Source: @melodyMcooper / Twitter Amy Cooper, the white woman who attempted to falsely accuse a Black man of physically harming her after he checked her on dog walking rules, is now speaking out. In her first public statement since the viral video of her endangering the life of Christian Cooper and her dog as well, Cooper gave a rather thin apology for her actions. As reported by CNN, Ms. Cooper, who was filmed on Memorial Day walking her dog in an area of New York’s Central Park known as the Ramble, Mr. Cooper (no relation) informed the woman that she should observe the park’s rules and properly leash her pet. What ensued is Ms. Cooper pulling out her phone and calling 911 stating that she was taking a photo of Mr. Cooper and calling the cops while adding the false claim that Mr. Cooper wa...
Source: Donell Woodson / Getty Chef, entrepreneur, wife, and mom Ayesha Curry took some time out during quarantine to shed a few pounds, but not everyone is happy about how she chose to show it off. On Sunday (May 24), Ayesha Curry took to Instagram to show off a smoking new body that left a few fans sweating. In a picture taken by her NBA superstar husband, Stephen Curry, Ayesha posted a picture of herself in a form-fitting bikini with the caption, “Took me long enough.” While initial reactions to her amazing new look were congratulatory, it didn’t take long for a few fans to dig up an old tweet where Ayesha Curry was calling out women for “barely wearing clothes.” Citing hypocrisy, the fans claim that Mrs. Curry’s stance was driven by her insecurities about her weight before accusing her...
Source: NurPhoto / Getty The man who stood by and filmed George and Travis McMichael murdering Ahmaud Arbery in cold blood last February is now the third man arrested and charged. William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. was hit with charges of felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. NPR reports that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested and formally charged Bryan for his role in the death of Arbery, who was going for a run in the Salita Shores neighborhood near Brunswick, Ga, a coastal town in the southern state. More from NPR: Bryan, 50, recorded the video that ignited anger and protests in the Brunswick, Ga., area earlier this month. It shows Arbery, who is black, jogging down a residential street, two white men confronting him, and the ensuing struggle. Three gunshots...
Source: RyanJLane / Getty In the latest edition of cops gonna be racist, one police officer got his badge and gun taken away permanently after he got caught dropping a headass bigoted comment online. Wednesday (May.20), The Olympian reported that Kaplan, Louisiana police officer, Steven Aucoin’s was given the boot after he had the gall to drop a racist comment during Gov. John Bel Edwards live stream of a COVID-19 press conference. One commenter wrote spewed a ridiculous conspiracy theory that the “virus that was created to kill all the BLACKS is death.” Aucoin couldn’t help but reply, “Well it didn’t work … how unfortunate.” Per The Olympian: “The Kaplan Police Department confirmed officer Steven Aucoin’s firing in a Facebook post on May 15, saying it was ‘aware of the situation’&nbs...
Source: TLC / TLC Fans of TLC’s hit show, 90 Day Fiance, are angry after white star tearfully admitted to calling her Nigerian husband the n-word. On Tuesday (May 19) Lisa Hamme took to Instagram Live to address accusations that she used racial slurs against her husband Usman Umar, an aspiring rapper who goes by the name Sojaboy, during an argument. The exchange was revealed when the two appeared online to do an interview about their experience and marriage, it was then that Umar revealed what Hamme called him but not before she tried to threaten him from speaking out. “I just want to know..” Umar started his statement “If you open these can of worms and I start getting hate mail, you and I are going to have a problem,” Hamme said looking angrily into the camera. Her threat fell on de...
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz We already got a playlist from his wife Beyoncé, now JAY-Z is sharing his favorite songs that dropped in 2020. Jigga gave fans a glimpse of what he is listening to with his “Couple Songs From 2020 (So Far) playlist, which lives on his streaming service, Tidal, of course. It features Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage Remix” that features his wife Beyoncé as it should as well asl Lil Baby’s “Emotionally Scarred” and “grace.” Drake’s “Landed” and “Chicago Freestyle,” Westside Gunn’s “Allah Sent Me” and “Clairborne Kick,” Lil Uzi Vert’s “P2” and Fionna Apple’s “Under The Table” also live on it. It also features new music from Kehlani, Jay Electronica, The Weeknd, Boldy James as well. This looks like it will be a thing on Tidal going forward, and honestly, it...
Source: FOX / Getty Bryshere Gray may have been the “top dog” on the hit show, Empire, but it seems his dog in real life is being accused of causing some pretty extensive damages at his rental home and the landlord wants the money back. According to TMZ, Chicago landlords Vinod Venugopal and Payal Shah sued the Empire star after claiming that Gray and his dog “terrorized” the building he rented while filming the hit show’s final season. In court documents obtained by the site, the landlords say they rented Gray a condo inside their four-unit Chicago complex in August 2019, it was there that they claim Gray, among other things, left his dog inside the condo for extended periods of time. They also claim the dog was left unattended in common areas in the complex and urinated an...
Source: Michael Bezjian / Getty Gregory Tyree Boyce, who was most known for his role as Tyler Crowley in Twilight, was found dead last week along with his girlfriend in a Las Vegas condominium. According to Deadline, Boyce, and his girlfriend, Nigerian model Natalie Adepoju was found Wednesday afternoon at a home on the 3300 block of Casey Drive. He said officers were responding to a “dead body” call at 2:48 p.m. While details are scarce at this time, police did reveal that “the incident was not criminal” before declining to give further details. Crowley had a small but key role in the 2008 film Twilight, the YA vampire movie that spawned a lucrative franchise and made stars of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. Boyce’s mother, Lisa Wayne, took to social media to mourn the d...
Source: Breonna Taylor / Breonna Taylor A Kentucky community is left looking for answers two months after police shoot and kill a Black woman in her home. According to published reports, Breonna Taylor, an EMT worker, was fatally shot and killed in her home while sleeping after officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department executed a search warrant at the wrong home. In a lawsuit filed by Taylor’s family, the family states that three Kentucky police officers, Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove, forced their way inside Breonna’s home while she was asleep and “blindly fired” in the residence killing her. The Kentucky Police Department denies the family’s recollection of what happened that night, instead stating that officers at the time claimed they knocked on the ...
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty If Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has proven anything throughout this COVID-19 pandemic it’s that she’ll keep it as 100 as a big face Benji. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that our new favorite mayor is calling the murder of Ahmaud Arbery what it is: a lynching. During an interview on CNN with Jake Tapper, Mayor Keisha bluntly stated her opinion on the matter saying, “It’s heartbreaking that it’s 2020 and this was a lynching of an African American man.” No lies detected. Ahmaud Arbery was murdered while jogging on February 23rd by two white men who claimed that Arbery fit the description of someone breaking into homes and stealing property. But it wasn’t until the video of the murder was released months later and outraged Americans demanded j...
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Have today’s artists learned nothing from OG IOU bandit, Sean Kingston? Apparently Rich The Kid must not be familiar with Sean’s struggle history as he’s found himself in a situation that Kingston’s all too familiar with. According to TMZ the “Plug Walk” rapper is being sued by Peter Marco of Extraordinary Jewels of Beverly Hills for non-payment on $234,800 worth of bling-bling. In the documents obtained by TMZ, Marco says that he’s been supplying The Kid with diamond encrusted chains, crosses and a few Patek Phillippe watches (Rolex played out?) since 2017. Though Rich was making payments at the beginning of their business relationship, the young rapper has since fell off with keeping up with his hefty tab. In docs, Marco says Rich wired over several paym...
Source: Leon Bennett / Getty The music industry continues to grieve the loss of Andre Harrell. More details are starting to come forward about how we lost one of the culture’s greatest minds. As spotted on Bossip it has been revealed how we lost the Uptown Records founder. According to Hip Hollywood and their sources his death happened suddenly. The visionary was reportedly conducting a phone call and suddenly “the call just dropped.” “The person didn’t think anything of it,” added the source. The record producer was then unreachable by phone prompting his inner circle to concern. “His cousin went by this morning and used a spare key and found him dead.” His former wife Wendy Credle gave an exclusive interview to the website and claims the Bronx native had a history of medical issues....