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Naomi Osaka Throws Cold Water On Serena Williams’ Quest For Grand Slam Title No. 24
Source: DAVID GRAY / Getty Without a doubt, Serena Williams is the GOAT, but Naomi Osaka’s legendary status is quickly rising. Serena Williams was in rare form during her run through the 2021 Australian Open after knocking off former world No. 1 Simona Halep, 6-3, 6-3 to set up Thursdays (Feb.18) semifinal matchup with Noami Osaka. The showdown between the professional tennis titans would be Williams’ 40th Grand Slam semifinal. Osaka extinguished Williams’ fire defeating her in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. The tennis phenom efficiently took down Williams with 20 winners compared to Serena’s 12. Williams looked good on the court but couldn’t keep pace with Osaka, who was clearly on her game during the matchup. Following the match, Osaka praised Williams during her post-game interview stating, “J...
Naomi Osaka Throws Cold Water On Serena Williams’ Quest For Grand Slam Title No. 24
Source: DAVID GRAY / Getty Without a doubt, Serena Williams is the GOAT, but Naomi Osaka’s legendary status is quickly rising. Serena Williams was in rare form during her run through the 2021 Australian Open after knocking off former world No. 1 Simona Halep, 6-3, 6-3 to set up Thursdays (Feb.18) semifinal matchup with Noami Osaka. The showdown between the professional tennis titans would be Williams’ 40th Grand Slam semifinal. Osaka extinguished Williams’ fire defeating her in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. The tennis phenom efficiently took down Williams with 20 winners compared to Serena’s 12. Williams looked good on the court but couldn’t keep pace with Osaka, who was clearly on her game during the matchup. Following the match, Osaka praised Williams during her post-game interview stating, “J...
HHW Gaming: Square Enix Announces Hawkeye & Marvel’s Avengers PS5 & Xbox Series X Launch Date
Source: Square Enix / Marvel’s Avengers After being teased back in July, we now know when Hawkeye will joining the growing roster of superheroes in Square Enix’s Marvel’s Avengers. During Tuesday’s (Feb.16) WAR TABLE Deep Dive, Square Enix shared more details about Hawkeye and what players can look forward to when he finally arrives in the game. Despite having no actual superpowers, the man finds a way to contribute as an Avenger using his exceptional marksmanship and acrobatic skills, which will all be on full display in the game. Source: Square Enix / Marvel’s Avengers Barton’s arrival to Marvel’s Avengers comes after Kate Bishop’s arrival to the game via her “Taking AIM” story update that introduced time travel and gave us more insight into what exactly happened to Nick Fury. Like Bisho...
‘Gorilla Glue Girl’ Tessica Brown’s GoFundMe Under Investigation, Donation Plans On Strong Hold
Source: Rachpoot/MEGA / Getty Tessica Brown was nearly on the other side of public ridicule when she finally had the surgery needed to remove Gorilla Glue out of her hair. After raising over $23,000 on GoFundMe from her incredible story, plans were in motion to donate the money until the crowdfunding platform froze her account. Apparently, she’s under investigation for fraud. “They won’t even release it to me because that many people have called and said it was a fraudulent account,” Brown said during an interview with The Post. “Every time you look at it it says it’s under investigation.” When Brown initially created her GoFundMe on Feb.7, she hoped for compassionate donors to read her story and donate money towards her cause. At the time, she only aske...
MTV Is Reuniting The Original Cast Of ‘The Real World: New York’ With New Show
Source: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty Next month, MTV’s “The Real World” is returning to television as part of ViacomCBS’s launch of their streaming service Paramount Plus. The iconic show will reunite the OG cast of the first season with brand new episodes for their new show “The Real World Homecoming: New York.” Engadget reports that the reboot’s first season will film the original seven roommates in the same Soho loft where they first met back in 1992. The show will debut on the streaming platform on March 4. “In the multi-episode docuseries, the original seven strangers will revisit the shocking moments and explosive issues that transpired during the historic season and discuss how they parallel in today’s social climate,” the media conglomerate said in their press release. “After sp...
Colin Kaepernick TV Team Heightens Security Over Threat From Domestic Terrorist Group “Proud Boys”
Source: Jeff Grossman – WENN / WENN Colin Kaepernick has begun production on his highly anticipated mini-series, Colin in Black and White, but not without a few hiccups. According to published reports, the production team of the Colin Kaepernick production has had to increase security after threats of protests on site from the domestic terrorist group, Proud Boys. Executives on the project reportedly sent an email to the staff with measures to protect the cast and crew. Producers were told in a memo last week that, “anti-BLM sentiments may protest against the production.” Additionally, two anonymous production members told TMZ that the office received an ominous phone call last week, believed to be from the militant far-right group. While the threat never materialized physically on-site,&n...
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Pampered Boi: 2 Chainz Smashes His Tiny Desk (Home) Concert While Getting A Pedicure [Video]
Source: Prince Williams/ATLPics.net / ATLPics.Net One of Rap’s most flamboyant personalities showed that he can back up all the drip talk with microphone mastery. 2 Chainz’ recent online performance proved he is a one of one MC. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop the Atlanta trapper turned rapper put on a memorable live concert for his installment of the Tiny Desk series. With Covid-19 still being a real threat he delivered his bars from the comfort of his own Pamper Nail Studio. True to his moniker the man born Tauheed Epps gave fans a real treat as he brought some of his most beloved songs to life all while getting a champagne pedicure. He opened up the set list with some of the standout selections from his newest effort So Help Me God (“Southside Hov”, “Vampire”). He then switches ...
Keke Palmer Lands Lead Role In Upcoming Jordan Peele FIlm
Source: Jeff Kravitz/MTV VMAs 2020 / Getty Jordan Peele has proven that he has the right stuff when it comes to the film industry, with critically-acclaimed movies such as Get Out and Us enjoying measurable success. Peele is said to be working on a new and untitled project with Keke Palmer landing a key role. Deadline reports that Peele, 41, is currently developing the new project with Palmer, 27, named as the lead star but other details for the project have yet to be publicly revealed. What is known is that the film is slated for a summer 2022 release. Peele last sat behind the director’s chair in 2019 for Us, along with writing, producing, and starring in the film. Peele, who has a five-year deal with Universal Pictures, will produce the upcoming project with Ian Cooper and the Monkeypaw...
Sean “Diddy” Combs Bringing The Crew League Basketball Series To REVOLT
Source: MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images / Getty Plenty of folks in the entertainment business claim to have skills on the basketball court, and a new series coming this week to REVOLT will reveal if some of the game’s hottest names can back that up. Sean “Diddy” Combs will bring The Crew League series to his network, featuring a number of celebrities and their friends going head to head in an unscripted show like none other. The news was announced Wednesday (Feb. 17) by REVOLT regarding The Crew League, billed as an ” unscripted basketball competition series” with a grand prize to the top-winning team. Season one of The Crew League will feature the likes of Swae Lee, Russ, Lil Mosey, Jack Harlow, The Kid LAROI, DDG, Lil Keed, and G Herbo among other stars. The teams will be ...
No Surprise: Case Against Amy Cooper aka “Central Park Karen” Has Been Dismissed
Source: New York Daily News / Getty This news sadly comes as no surprise to many. The criminal case against Amy Cooper, aka “Central Park Karen,” who called the police on a Black bird-watcher falsely claiming he threatened her, has been dismissed. The New York Times reports that on Tuesday (Feb.16) that a senior prosecutor, Joan Illuzzi-Orbon, asked a judge during a hearing in a Manhattan Criminal Court to dismiss the single misdemeanor charge against Cooper and the judge agreed. According to the New York Times, Cooper was facing up to a year in jail if she was convicted but avoided that after completing a therapeutic program that included instruction about racial biases. Cooper’s therapist revealed she underwent five sessions and that they were “a moving experience” and that “Ms. Cooper l...
Playboy & Adrian Brandon Connect On “For Good” Clothing Collaboration
Source: Playboy / Adrian Brandon Playboy is still one of the top names in the men’s lifestyle and entertainment space, moving to an all-digital format last year after a decades-long run in print. The digital publisher has offered clothing via its Playboy Shop for some time now, and a new collaboration puts the spotlight on a rising artist who depicts the vast scope and beauty of the Black experience By way of the “For Good” designer collaboration with Playboy, Adrian Brandon, a native of Seattle, Wash. who now calls Brooklyn, N.Y. home, will unveil a series of four designs that draw from his experience as a Black person in America. The first release for the Playboy collab is an artfully-designed sweatshirt hoodie that radiates with not only Black pride but the simplicity of the design itse...
Ex-NFL Player Vincent Jackson Found Dead In Hotel Room
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty A week after the Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Bucs celebrated their first Super Bowl win in more than a decade, some sad news came from the Sunshine State as former Bucs wide receiver, Vincent Jackson passed away at the young age of 38-years-old. According to WFLA the former three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver was discovered lifeless in his hotel room this past Monday (February 15) by the housekeeper when she entered his room at 11:30am. Jackson had been staying at Homewood Suites at 10240 Palm River Road in Brandon since Jan. 11 but it wasn’t until his family reported him missing on Feb. 10 that police began to search for Jackson and found him two days later. After speaking with him and addressed his well-being, they closed the case and went about their d...
