*Oscar-winning actor Don Cheadle had to remind comedian Kathy Griffin that they were “never friends” after she lashed out at him on Twitter for not supporting her during her 2017 “smear campaign”.

Griffin slammed Cheadle early Tuesday morning for not taking her side when she held up Donald Trump’s bloody, severed head in a since-deleted video.

While many celebrities supported Griffin after she posted the clip online, Don was among the few stars who took to Twitter to note that the footage was probably not a good idea.

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Griffin was triggered to attack Cheadle after he posted a photo of himself wearing a hat supporting an anti-bigotry and sexism group.

“Oh GREAT Don. I will never forgive you for your nasty tweet the day my smear campaign started,” she tweeted. “You know it was a f**king smear campaign and you have never taken a moment to apologize. Some liberal you are. Yes, my memory is long my ex friend. Shame on you. I kept a list. Fear me.”

Cheadle, 54, replied, “Huh?” prompting Kathy to add: “Huh? You’re a d**k in real life, but believe it or not I truly hope what I went through never happens to you. Never. And if it did I would be the first in line to stand up for you, get my a** on television and do everything I could to defend you & the 1st amendment. It’s easy don.”

Cheadle replied:

“sigh… ok, kathy. 1) we had one conversation on a flight about our mutual disgust for individual (Trump) 1. i don’t ‘friend’ that quickly so we can’t really be ‘exes’. 2) had i been your ‘friend’ and you had asked my opinion, i would have said, “kathy. for you own sake, please do NOT depict yourself holding the bloody, severed head of the president, evoking daesh (terrorist group ISIS), (beheaded journalist) daniel pearl and every other painful, disturbing memory associated with it, your first amendment rights notwithstanding.” and had you said, ‘fkkk you, i’m doing it anyway,’ i would’ve said, ‘wellgirl, be prepared to have the dogs sicced on you. the secret service doesn’t play around with s**t like that no matter WHO the president is.”

He continued: “you’re also risking your career for what i see as zero upside… maybe you would have listened. doubt it.”

Cheadle called Griffin’s online post “a cringe worthy photo-op”, and added: “i’m sorry that you’re still dealing with the aftershocks of your actions. it’s egregious.”

He also suggested she reach out to him privately, stating: “you wanna rap offline, you know how that works.”

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2019/01/don-cheadle-reminds-kathy-griffin-they-were-never-friends-after-she-wages-twitter-war/

*Serena Williams made her return to the court earlier this year rocking a fierce Black Panther-inspired catsuit, which she said made her feel like a “warrior princess.”

“I call it, like, my Wakanda-inspired catsuit,” she revealed. “We designed it way before the movie, but still, it kind of reminds me of that. I’m always living in a fantasy world, I always wanted to be a superhero and it’s kind of my way of being a superhero.”

She also explained at the time that she had a history of blood clots and the suit was specifically designed to help prevent the clots from forming while on the court.

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Williams, 37, wore the compression catsuit at the 2018 French Open, prompting French Tennis Federation president Bernard Giudicelli to ban the one-piece.

During an interview with Tennis Magazine, Giudicelli stated: “We are going to ask the manufacturers to let us know what is coming. I believe we have sometimes gone too far. Serena’s outfit this year, for example, would no longer be accepted. You have to respect the game and the place.”

The ban sparked outrage on social media and support from folks like ex-pro tennis player Anne White (see clip below) and ex-Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Now, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has clarified the rules for female players’ clothing, including compression pieces like Serena’s catsuit.

“Leggings and mid-thigh-length compression shorts may be worn with or without a skirt, shorts, or dress,” the organization wrote, as reported by the BBC.  

But as noted by TMZ, Serena still faces problems with the catsuit, as the rule changes only apply to WTA Tournaments … NOT Grand Slams.

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2018/12/serena-williams-womens-tennis-association-issues-rule-change-allowing-infamous-catsuit/

*You can add Mimi Faust (“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta) to the growing list of celebs who are in trouble with the IRS. It seems that Faust is in debt to Uncle Sam to the tune of $156,000 in back taxes.

Mimi, whose real name is Oluremi Faust, found herself with a massive Federal Tax Lien by the Internal Revenue Service, according to The Blast.

The lien says Faust owes  back taxes for multiple years including $16,952.60 (2013), $59,487.09 (2015) and $80,470.80 (2016) for a grand total of $156,910.49.

By the way, this isn’t Faust’s first rodeo with the tax folks, if you get our drift. She was also recently accused of screwing over the State of Georgia in back state taxes and hit with a lien for an unpaid $26k owed for 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016.

The reality star has been a star of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” since season one and famously released a sex tape with her ex-boyfriend back in 2014.

She is the ex of co-star, Stevie J, and the two share a child together.

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Umm, err, speaking of that scandalous sex tape, Faust, if you missed the news, she confessed to what most people figured out on their own. It was staged.

The “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta” star confirmed the trickery in an interview with Us Weekly as she stated that everything that folks checked out was set up from the very beginning.

According to Mimi, Nikko felt their lovemaking was like art. With that in mind, he believe that it needed to be documented for the public eye. Although she had her reservations, Mimi ended up going along with it.

“We had to say something,” she stated , regarding the lies. “I didn’t tell anybody the truth.”

The reality star’s don’t tell mind state went into effect after “LHHA” Season 3 as she got folks talking with saying the sex tape was stolen from Nikko’s bag at the airport. According to Mimi, footage from the episode made its way to Vivid Entertainment, which reached out to her and Nikko to make a deal.

To ensure a profit would be made from the tape, Us Weekly noted Mimi’s claims at the time about her and Nikko being required to film extra scenes to meet Vivid’s minute requirement.

You can get the rest of the Mimi Faust’s sex tape deets HERE at EURweb.

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2019/01/mimi-faust-love-hip-hop-atlanta-star-hit-with-156000-tax-lien/

*Four-time NBA Champion John Salley, has joined the PureCrop1 team in an undisclosed equity position and business development program, according to a press release. In his capacity, “Salley will utilize, promote and share the PureCrop1 story as the brand continues to rise to the top of the healthy Agriculture industry.”

“I have successfully invested in several early-stage companies and feel PureCrop1 is a game changer, valuable to all sizes of Agriculture and can also be utilized by many companies I work with,” Salley said in a statement.

According to the website, PureCrop1 “Eliminates the use of antiquated toxic pesticides, insecticides, fungicides or microbe bacteria products.” 

“It’s all about clean Agriculture, and elimination of toxic products sprayed on our fruits, vegetables, plants and of course the exploding cannabis industry, said Sally. From my vantage point, PureCrop1 is an elite natural product, and is poised to grow by leaps and bounds in all forms of Agriculture.”

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According to PureCrop1, its nontoxic pesticide “has proven to be an extremely valuable and effective formula that maximizes the plant or crop immune system.”

“I am really happy and excited to have John part of our team,” explained Ray Drysdale, Founder of PureCrop1. “John is well known, an intelligent successful business professional, and active in a healthy lifestyle. John reached out to me very early on a Saturday morning, and I was surprised on how much insight he had on our company. He will be a great fit for our business as not only will he be a spokesperson for PureCrop1, he will also use the product for his own Agriculture business investments and personal use.”

Sally, a vegan activist who travels around the world sharing how to eat and live healthy, previously took an ownership position in GreenSpace Labs, a biotech company that services cannabis patients and growers, LiveKindly reports. 

“I got involved with GreenSpace because I believe in the importance of clean cannabis, same as I believe in the importance of clean food,” Salley told Benzinga last March. “I always saw on movies that every drug was tested for purity. So why not test cannabis?”

Earlier this year, the former baller and his daughter, Tyla Salley, launched the premium cannabis brand Deuces22, named after his NBA number.

“There are a lot of cannabis brands all over the industry now, popping up and shutting down. But I wanted to make sure our brand was organic and, at the same time, luxury,” Tyla said. “I wanted people to know they can trust us, that we are not going to give them anything that can hurt them, but also that all the cannabis we provide is top shelf in every aspect, every time – and maintain this consistency over time.”

They hope to make Deuces22 available in CVS and Walgreens pharmacies.

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2018/12/four-time-nba-champ-john-salley-partners-with-plant-based-pesticide-company-purecrop1-is-a-game-changer/

*Gregg Leakes, the husband of NeNe Leakes (“Real Housewives of Atlanta”) is feeling some kind of way and is apologizing to her (and the world) for hurting her.

“We always hurt the ones we love … because they allow us to hurt them rather than snap back,” Gregg said. “I’m tired of hurting my wife who is only trying to take good care of me and wants only the best for me too.”

As we’ve reported, Gregg has been battling stage 3 colon cancer since the summer of 2018. During his treatment, he underwent surgery but has opted out of chemotherapy. And of course NeNe has hung with him all the way.

“She deserves much more for her hard efforts and tireless hours spent on me,” Gregg added. “I Pray to God to get it together.. She’s done NO wrong… this is ALL on me…… Cancer WILL change your Life.”

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In another post, Gregg further said it’s not his intentions to be mean to NeNe or doctors. “Forgive me Hunni, forgive me America,” he added.

Gregg’s current condition is unclear. But in early January, he posted a selfie explaining in the caption that he wasn’t feeling well. “Cancer leave me alone,” he said. “I bind you in the name of Jesus.”

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2019/01/gregg-leakes-apologizes-to-nene-with-emotional-post-amid-cancer-battle/

*Shareef O’Neal took to Twitter on December 13 to inform fans that he “made it” through a heart successful surgery and is now on the road to recovery.

“I made it, Thank you for all the love and support! I really appreciate all your thoughts and prayers, that’s what helped me through this surgery. I’m on the road to recovery, and I’ll be back soon…better than ever,” read a message on his official Twitter profile. His words, typed by Mimi O’Neal.

O’Neal, the son of Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, was diagnosed with a heart condition in September during a routine check-up. He will reportedly miss his entire freshman season at UCLA, but he’s already talking about his return to the court.

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O’Neal’s mother Shaunie posted some photos and a heartfelt message about her baby boy on her Instagram prior to his surgery:

“This morning was by far my toughest moment being a Mom. If only I could take his place today. Could I at least go with him in that operating room and hold his hand. Separating from him as he was wheeled off to surgery was heartbreaking. THATS MY BABY! I don’t care how old, how big, how grown my kids get I still want to protect them. I had no control over any of this. But there is a God, I trust and believe He is in there with my baby right now and has complete control.”

As reported by SB Nation, surgery was required to fix an “electrical problem” in Shareef’s heart.

O’Neal, a four-star recruit and 6’9 power forward, was one of the top high school basketball players in the country this year and one of five top-100 recruits that committed to the UCLA Bruins.

TMZ recently reported that O’Neal still plans to attend his classes and he can’t wait to return t the sport. He posted the following on Twitter in November:

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2018/12/shareef-oneal-looking-forward-to-basketball-return-after-successful-heart-surgery/

*If you’re one of those folks looking for that infamous R. Kelly video where he purportedly urinates on a 13-year-old girl, you might want to stop.

Folks have searching for the so-called “pee tape” like thee’s no tomorrow in the wake of the Lifetime Network’s recent airing of the six-hour docu-series, “Surviving R. Kelly”

The scandalous tape that led to Kelly’s past indictment on 21 charges of child porn is the subject of massive online searches. Speaking of the charges, Kelly was acquitted by a Chicago jury in 2008.

In any event, porn site xHamster is warning customers/searchers that what they are looking for is “illegal” and “immoral” because it’s a video involving a minor.

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The site told The Blast that searches for “R Kelly” are up 388% since January 3, when the Lifetime docu-series premiered. The website does not host any R. Kelly pornography videos, nor do they host the infamous videotape from the early 2000’s allegedly depicting Kelly having sex with, and urinating on an underage girl.

Because of the sudden increase in searches for the video, xHamster took the unusual step of warning searchers that:

“The R Kelly tape is not on xHamster, nor would we ever allow it to be. Regardless of the news or sensation, a tape featuring underaged [children] is both illegal and immoral.”

Also, the site says they will be “disabling searches and putting up messages” alerting any searchers that the content is not available or acceptable.

One of those messages reads:

“Please consider that in searching for and viewing such content, you may be re-victimizing a minor who could not consent.”

Actually, it’s not that difficult to find. All you have to do is Google R. Kelly sex tape and click on “images” and you’ll have more than your eyes can handle.

Source Link:https://www.eurweb.com/2019/01/r-kelly-site-warns-that-child-porn-is-illegal-that-his-sex-tape-isnt-there-after-searches-spike/

*Remember the story the other day about the African child that former NBA great Dikembe Mutombo brought to the US for a surgery to remove a life-threatening tumor on his face? Unfortunately, the youngster went into cardiac arrest during the operation.

According to TMZ, sources familiar with the surgery say that at around 6 PM Sunday, more than 6 hours into the operation, the 8-year-old boy … his name is Matadi … went into cardiac arrest and was immediately taken to the Intensive Care Unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. We’re told he’s now in stable condition and is slowly recovering.

The report also stated that the emergency happened toward the end of the surgery, which began at 11:30 AM.

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At this point it’s not known if the surgeons had completed the surgery, but based on the schedule they were literally operating under, it most likely happened as they were wrapping up.

Matadi and his family were staying at the Ronald McDonald house in Los Angeles leading up to Sunday’s procedure. Mutombo, who met the little boy during a visit to the Congo, greeted the boy and his family when they landed Wednesday in Los Angeles.

As you  can imagine, for all the obvious reasons, young Matadi’s tumor was life-threatening. What’s just as bad is that he was also shunned by his community. The story goes that the boy’s parents were forced to pull him from school and keep him confined to his room because of unrelenting hate he was getting.

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2018/12/dikembe-mutombo-child-rx-nba-star-helping-with-face-tumor-suffers-cardiac-arrest-during-surgery/

*Beyonce’s mother, Tina Lawson, decided to comment on the R. Kelly controversy and her social media followers were quick to drag her because her son-in-law hardly has a scandal free reputation.

As reported by Celebrity Insider, Tina was quickly reminded that there is more than a ten-year gap between Jay-Zand her daughter. Not to mention is shady past relationship with a teenaged Foxy Brown.

Jada Pinkett Smith recently did an interview with one of R. Kelly’s accusers on an episode of “Red Table Talk.” The actress dished with Lisa Van Allen about Lifetime’s docu-series, “Surviving R. Kelly.” Lisa says she was 17 when she and the R&B singer had a romantic relationship.

“I came out in 2008 and nobody heard me. In 2008 there weren’t any movements, nobody else was talking about it. I came out hoping that I could help the victims and the girl on the tape because I knew her family wasn’t going to speak. So I felt like, somebody has to stand up. They threatened my life. There was a lot I was dealing with. I was pregnant. You can’t let that stuff stop you. You can’t be afraid.”

If you missed the conversation, peep the clip above.

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Jada responded by saying: “Man, how complicit we all have been. That really broke my heart, to really think about it. We ignored it. I think that’s been very heartbreaking for me, just how harsh the reactions have been.”

Beyonce’s mother wrote a message where she backed the accusers but many slammed both Tina and Jada for being hypocrites.

One follower replied: “Girl your 16 yo daughter met Jay when he was 28. Bye!”

Another wrote: “The hypocrisy of it all. How can Jada say you think you’re grown at 16, but she let her son move out at 15?”

And yet commenter added: “She was a hypocrite a few years ago CPS investigated Jada and Will because Willow was pictured in the bed at 14 age with a 21-year-old man. So don’t praise her. She is part of the problem if it’s wrong for R. Kelly, it’s wrong for all of us.”

Many agreed with the commenter who noted: “I think all of Hollywood needs to be shut down and investigated. These perverts both Male and Female rape and [molest] kids and teenagers while hiding behind their money. It no secret that our government protects the rich and the famous. most get away with murder,rape,tax invasion,noone ever shows up for court and they get a slap on the wrist and are able to go out and commit the same crimes.

and then there’s the Government and politicians who go over seas to fk little boys and girls because they get away with it. we wonder why most [pedophiles] get little no know jail time through our justice system. Nothing will ever change because the problem just isnt R kelly it’s way bigger then him.”

Do you think fans went too hard on Ms. Tina? Sound off below.

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2019/01/fans-slam-hypocrite-tina-lawson-after-her-attack-on-r-kelly/

*Video of a brutal, nasty fight of Washington Redskins player Montae Nicholson beating the crap out of a man at 2am Tuesday morning on a Northern Virginia street has found it’s way to TMZ Sports.

Here’s more via TMZ:

Nicholson — wearing a red hoodie — is going after another man in a jean jacket while other people in the melee desperately try to restrain him.

But, Nicholson is too strong and too angry — and refused to back out … instead, he throws several punches at his target … including a knockout blow.

You can see in the video, the man in the jean jacket appears to go limp as Nicholson hits him clean in the face.

One witness tells us the other man in the red sweatshirt was trying to break up the fight — but Montae was in such a rage, he slammed that guy to the ground and continued the beating.

Loudoun County Sheriffs eventually responded to the scene and arrested both Montae and a female companion. Montae was booked for assault and battery, and drunk in public. He was hauled to a nearby jail and released on a $2,500 bond a short time later.

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UPDATE (see video above):

Redskins coach Jay Gruden says Nicholson will NOT play this weekend in their critical game against the Tennessee Titans.

Gruden says he’s aware of the TMZ Sports video and says he’ll take a look at it.

When asked if Nicholson would be benched for the rest of the season, Gruden said he hasn’t made up his mind yet.

He still has to speak with Montae personally.

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2018/12/montae-nicholson-redskins-player-caught-on-video-brutally-beating-man-watch/

*Four years after Ray Rice, 31, knocked out his fiancée in an Atlantic City elevator, the former Baltimore Ravens running back is now reflecting on his past anger and speaking out about domestic violence.

“I hate that person,” Rice told “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday regarding the infamous 2014 tape that showed him dragging his now-wife Janay Palmer Rice,  unconscious and out of an elevator. The Ravens cut Rice after the shocking moment caught on camera. 

“I hate him … Somewhere down the line everybody who’s sayin’, ‘Does he deserve a second chance for football?’ And this, that and the other — I actually got my second chance.”

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Rice and his wife sat down with Gayle King to discuss life after that now infamous night at the Revel Hotel and Casino in February 2014. 

“One of the underlying issues for me was — I never wanted to ask for help,” Rice said about the personal problems he was dealing with prior to the incident. “Football, for me, was my counseling. It was my therapy. It was my psychologist. It was my everything.”

Rice says his mother experienced “a bad relationship” when he was a kid and it influenced how he began to normalize “abnormal things.”

“I was a man at 11, and then at 21 I got drafted and became a boy,” he said. “Yes. We didn’t have a physical abuse problem. But I can say there were different forms of abuse that take — that took place. Was it emotional? Financial? You get to the physical, and that’s obviously, like, if it’s one time, it’s still one time too many.”

Rice’s interview with King comes on the heels of security footage that emerged recently from a Cleveland hotel that shows former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt kicking a woman. Hunt was also quickly cut by the team.

“Well, obviously, you know, you look back and you see the similarities,” Rice said of the two incidents. “Early on you could feel like, ‘Why they keep bringing my name up?’ You can make excuses or you can actually do the hard work.”

Janay Rice married Ray weeks after he physically assaulted her and says she still has never seen that footage.

“I was there,” she said. “I lived it. I don’t really need to relive it over and over again just to appease the world.”

“But I think what’s misunderstood about us is that the friends we were before the incident,” Rice said. “That’s why, like I said, when I look at Kareem Hunt, I wanna know what his life was like. I want to know what happened in life. I know Kareem has apologized and has expressed remorse for survivors of domestic violence.”

She added: “And I’m not here to force people to understand,” she said. “It was never a thought whether I was going to leave or not, because I knew that that wasn’t him in that moment. This is somebody I’ve known since I was 15 years old. I knew that we had work to do, and I was willing to move forward and put in the work.”

Meanwhile, Rice has no interest in returning to the NFL.

“The pressure I was under of being a star, that was the person I hated the most,” he said.

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2018/12/ray-rice-speaks-out-against-domestic-violence-says-hes-done-with-football/

*Cameo lead singer Larry Blackmon is reportedly suing four of his former bandmates who he alleges are illegally profiting off of his brand so he’s demanding they pay up $2 million in damages.

According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Blackmon says all Cameo artists were employed as a musicians for hire, including Nathan Leftenant, Arnett Leftenant, Jeryl Bright and Gregory Johnson.

Johnson reportedly left the band in the late 80’s, Nathan and Arnett both quit performing with the band in 2004 and Bright performed with Cameo on and off until 2015, the report states.

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Per The Blast:

Blackmon argues the band’s success was due to him controlling the musical direction and stage persona.

The last album Cameo recorded was in 2000 but Blackmon says he has maintained a worldwide performing schedule in the years since performing under the Cameo name.

The singer says for the past few years, the defendants have booked various shows using the Cameo name and have even used his photo in the advertisements.

Blackmon says they never got permission to use the trademark, nor was he paid a dime from the profits they made.

He is demanding in excess of $2 million in damages plus an injunction prohibiting the former members from using Cameo name or his likeness.

As EUR previously reported, Nathan Leftenant, Arnett Leftenant, Jeryl Bright and Gregory Johnson filed a complaint against Blackmon, as noted by The Blast, claiming that in 2010, Blackmon began collecting royalties on behalf of the band, saying he would pay the other members their share. They claim the singer took in $103,005.30 and never paid them a dime.

Blackmon’s business consultant, Jay King, responded to the claim, telling EUR exclusively:

“So the royalties that they’re speaking about are royalties from SoundExchange. SoundExchange is part of the Digital Act that started in 1995, where artists would receive money from digital play. SoundExchange is the equivalent of a performing rights organization. It’s a new revenue stream. So there were more than 100 claims for Cameo. In other words, there were more than 100 people that said they were in Cameo. And there were some guys who were in Cameo that was collecting SoundExchange money five years before Larry Blackmon collected it”

Once Blackman found out about SoundExchange, King says “he shut it down and he started collecting SoundExchange by himself and then more claims came in and that’s when the whole thing got shut down. So nobody’s collecting money.”

Continuing, he added: “Larry doesn’t owe anybody anything because we don’t know who owes what. They haven’t been able to collect SoundExchange money like Larry Blackmon hasn’t been able to collect SoundExchange money because Larry Blackmon said nobody collects this money until this is sorted out. So to file a lawsuit or to make it seem like Larry Blackmon is taking anything from anybody is inconsistent with facts.”

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2019/01/larry-blackmon-cameo-lead-singer-sues-ex-bandmates-for-2m/

*An all-new “Love After Lockup” returns Jan. 19 on We TV and finds Michael being shady in the streets, and a freak in the sheets!

In case you’re not hip to the series,” Love After Lockup” follows six couples’ path to marriage after their fiancé’s prison release. Now that the bars are gone, can their love survive after lockup on the rocky road to the altar? Is it true love or is all just a con?

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Sarah is discovering that the bond between her and husband Michael may not be the passionate happily ever after that she’s hoping for. In our exclusive clip above, she gets emotional after Michael shades her ring dreams, and he purposely picks a fight with her after they shop for wedding bands because he has a secret trip planned with his side chick.

“I’m a good woman and I just want to be treated like one. I just wanna have good things. I want to have a good man and you take that away from me,” Sarah says in our exclusive clip above.

“At the end of the day, you can want what you want,” he replies.

Meanwhile, Clint marries bride Tracie, but he awakens to a nightmare. Matt shocks Caitlin on their first date, when his rebellious move goes too far, and Marcelino fears being a stepdad.

Catch “Love After Lockup” Fridays at 9/8C!

*We previously reported that the Super Bowl was having trouble finding acts who will play with its feature attraction, Maroon 5, for the halftime show.

According to numerous reports, artists are reluctant to take part in the 13-minute production because of the controversy concerning blacklisted former footballer Colin Kaepernick and the NFL’s stance on a player’s right to protest.

But TMZ confirmed yesterday that Travis Scott has been added to the small lineup of stars who will perform during the Super Bowl LIII halftime show at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Feb. 3. There are rumors that Cardi B and Big Boi have agreed to perform as well.

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Meanwhile, Jermaine Dupri is hosting a concert series at Centennial Olympic Park on Super Bowl weekend. The music icon, along with Maroon 5, and Travis Scott are receiving heavy backlash on social media from fans who say they are sellouts for performing at sport’s biggest event of the year. 

When rapper Meek Mill read about Scott’s decision on Complex.com, he tweeted: “For what????” in response (see image above).

“He don’t need that he on fire already! Stay strong in this sh*t!” Meek added on Twitter.

And Variety reports that JAY-Z is “attempting to talk Scott out of performing.”

Meanwhile, Dupri defended his decision to head the committee that oversees the music events leading up to the Super Bowl. He also said artists should “use their platform” to do “more than boycotts.”

“But it seems really interesting that [in the music industry] so many people will boycott something one year and then the next year they’re buddy-buddy with the thing that they boycotted,” he said.

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2018/12/jay-z-is-attempting-to-talk-travis-scott-out-of-performing-at-super-bowl-halftime-show/

Talk about some absolute BS!

Put yourself in Andrew Johnson‘s place. He’s black and a high school wrestler. He’s getting ready to do his thing, but before he can, out of nowhere the referee (who just happens to be white) tells him that if he doesn’t have his dreads snipped, he won’t be allowed to wrestle in the important match.

Oh yeah, the whole thing was caught on video!

The incident went down at Buena Regional High School in New Jersey. Johnson, wearing a cover  dreadlocks, was about to compete when referee Alan Maloney stepped in and shut him down, so to speak.

Maloney told Johnson his hair cover was not good enough and gave him 2 choices — ditch the locks or forfeit the match.

So, if you was Andrew Johnson, WHAT would you do?

Well, a pissed Johnson chose the scissors — and from the video (below), there’s no doubt he was not a happy camper.

The bottom line is that Johnson went on to completely crush his opponent — but he’s clearly still upset about the hair cut … even when the ref raises his hand in victory.

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OK, you probably won’t be surprised to learn there’s a lot more to the referee’s story. You see, he has a history of racist behavior. He used a racial slur toward a black man during a social gathering in 2016 and ended up getting a thorough ass whipping in the process.

Here’s more from TMZ:

The offended party (an African American man) was so pissed, he slammed Maloney to the ground following the slur.

Maloney later apologized for the incident and the body that oversees high school wrestling in New Jersey ordered him to complete a sensitivity training class.

We’ve reached out to officials at the NJSIAA — which oversees high school athletics in Jersey — so far, no word back.

Meanwhile, another racist act was uncovered about Maloney by an Internet sleuth, such as the time he called a fellow ref the N-word.

“This is the same ref that used racial slurs two years ago at an event. His name is Alan Maloney. He has been a problem for years,” tweeted Patrick Duff.

Many Twitter users are calling for Maloney to be fired as a ref.

“Call 973-214-9566 and ask Mark Sherman that Alan Maloney be fired as a NJ Ref. The treatment of this young man along with the racial slur he made 2 years ago makes him unfit. Shameful. Parents tell me he’s been awful for generations,” tweeted activist and journalist Shaun King on Friday.

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*If you ask UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley about the incident that happened to black high school wrestler, Andrew Johnson, he’ll let you know quickly that he beyond pissed about what happened.

Earlier we reported that a white wrestling referee (Alan Maloney) made Johnson cut his dreadlocks before he would be allowed to wrestle just moments before his match was to begin (you can see it via the Twitter video below).

As far as Woodley is concerned, what the ref did is grounds for his ass to be fired. Period. End of story.

By the way. Before becoming the UFC force that he currently is, Woodley was an All-American wrestler at the Univ. of Missouri. Prior to that, he was a FORCE in the high school wrestling community.

Woodley straight up tells TMZ Sports … the ref, Maloney, should have been fired years ago when he reportedly made a racist comment to an African-American man back in 2016.

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The bottom line for Woodley regarding what happened to Andrew Johnson is that Woodley is just plain tired racists … or folks with racist behavior being allowed to have positions of authority. And, yes, that includes police officers. Woodley also thinks the way the high school wrestling community handles hair maintenance … specifically with black athletes … is ridiculous. He also giving big ups to young Johnson for for blocking out the B.S. and winning his match.

In other Tyron Woodley news. As far as his next match, it appears his next title defense remains in limbo as folks await an announcement for the UFC 235 main event, which is Woodley’s targeted return date.

MMA News reports:

It would seem that the most likely option is Kamaru Usman, what with Usman already having signing a bout agreement for the fight and all. However, it is hard for many people to let go of the hope of seeing Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington settle their grudge first. Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington are among those who carry this hope, and Covington believes that this is the only thing he and Woodley agree on:

“We agree on one thing and one thing only…and that’s that we want to fight each other next,’ Covington said recently on “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show.”

You can get the rest of the article at MMA News.

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*Chris Rock roasted the current state of comedy on Monday night while presenting an award at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards dinner.

The former SNL star took to the stage to present the Best First Film award to “Eighth Grade” director Bo Bunham but it turned into a short stand-up routine with Rock joking, “If it was five years ago, I could say something really offensive and funny right now, but I can’t do that anymore, so … heyyyy!”

The comedian also let the Academy know they shouldn’t call him for the Oscar hosting gig.

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“Steve Martin is here. You should host the Oscars. You’re the best. Steve Martin should host the Oscars! Because I’m not doing it, goddammit! You’re not getting me.”

Martin has hosted three ceremonies and Rock has hosted the Oscars on two occasions, in 2005 and 2016. 

Rock also earned big laughs while introducing Burnham’s movie, saying,

“There are lot of movies out right now, but the best one about eighth grade is ‘Eighth Grade.’ It’s a touching tribute to the eighth grade! I never thought I would want to relive the eighth grade until I saw this movie. Bo, I could’ve played that dad, I would’ve fucking killed that part. but we’ll deal with that another time.”

The Academy, meanwhile, still hasn’t confirmed who will host the February 24 ceremony, after controversial jokes made by Kevin Hart forced him to step down as host.

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2019/01/chris-rock-tells-academy-not-to-call-him-to-host-oscars/

*If you’re still in your feelings (as you should be) regarding how the high school wrestler was made to cut off his locks by a white referee, well then we’ve got some good news for you.

The referee, Alan Maloney, who ordered Andrew Johnson, a black high school wrestler to either cut his hair or forfeit the match, is now being investigated by NJ state athletic officials, reports TMZ Sports.

And, while the investigation is active, sources tell us the referee will NOT be working any matches.

As we reported earlier, Johnson – a Buena Regional High School athlete – was seen on video getting his dreadlocks snipped before a match this week.

The footage, shows a distraught Johnson and folks are not happy with what happened to him, claiming it was a racist move by Maloney, who by the way, was previously disciplined for making a racist comment in 2016.

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Here’s more from TMZ Sports:

The way it’s being explained to us … Maloney has not been formally suspended or disciplined for the Johnson incident, but officials feel it’s best to keep him off the mat while they gather information.

A source connected to Maloney tells us his position is that he was merely enforcing a rule about hair maintenance — and insists race was not a factor.

Meanwhile, we spoke with a rep for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association — which oversees high school sports in NJ — a who gave us the following statement.

“The NJSIAA has been in direct contact with school officials and is now awaiting official incident reports. A report also has been requested from the referee involved. In addition – and as per its formal sportsmanship policy – the NJSIAA has provided initial information to the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights and will continue to send updates as they become available.”

“At this point, the NJSIAA is working to determine the exact nature of the incident and whether an infraction occurred.”

“As a precautionary measure, given the degree of attention being focused on this matter, the NJSIAA will recommend to chapter officials that the referee in question not be assigned to any event until this matter has been reviewed more thoroughly in order to avoid potential distractions for the competing wrestlers.”

The bottom line is that multiple attempts to reach both Alan Maloney and Andrew Johnson for comments hjave been unsuccessful thus far.

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2018/12/wrestling-ref-alan-maloney-being-investigated-over-forced-hair-cutting-incident/

*LeBron James is speaking out again and this time King James is putting the NFL and its owners on blast by comparing it to the NBA.

The way James sees it, the big difference between the two leagues – who are both dominated by black players, by the way – is the level of respect shown to the players.

The LA Lakes star made his views known via his HBO show “The Shop.” James, who has been extremely vocal about race relations recently, had this to say about the NFL’s owners:

“In the NFL they got a bunch of old white men owning teams and they got that slave mentality,” James said. “And it’s like, ‘This is my team. You do what the f— I tell y’all to do or we get rid of y’all.”

While speaking on the issue, James had an audience that included LA Rams/NFL star running back Todd Gurley, actor/rapper/businessman/activist Ice Cube and his friend business partner, Maverick Carter. James then made it clear that he’s grateful that the NBA is the league that accords players the level of freedom NBA players are allowed to express themselves and voice their concerns.

“I’m so appreciative in our league for our commissioner,” LeBron went on. “He doesn’t mind us having…a real feeling and to be able to express it. It doesn’t even matter if Adam agrees with what we are saying, he at least wants to hear us out. As long as we are doing it in a very educational, non-violent way, then he’s absolutely Ok with it.”

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You don’t have to strain your brain to find examples of what James is referring to when it comes to the NBA letting players express themselves. Remember when LeBron and his then Miami Heat teammates wore hoodies to honor Trayvon Martin. They also showcased ‘I Can’t Breathe’ warm-up shirts in honor of Eric Garner. Then there was James, along with Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and Dwyane Wade … speaking out against police brutality at the ESPYS.

One more thing. There’s also a certain reality that James touched on. It’s a subject that the NBA has seemingly realized while the NFL fights to keep it from becoming a reality:

“Players are who make the ship go,” James said. “Without Todd Gurley, without Odell Beckham Jr…there is no football. And it’s the same in the NBA.”

Bottom line: LeBron realizes the power and platform that he and other players have, and, as you can see, he’s using it, mightily.

They don’t call him King James for nothing’

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2018/12/lebron-james-goes-in-on-nfl-owners-they-display-slave-mentality-toward-players/

*We hope the discomfort, if not straight up PAIN … was worth it.

A Florida woman is making headlines for all the wrong reasons after she stole Rolex watches valued at $108K and put them in her vagina. The pricey items were discovered during a jailhouse strip search; cops found 4 Rolex watches inside her va-jay-jay and she also urinated on the jail floor.

According to the Miami Herald, Delajurea Brookens was busted after she robbed a businessman in his hotel room on January 8. Brookens, 29, met Ramon Diaz at a club in Miami Beach and they later ended up at a hotel. At some point in the night, Diaz discovered his Crown Royal whiskey bag, containing five watches valued at $108,000, was missing.

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As reported by SandraRose, Brookens fled the hotel with Diaz in hot pursuit. Once he caught up with her, police say she struck Diaz in the head as he struggled with her to retrieve his belongings. Hotel staff called the police, who caught up with the woman near the hotel. Cops recovered a $22,000 Hublot inside the Crown Royal bag but the other four watches were recovered as Brookens was being processed through jail. Police said she went through a metal detector that “showed items that were in her vaginal area.”

Brookens was charged with grand theft, resisting an officer with violence, battery and possession of cocaine. She was also charged with criminal mischief for urinating on the floor of her holding cell.

She is now freed on bond, and the charge is yet another on her lengthy rap sheet which includes prostitution. Brookens also has the word “whore” tattooed on her arm according to a police report obtained by The Smoking Gun.

Source Link: https://www.eurweb.com/2019/01/florida-woman-busted-with-four-rolex-watches-inside-her-vaginal-area/