connection with the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett says the new evidence that has changed this case is something her clients told cops.
Attorney Gloria Schmidt was at the Chicago police station Friday night, after her clients, Ola and Abel Osundairo, were released from custody. Schmidt said the “new evidence” that triggered the release of her clients was something they knew and presumably told cops.
Our photog asked Schmidt flat out if the “attack” was staged, and she answered obliquely, saying there were moving parts and she didn’t want to speculate.
As we reported, Ola and Abel both worked on “Empire,” and Abel was especially friendly with Jussie.
And, something else interesting … she wouldn’t answer why her clients went to Nigeria the day of the alleged attack, but added it was a “great question.”
She said she didn’t want to speak for her clients because they had a story to tell “when the time is right.” That clearly sounds like they have inside information about what went down at Jussie’s apartment building.
Watch the video via TMZ
Jussie Smollett Case: Two Suspects Released Without Charges as New Evidence Emerges
Article via Variety
After two days of questioning, the Chicago Police Department announced Friday evening that it has released two suspects in the Jussie Smollett case without filing charges. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said that detectives had developed new information in the case. Police no longer consider the men to be suspects.
“Due to new evidence as a result of today’s interrogations, the individuals questioned by police in the Empire case have now been released without charging and detectives have additional investigative work to complete,” he said.
Also on Friday, defense attorney Michael Monico confirmed to Variety that he is now representing Smollett, one of the stars of “Empire.”
Smollett told police on Jan. 29 that two men attacked him, yelled homophobic and racial slurs, poured bleach on him, and put a rope around his neck. Local media has reported that investigators are looking into whether the incident was staged. The Chicago Police Department has said that it had no evidence of that, and that Smollett is still being treated as a victim.
Monico is a high-powered defense attorney with decades of experience. He recently represented Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, in his criminal case.
The two men released Friday evening — who police have not officially identified — had been under arrest, though police never disclosed what charges they could potentially face. The attorney for the two Nigerian brothers told CBS Chicago that both know Smollett from “Empire,” and that they go to the same gym. The attorney denied that the men had attacked Smollett.
Police searched the home of the two brothers on Wednesday night, finding electronics, shoes, and bleach, according to local reports. Fox issued a statement on Thursday standing by the actor, and strongly dismissing a report that Smollett may have acted out because he was being written off the show.
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Toni Braxton Has A Message For Lindsay Lohan After She Calls Her Sister Tamar Braxton ‘Deceptive & Conniving’
Article via Celebrity Insider
It was recently reported that after Tamar Braxton won Celebrity Big Brother, she triggered Lindsay Lohan.
She took to Twitter, all the way to Tamar’s tweet from 2017, and bashed her there. Lindsay’s mom, Dina Lohan was also on CBB.
Now, Toni Braxton, Tamar’s sister has exactly five words for Lindsay. Check out her post below.
Someone said ‘Lord knows Tamar irks my spirit, but I’m not a hater. She killed CBB and won fair and square. Lindsay needs to have several. ’
Another follower has a few words for Lindsay: ‘Let your mother fight her battles you weren’t there and guess what there is always three sides to a story in this case 4 cause it her mom Tamar the camera and then the truth. ’
A person wrote ‘Lanky Linsey! Stop promoting your damn show that appeals to only one crowd. You lose fans when you turn out to be a hater. Thx for showing your true colors. Having a 2-year-old fit: “ My mommy just told me secrets, and I’m going to tell it!” So what! She didn’t win! They will not change the decision.’
One of The Shade Room’s followers supports Tamar as well: ‘Nah! @lindsaylohan sit down sis… @tamarbraxton great job on your win sis…the first black woman to win @cbs_bigbrother in the United States will deserved…I’m so tried of certain ppl taking things from us…especially with the Grammys last weekend…Congratulations to @tamarbraxton.’
Someone else bashes Lindsay and says ‘Lindsay still delusional from that hit that mother gave her for saying she was human trafficking her own son Lindsey stay minding someone else’s business bro.’
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Lindsey Lohan Bashes Tamar Braxton: ‘You’re Deceptive And Conniving’
Article via Celebrity Insider
After Tamar Braxton won Celebrity Big Brother, it seems that she triggered Lindsay Lohan. She took to Twitter, all the way to Tamar’s tweet from 2017 and bashed her there. Lindsay’s mom, Dina Lohan was also on CBB.
Celebrity InsiderAfter Tamar Braxton won Celebrity Big Brother, it seems that she triggered Lindsay Lohan. She took to Twitter, all the way to Tamar’s tweet from 2017 and bashed her there. Lindsay’s mom, Dina Lohan was also on CBB.
The Shade Room was the first to report this. Tamar fans were quick to respond, and they defended the CBB winner.
Someone said ‘dawg she was so pissed off, she went & responded to a tweet from all the way back in 2017.’
Another follower posted ‘but for what…her mom didn’t stand a chance..even if it wasn’t Tamar, it still wouldn’t be her….’
Someone else was a bit confused and wrote ‘Big Brother is a game right? People do & say all kinds of things on these reality (game) shows to win. #tamar was playing the game, and she won. Let it go, Lindsay!’
Someone else was a bit confused and wrote ‘Big Brother is a game right? People do & say all kinds of things on these reality (game) shows to win. #tamar was playing the game, and she won. Let it go, Lindsay!’
Another person rooted for Tamar: ‘Bruhhh imma need her to find something to do cause THEY always praying on her downfall… but not this time baby CAUSE SHE WON FAIR AND SQUARE. ’
Someone else congratulated Tamar and said ‘Congrats Tamar! We got you. please let this chick go the way of the crack head and ignore her!!!’
One person addressed the reason for which they believe Lindsay is so mad: ‘She mad they lost out on some dope money!!! Move around Lindsey and go back to your wack show!!!’
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Boosie Badazz To 6ix9ine: “U Will Be Murdered Less Than A Month After Your Release”
Article via HotNewHipHop
Boosie wanted to see 6ix9ine free at first but he’s changed his mind.
The drama involving Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s legal situation continues to get even crazier. While he may not be making headlines on a daily basis anymore, when he does, the news is usually pretty scandalous. The former “King of New York” is spending time behind bars as he awaits his trial in 2020 and he’s apparently been squealing like a rat to anybody that cares to listen. When it comes to the shooting he allegedly ordered on Chief Keef, Tekashi says that he paid his associate Kooda B $20K to go through with it. Thankfully, nobody was harmed. Even 69’s girlfriend Jade is joking about him snitching, trolling him yesterday with a Valentine’s Day post that he would surely appreciate. Now, Boosie Badazz is chiming in and his comments are pretty potent.
“WHEN YOU FIRST WENT TO JAIL I WAS LIKE FREE DUDE CAUSE I DONT LIKE TO SEE NO ONE N DAT CAGE LIKE DAT,” started the rapper. “BUT ONE THING I DONT CONDONE OR SUPPORT IS RATS.” Boosie says that now, 6ix9ine will need to admit that he’s a “hoe ass n***a” because all of his credibility is lost. “AND I DO UNDERSTAND YO SITUATION N***A. I WAS FACING A NEEDLE. (Lethal injection) N AINT BEND BREAK R FOLD,” said Boosie. “U WILL BE MURDERED LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER YOUR RELEASE FRFR YOUR KIDS WILL BULLIED N SCHOOL FOR THE DECISION YOU MADE ,YOU PUT ALL YOUR FAMILY N GRAVE DANGER FOR LIFE CAUSE OF THIS BS, DID U THINK BOUT THEY SAFETY?”
Boosie brings up some very valid points. In an attempt to shorten his own sentence, 6ix9ine did seriously endanger the lives of his loved ones. However, you’ve got to consider both sides of the story here. Tekashi is facing life in prison. You’ve got to think he would do anything he can to get out as soon as possible.
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Church group files complaint against Carnival Cruise Line for playing R. Kelly’s music
Article via YahooNews
Members of a Scotland-based church group clashed with a Carnival cruise ship DJ, who they claim ruined their trip when he refused to stop playing music by R. Kelly. Unsatisfied with the company’s response to the incident, the group has now filed an official complaint.
The Rev. Teri Peterson of The Church of Scotland told the Scotsman that she and several other clergywomen were aboard the Carnival Magic liner cruising through Miami when they heard Kelly’s music coming from the ship’s nightclub. Outraged, she and her friends approached the DJ and asked him to turn it off “because of everything surrounding the singer.”
Kelly has been the subject of sexual abuse allegations for many years. Surviving R. Kelly, a documentary released in January, shined a renewed spotlight on the performer’s alleged transgressions, prompting new calls for boycotts and criminal investigations.
When asked by the church group members to stop playing Kelly’s songs, the DJ “refused and then began singing and dancing along and mocking us,” Peterson said. Then when the women ran into the DJ in a different part of the cruise ship, she said, he made fun of them again.
The reverend was on the ship with more than 60 fellow members of RevGalBlogPals, an international online community for female clergy, ministers, and community leaders, for which Peterson is an office bearer. Peterson said that once she returned home, she spent five days emailing the company and even communicated her gripes in meetings with the cruise ship’s management.
In a statement shared with Yahoo Lifestyle, the church group said of the trip:
“We showed up for camaraderie, for rigorous study … and — as individuals who accompany countless others through celebrations and trauma alike while navigating the complexities that arise in our own lives — we showed up for respite. Unfortunately, for 9 of us who identify as Black women, our time aboard the Carnival Magic was colored by our experiences of taunting and discrimination at the hand of the ship’s employees.”
Then they described approaching the DJ, Bl4ck Zoe. “When we all gathered around the DJ Bl4ck Zoe’s booth to request that he change the music, he laughed at us all, shrugged his shoulders, began singing and dancing, and refused to honor our request.”
The cruise ship staff offered her a $100 onboard credit, she said, but no apology. Management also sent a letter to the church leaders, which they shared with Yahoo Lifestyle. It read:
“We had a small group of guests who took issue with two songs that our DJ was playing in a nightclub well after midnight. While we only play radio versions of popular music that have been sanitized so that offensive language has been removed, we do not make a habit of banning music as we have a broad cross section of guests. Our shipboard team listened to the concerns of these guests and provided a goodwill gesture. We are proud of the many ways we’ve been recognized for our commitment to diversity and inclusion and every day we work to make sure our guests and crew feel welcome and part of the Carnival family. We’re sorry this group feels otherwise.”
A spokesperson for Carnival added, “Our employees come from more than 150 countries around the world, so diversity is a hallmark across all our cruise brands.”
For Peterson and her fellow clergywomen, this is not enough.
“The response from Carnival makes me really angry,” she told the Scotsman.
A spokesperson for Carnival explained the company’s stance in a statement to the newspaper.
“We had a small group of guests who took issue with two songs that our DJ was playing in a nightclub well after midnight,” the spokesperson said. “While we only play radio versions of popular music that have been sanitized so that offensive language has been removed, we do not make a habit of banning music as we have a broad cross-section of guests. Our shipboard team listened to the concerns of these guests and provided a goodwill gesture. We are proud of the many ways we’ve been recognized for our commitment to diversity and inclusion, and every day we work to make sure our guests and crew feel welcome and part of the Carnival family. We’re sorry this group feels otherwise.”
But Peterson is still holding out for a resolution. “They had so many chances to do better and do the right thing, but they made it worse,” she said. “We want Carnival to first of all apologize for a significant customer service failure and to make sure that there are better choices in their music and entertainment lineup. Also to update their training so that this doesn’t happen to anyone else.”
She also said in the group’s statement that the clergywomen requested that Bl4ck Zoe be “removed from his duties.”
Yahoo Lifestyle has reached out to Carnival Cruise Line for comment.