Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Mary Elizabeth Winstead for Glamour US - January 2020!
David Ayer's Suicide Squad faced backlash for a variety or reasons, but many fans and critics honed in on the skimpy costume worn by Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn. Although the character's outfit was true to the comics, it was felt that the camera lingered on Robbie a little too lasciviously in a few shots.
Many dismissed these complaints as the usual "woke" nonsense at the time, but it turns out that it was something the Aussie actress was aware of, and it's something her Birds of Prey costars have also experienced on numerous occasions.
While speaking to Glamour Magazine, Robbie, Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead were all in agreement that coming to work on a movie with a female director, writer and producer was a most welcome change.
“The female gaze just happened inherently because there were mainly women making the decisions,” Robbie says.
“We were all just picking what we thought was cool.”
You're not scrutinized with, ‘How can she look hotter?’ Which is an experience I've definitely had in the past,” adds Winstead. “It's not like, ‘Let's just put her in that because her ass is great,’ which I know we've all experienced,” Perez weighs in.
Birds of Prey will be the second R-rated DC Comics adaptation from Warner Bros., and if it's as successful as Joker we can expect a lot more.
#RHOA: Fans Come After Porsha Williams For Tolerating A Cheater In Dennis!
Porsha Williams was looking forward to a drama-free year after going through a nasty breakup, but it seems like that is not happening. The 'RHOA' star found out that her fiance, Dennis McKinley was having an affair, and this led to a huge fight. The duo was supposed to be married on New Year's Eve, but things did not go as planned. Although they had broken up for a while, Williams shocked her fans when she revealed that she and McKinley are making plans to come back together.
Sometimes, fans can go the extra mile for their favorite and this is why many believe that she should not be accepting her fiance back. After revealing the plans she had for the New Year, people wanted to know what will happen to the marriage plans now that they are back. Williams then revealed that everything about the marriage was on hold as she is trying to trust McKinley again. However, she mentioned that she is confident that they are in a good place and looking forward to the future.
For the New Year holiday, McKinley and Williams had amazing fun and shared pictures of their vacation on social media. Although everything seemed to have calmed down, some fans cannot fathom that Williams decided to take her fiance back after what he did. This uproar began after McKinley proposed to Williams for the second time during a girl's trip to Canada. Williams did not hesitate in saying yes and this made a lot of fans angry on Twitter. Within a few minutes, things got out of hand and Williams faced a heavy backlash.
"Hopefully, Dennis doesn't get selfish again and step out on Porsha again." A Twitter fan wrote.
"The fact that Dennis re-proposed to Porsha with the same damn ring he asked back for after he cheated, still blows my mind" Another Twitter fan noted.
Many other fans aired out their opinion on the re-engagement and concluded that Williams was making a mistake taking McKinley back again.
Porsha Williams was in a really bad place when she found out that her fiance was cheating on her. At that time, she was heavy with her daughter and could barely cope with the experience.
You may likely ask why fans are so agitated about McKinley and Williams getting back together. Well, they are scared for the 'RHOA' star and do not want to see her break down again.
A source reportedly reveals that the duo have tied the knot in a secret ceremony in Mexico, but none of them have confirmed the rumors. However, there are speculations that McKinley has cheated on his baby mama again last week. While these rumors have not been confirmed, fans are convinced that it is true and are scared for Williams.
#Empire: Taraji P. Henson Say 50 Cent Is Embarrassing Himself by Trolling 'Empire'!
As exemplified by every facet of his career, 50 Cent thrives off competition. Yet, the way he handles his competitive nature doesn't sit well with Taraji P. Henson.
50 Cent has taken it upon himself to pit Power against Empire. This has resulted in numerous trolls some of which are aimed at Henson. As pointed out by HotNewHipHop, Henson made an appearance on T.I.'s Expeditiously podcast where the two talked bout Fif's antics. Henson made it clear that she thinks 50's negativity is detrimental when aimed at another show with a predominately black cast and crew.
"Our show has nothing to do with his show, we're talking two different subject matters," Henson said. "Then again 50, do you know what the fuck I had to do to get here? Why tear down another black person? For 'competition?' There are a million other shows you can compete with. And to do that publically, it's embarrassing."
It's doubtful that Henson's comments will change his approach to business. 50's feud with Henson regarding their respective shows dates all the way back to at least 2015, when 50 called out Empire for copying Power's marketing campaign.
“POWER Season 2 is unbelievably good trust me. I have the best writers and show runner. I like Terrence Howard and Taraji Henson. I don’t like that they would copy the marketing,” 50 wrote in a since-deleted post on Instagram.
Henson replied on Twitter, “I pay attention to $’s NOT cents.”
Speaking with The Wrap, Henson changed her tone a bit, saying, “50 Cent is a comedian. He loves to push buttons. He’s a funny guy. I never took offense to it. If anything, I thought he was trying to jab at [Howard]. He’s jealous of his looks.”
50 hasn’t been shy about dissing Empire and continued to send repeated shots over the years. Meanwhile, the cast of Power made their own statement on the comparisons between the shows, saying they're different and not the same.
“There is no comparison, really,” said Naturi Naughton, who plays Ghost's wife Tasha St. Patrick. “I feel like the community, it could be the urban community, it could be Hollywood, trying to loop us all in together because there’s a black lead, there’s a black female wife who is like the boss, Tasha and Cookie [Taraji P. Henson]. We’re not all the same. And if you watch Power, you’ll know we’re not the same. I actually think that they’ve outgrown that facade.”
#MusicNews: Charlie Wilson Will Release New Single “Forever Valentine” Co-Written by Bruno Mars!
Legendary singer Charlie Wilson has been building up the excitement for his upcoming single “Forever Valentine” via his social media. Now he’s just made the exciting announcement that the song is Co-Written and co-produced by Bruno Mars.
The collaboration makes sense not only on the level of two supreme talents coming together to collaborate, but also for the fact that Charlie opened for Bruno on his 24K magic tour. “Forever Valentine’s is set to release on January 17th and is expected to be included on Charlie’s next album.
The song was produced by D’Mile and also features background vocals from James Fauntleroy and Bruno Mars.
#HipHopNews: Will Smith Might Be Dropping A New Album!
Will Smith hasn't ruled out possibly releasing a new album in the future.
In a video that TMZ posted on Wednesday (Jan. 15), Will, whose new movie Bad Boys for Life hits theaters this Friday (Jan. 17), hinted that he might be dropping a new album.
“Maybe, potentially,” Will told the cameraman after being asked whether he'd drop a new LP. When further pressed about a possibly releasing a new album, Will replied, “Yes, sir, yes sir.”
The Philadelphia rap veteran hasn’t released a studio album since his 2005 effort Lost and Found. Interestingly, the camera guy has a special date in mind for Will to “potentially” drop his new album — on the 25th anniversary of the release of his debut album Big Willie Style, which dropped in November 1997. If Will follows that advice, his new album would be dropping in 2022 or maybe even sooner.
In the meantime, Will is currently promoting his movie Bad Boys for Life. The flick, which co-stars Martin Lawrence, is the third installment of the Bad Boys franchise. In the film, Smith and Lawrence return as Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, respectively, to take down a notorious leader of a drug cartel. Recently the two were named honorary officers of the Miami Police Department.
#RIP: WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson, father of 'The Rock,' dies at 75!
Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson, WWE Hall of Famer and father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, has died, World Wrestling Entertainment announced Wednesday. He was 75.
Johnson, the former World Tag Team Champion, teamed up with Tony Atlas as the Soul Patrol became the first African-American World Tag Team Champions in the organization's history on Dec. 10, 1983, according to WWE.
In 1991, the "Soul Man" retired from the square ring.
Post-retirement, Johnson helped train his son, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who would go on to be one of the biggest stars in sports-entertainment.
In 2008, Johnson was inducted by The Rock into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Beyonce Sent Reese Witherspoon the Entire Ivy Park Collection!
Reese Witherspoon, BeyonceReese instagram, Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Sean Combs
We think it's safe to say that this is the start of a beautiful friendship between Reese Witherspoon and Beyoncé.
Ever since The Morning Show actress asked Bey and Jay-Z for some champagne during the 2020 Golden Globes, their friendship has become the gift that keeps on giving. Just days after the Golden Globes, the power couple sent the actress a case of their Ace of Spades champagne, because that's just what friends do.
Now, at the heels of Bey's latest Adidas x Ivy Park capsule collection release, the Legally Blonde actress received another special delivery from the queen herself.
On Wednesday, Witherspoon took to Instagram to share with her followers that the Lemonade singer had sent the entire Ivy Park collection to her home and the actress had the most relatable reaction.
"You guys, somebody told me that a big package is arriving and I don't know what it is, let's go see" Witherspoon says in an IGTV video she recorded of herself unboxing the collection.
Then you see Witherspoon hauling the package—that's taller than she is, basically—and asking her mother to guess what she thinks it might be.
"What is this? Maybe art? Balloons? Maybe it's movie posters?" Witherspoon tries to guess.
On her caption, Witherspoon wrote, "Does this officially make me the newest member of the #Beyhive? Thank you, @Beyonce for the #IvyPark swag!"
Throughout the video, Witherspoon rocks every lewk from the collection in style while "Formation" plays in the background.
Tyler Perry Addresses Writers Room Backlash!
Earlier this month studio head Tyler Perry infuriated the writing community after admitting he doesn't employ a writers room for any of his TV shows
Tyler unapologetically defends his stance...In a candid interview with Essence Tyler recalls his bad experience with using outside writers in the past, explained how he's uniquely in tune with his niche audience and that his pet projects will continue to be written and directed by him.
Tyler also revealed there are lots of other projects in production at Tyler Perry Studios that will provide opportunities for other writers, directors and show runners.
Heidi Klum Says She Had an 'Amazing Experience' on AGT amid Gabrielle Union Scandal
Heidi Klum has nothing but fond memories of her time on America’s Got Talent.
Klum, 46, opened up about her six-season run as a host on the NBC competition series amid the controversy surrounding Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough‘s exits.
“I’ve only had an amazing experience,” she told reports at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour when asked her thoughts on Union’s reported claims of a toxic work environment. “I can’t speak for her. I didn’t experience the same thing. To me, everyone treats you with the utmost respect. I’ve never seen anything that was weird or hurtful.”
Klum, who is now a judge on the spin-off America’s Got Talent: Champions, left the original series after she and Mel B were replaced by Hough and Union for season 14.
The supermodel said any tension seen among judges during the show was simply for entertainment purposes.
“Of course, there’s always this cat-and-dog fight, but this is fun. You say something silly,” she said. “For me, being on television, I want to entertain people. I want people to have a good time. I want people to go away from their life for two hours and just have fun and enjoy.”
Oprah Exits Documentary Filmmakers Change Course Away from Harvey Weinstein as Subject!
Oprah Winfrey is certainly in the news right now. She is involved in another surprising scenario. She was listed as executive producer of a documentary about rap music impresario and philanthropist Russell Simmons. The founder of Def Jam Records almost immediately became embroiled in the #MeToo movement after accusations of small time sexual malfeasance and rape. He was the subject of lawsuits as well. Simmons shut down his charity and businesses and moved to Tibet, where’s been posting photos and videos of meditation retreats and so on.
The documentary, by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25th. But now Oprah has suddenly pulled out of the project, and decided not to include it in her presentations on AppleTV+. The film will still premiere at the festival, but it now lacks Winfrey’s imprint.
But this isn’t the first time Oprah has caused a major problem for Dick and Ziering on this same film. The doc was originally going to be centered on Harvey Weinstein and how the #MeToo era launched. In October 2017 just two weeks after Weinstein was exposed in the New York Times and the New Yorker, the pair announced they were making the film.
This past December, however, Dick and Ziering announced that their film had changed focus, to the record business and “major figure.” Oprah was suddenly on board. Weinstein was no longer being discussed, as Simmons took his place.
So now there’s no Weinstein film, and Oprah has dealt the filmmakers a significant blow by making a public exit. She’s also declared their film somehow unfit for release, at least under her auspices.
All of this comes a year after Oprah unwisely involved herself in the Michael Jackson documentary, “Leaving Neverland.” After the film– which accused Jackson of child molestation with no evidence other than two young men’s unfounded complaints– Oprah did a live interview with the subjects on HBO. Again, without supporting evidence, she simply decided they were telling the truth.
We’re getting into a strange area here where Oprah makes the call, based on her gut feeling, about which victims have validity and which don’t. Jackson was dead, so it was easy for her to go against him. In the cases of Weinstein and Simmons, she can’t be objective. Weinstein put her in the movie “The Butler,” in which she garnered great reviews. She also got an Oscar campaign and became very friendly with the movie mogul.
In Simmons’ case, he and Oprah are long time friends. Back in December, Simmons took to Instagram to urge Oprah to stop the film once he learned she was involved with it. She obviously took what he said seriously.
It’s hoped that Dick and Ziering will find a new distributor or platform at Sundance now that Oprah is gone. Like Winfrey, I’ve known and liked Simmons for years and years. But the accusations against him are serious and must be aired, and discussed. I also hope that these filmmakers, unlike the director of “Leaving Neverland,” have presented all sides of the stories.
The ”Beastie Boys Story” Is Coming To Apple in April!
Apple has announced a documentary that will follow the career of Beastie Boys Story, the punk band turned hip-hop trio, which is often regarded as one of the most successful rap groups in hip-hop history.
“Beastie Boys Story,” directed and written by Spike Jonze in collaboration with surviving members Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz, will premiere ahead of the 26th anniversary of the group’s fourth album, “Ill Communication.”
The documentary is bittersweet, as the group’s third member, Adam Yauch, is no longer with us to witness the iconic film. He succumbed to cancer in 2012.
The trio rose to fame in 1986. Their debut album “Licensed To Ill” went on to win three Grammys.
The film will premiere in select Imax theaters on April 3rd before dropping on Apple TV+ April 24th.
Former Teammate Spills Tea About Aaron Hernandez’s Sexuality: ‘Girls Were Public, Guys Were Not’!
*Netflix will explore the life of the former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, in a new docuseries set to drop on January 15.
The NFL player committed suicide in 2017 by hanging himself with a bed sheet in prison. He was 27.
In 2015, Hernandez was convicted of murdering Odin Lloyd—the boyfriend of Aaron’s wife’s (Shayanna Jenkins) sister. He was subsequently charged (and later acquitted) of a separate 2012 Boston double homicide, and accused of the near-fatal 2013 shooting of his friend Alexander Bradley, per The Daily Beast.
Hernandez was allegedly in a lot of pain prior to his death; suffering from childhood trauma and other personal issues, including “conflicting feelings over the death of a man he claimed had abused him,” PEOPLE writes. He also didn’t get along with his mother, Terri.
“One minute she was dead to him, the next minute, he wanted to call her to see how she was,” a teammate tells PEOPLE.
“Everything about Aaron was a struggle,” the teammate says. “He had these really angry outbursts a lot, over insignificant things. And when he started, he couldn’t stop.”
Hernandez also allegedly struggled with his sexuality.
“He wanted to be the big man on campus who was having sex with a lot of women, but then he’d find guys on the down low,” the teammate says. “The girls were public, the guys were not.”
The teammate added. “He was constantly struggling against his demons, and no one could help him no matter how hard we tried,” he says “He was just too angry and too self-destructive. It was sad.”
In an interview last year, Hernandez’s older brother told PEOPLE that Aaron “had a lot of things happen, both good and bad,” said Jonathan Hernandez. “People think they know about my brother, but they really don’t. They know what they saw in the news, but they don’t know all the struggles he faced.”
Netflix’ s three-part documentary “Killer Inside” on now..
Wendy Williams Slammed For Mocking Joaquin Phoenix's 'Cleft Palate'!
Wendy Williams is under fire for her recent comments about Joker star Joaquin Phoenix.
During the "Hot Topic" segment of her talk show "The Wendy Williams Show" on January 7, Wendy said she found Joaquin "oddly attractive," adding that she even liked the actor's facial scar. “When he shaves off his mustache he’s got a hairline fracture. He’s got one of those — what do you call it? Cleft lip, cleft palate,” the 55-year-old talk show said as she pulled her lip up with her finger to mock the condition.
While the Oscar nominee hasn't spoken publicly about his scar, in an October 2019 Vanity Fair profile about Joaquin, the outlet described it as "not a surgically fixed cleft, he says, but a nonsurgical scar he was born with."
Though Joaquin has yet to respond to Wendy's offensive comments, many parents and activists have slammed Wendy on Twitter.
"As Ambassador for Cleft Lip and Palate Association @CLAPACOMMUNITY I really am disgusted by this @wendywilliams .. Mimicing a cleft lip, and making a joke about it, is disgraceful. Have you any idea the pain and operations a child with cleft must go through as they grow? Please RT," best-selling author Carol Vorderman wrote.
Adam Bighill, a Canadian professional football player who was born with a cleft lip and palate, also blasted Wendy for her words, tweeting, "🤬🤬The comments made and actions made by @WendyWilliams regarding people with a cleft lip/ palate are just terrible! I will be making a post daily about this issue until she publicly apologizes and makes a charitable donation meaning. @CLAPACOMMUNITY."
The football player, whose son was born with the same condition, has kept his word, tweeting about Wendy daily, calling for her to issue an apology.
Even the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) responded to Wendy's comments on Twitter, writing: "CLAPA is calling on @WendyWilliams to issue a public, on air apology for her ignorant, offensive actions on her show this week, and to educate herself about the reality of cleft lip and palate around the world."
Cam Newton Allegedly Splits From Girlfriend Kia Proctor After Having Baby With Instagram Model La Reina Shaw!
According to Sports Gossip, Cam and Kia have ended their relationship after the secret child came to light.
The outlet reports Cam has been seeing La Reina Shaw for some time and the two had the baby over the summer. The IG model is reportedly living in an Atlanta apartment directly above the NFL star’s restaurant Fellaship. The alleged couple were reportedly spotted celebrating New Year’s Eve together. On New Year’s Eve, the Instagram model posted a photo from Cam’s ATL restaurant.
Back in December, Cam and Kia welcomed their fourth child Cashmere Saint Newton. They have son Camidas and Chosen Sebastian along with daughter Sovereign-Dior Cambella. Kia has a daughter Shakira from a previous relationship. The two have been together for years and have not publicly confirmed breaking up.
The two do not follow each other on Instagram. They have not been seen in photos together for some time. Cam does not follow La Reina Shaw but he has liked her sultry photos. The IG model does follow the Carolina Panthers quarterback on social media.
On the Instagram models’ profile there are photos that appear to show baby bottles and a bottle cleaner in the background of her kitchen.
In December, Cam posted an Instagram post on his son Chosen’s birthday writing, “by becoming a father, the happiness I have gained no matter how hard I try in words it can’t be explained. In my life so far; was to be summed up in a day, your birth was a break of dawn which purged the darkness away. Son I love you. Happy birthday king.”
La Reina Shaw commented on the post, “Happy birthday cutie.”
Jessica Biel Is Reportedly "Still Upset" With Justin Timberlake After His Alisha Wainwright PDA Scandal!
Welp, it looks like all of December and the first half of January was not enough time for Jessica Biel to fully get over Justin Timberlake's PDA scandal with his Palmer costar, Alisha Wainwright. Understandable, because from the sound of it, the scandal made Jessica seriously doubt her trust in Justin. In late December, Jessica "still had her suspicions" about Justin possibly cheating and made a point to closely monitor his phone activity which sounds....not so great, TBH.
Now, according to an Us Weekly source, Jessica is "still upset" with Justin over everything...not just because of those PDA pics, but because he's not following through on some promises he made to her. “He has been making big promises and not sticking to them as much as she thinks he can and should,” the source said. “He promised that he would be more involved with their family and she doesn’t feel like he’s doing that.”
The good news here is that while Jessica might still be upset with Justin, she's probably not seething anymore. Another source close to the couple told Us that “Jessica and Justin are not in a tense place at all," so take that for what you will!
Jessica and Justin are doing their best to work on their relationship following the PDA scandal because guess what—they went on a ("tense" but fun) date recently! The Sun, which managed to obtain pictures of Justin and Jessica's outing, got some intel from people at the restaurant they hit up.
All appeared to be forgiven because while on the date, “Justin seemed to be intently focused on conversation with Jessica.” He was "extra attentive, rubbing her shoulders and leaning in to her,” and they “ate off each other’s plates as they engaged in conversation.” And though that sounds amazing, “there were a couple of times when it seemed the conversation was a bit tense with both looking deep in thought.”
So while it sounds like there's room for more healing, there's a lot of good happening too, it seems—thank god!
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