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Celebrity Scoop – 07/30/2018
DEMI LOVATO’S FOLLOW-UP YOUTUBE DOCUMENTARY IS STILL MOVING FORWARD; 911 CALL ABOUT APPARENT OVERDOSE RELEASED – (07/30/2018) Demi Lovato’s second YouTube documentary is still moving forward. The forthcoming doc, a sequel to 2017′s Simply Complicated, which addressed her struggle with bulimia and drug abuse, was confirmed to be in the works by YouTube exec Susanne […]
Celebrity Scoop – 07/26/2018
DEMI LOVATO REPORTEDLY HEADING BACK TO REHAB AFTER HOSPITALIZATION – (07/26/2018) Demi Lovato is reportedly heading back to rehab. The 25-year-old says she is “very grateful to be alive” and will be heading back to rehab after being hospitalized for an apparent overdose. Demi was reportedly treated with overdose reversal drug Narcan at her home […]
Demi Lovato Suffered An Alleged Opiate Overdose
Singer Demi Lovato allegedly suffered an overdose in her home Tuesday afternoon. ~ Photo courtesy of Wikipedia LOS ANGELES, CA – TMZ is reporting that singer Demi Lovato has suffered from an apparent overdose in het Hollywood Hills home. According to TMZ Demi was transported to an L.A. hospital just before noon today (7/24/18), and […]
Celebrity Scoop – 07/24/2018
MAC MILLER BREAKS SILENCE ON SPLIT FROM ARIANA GRANDE – (07/24/2018) Mac Miller is opening up about his breakup with Ariana Grande and her recent engagement to Pete Davidson. During an interview with Beats 1 Radio’s Zane Lowe, he explained, “Life is stressful. So, of course there were stressful times. It’s not that unique. You know, […]
Celebrity Scoop – 07/23/2018
TAYLOR SWIFT CELEBRATES SELENA GOMEZ’S BIRTHDAY WITHOUT HER – (07/23/2018) Taylor Swift is thousands of miles away from her BFF, Selena Gomez, but didn’t stop her from celebrating the former Disney star’s birthday. Swift took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to prove she’s ready to “Gomez or Go Home” when it comes to celebrating […]
Celebrity Scoop – 07/20/2018
TAYLOR SWIFT RECORDING NEW SONG WITH MILEY CYRUS & LADY GAGA?: Taylor Swift has been spotted entering a recording studio in New York and it’s led to fans wondering about a possible collab. Swift singer was pictured entering Electric Lady Studios, where Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga are currently working on new music. People are […]
Celebrity Scoop – 07/19/2018
ARIANA GRANDE GOES LAVENDER – (07/19/2018) Ariana Grande may have taken a style cue from her latest music video. The singer revealed a Sweetener-inspired hair transformation on Instagram Wednesday when she posted a Polaroid of her newly dyed tresses. “Lavender,” Grande simply captioned the picture, adding, “Jus for fun,” on her Instagram Story. Courtesy of […]
Celebrity Scoop – 07/13/2018
‘GAME OF THRONES’ LEADS EMMY NOMINATIONS WITH 22 – (07/13/2018) HBO’s Game of Thrones led all shows with 22 Emmy nominations. HBO’s Westworld and NBC’s Saturday Night Live were nipping at GOT’s heels with 21 each. Hulu’s Handmaid’s Tale nabbed 20. GOT was nominated for Best Drama Series, where it will face off against mega-hit […]
Celebrity Scoop – 07/12/2018
CARDI B AND OFFSET WELCOME DAUGHTER – (07/12/2018) Cardi B and Offset have welcomed their daughter, Kulture. According to TMZ, Cardi gave birth to Kulture Kiari Cephus, with Offset by her side on Tuesday (July 10th) at an Atlanta hospital. Cardi announced the baby’s arrival on Instagram Wednesday (July 11th), uploading a photo of a […]
Celebrity Scoop – 06/03/2020
STARS SHUT DOWN WEBSITES FOR BLACKOUT TUESDAY – (06/03/2020)
Selena Gomez was among the many stars who shuttered their official websites yesterday in support of Blackout Tuesday.
Selena was one of the many pausing for the day and seeking out ways to lift up the black community and call for justice of racial inequality in America. She also listed several organizations to visit, including Black Lives Matter, When We All Vote, Color of Change and the NAACP. Her new Rare Beauty company also joined Blackout Tuesday.
Rihanna also closed up shop on her brand Fenty and made a promise to donate funds Color Of Change and Movement For Black Lives.
Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Post Malone and many others also shut down for the day, posting nothing but black squares while participating in #TheShowMustBePaused in response to the death of George Floyd.
Others participating included Maren Morris, Drake, Coldplay, Ricky Martin, Normani, Green Day, Meghan Trainor, Dua Lipa, Elton John, Billy Joel and many more.
The movement gained momentum after Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang launched #TheShowMustBePaused in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and “countless other Black citizens at the hands of police,” the initiative’s website stated.
However, Lil Nas X believed the initiative would “slow down” the momentum.
“I know y’all mean well but… bro saying stop posting for a day is the worst idea ever,” the “Old Town Road” artist tweeted, later adding, “I just really think this is the time to push as hard as ever. I don’t think the movement has ever been this powerful. We don’t need to slow it down by posting nothing. We need to spread info and be as loud as ever.”
He also wrote that “this is not helping us” and that people “need to see what’s going on.” “Not tryna be announcing but what if we posted donation and petitions links on Instagram all at the same time instead of pitch black images,” he wrote.
In addition, some celebrities including Kehlani, Lizzo and Kumail Nanjiani, urged participants to not use the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter along with their posts for a good reason.
“Hey everybody, when you post your black square, please don’t use the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter because it is flooding the hashtag search with just black pictures instead of information,” Lizzo said. “So if you’re going to post a black square, post a black square and say it but don’t hashtag it.”
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THE WEEKND, DRAKE EACH DONATE $100K TO NATIONAL BAIL OUT – (06/03/2020)
The Weeknd and Drake have both donated $100,000 to National Bail Out after singer-songwriter Mustafa the Poet encouraged them to donate.
Mustafa the Poet himself gave $400.
National Bail Out is a black-led collective working to end pre-trial detention, specifically for black women.
Mustafa the Poet shared a screenshot of The Weeknd’s $100,000 receipt, while Drake posted his own receipt on Instagram Stories.
The Weeknd gave an additional $200,000 to the Black Lives Matter Global Network and $200,000 to the Colin Kaepernick Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative, bringing his donations to $500,000 in total.
Singers Janelle Monáe, Harry Styles and Kehlani have also donated to organizations.
Other stars showed their support by joining protests across the country. Nick Cannon, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Tinashe and others shared photos from demonstrations.
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KIM KARDASHIAN WEST OFFERS TO HELP PAY BILLS FOR WOMAN INJURED IN PROTEST – (06/03/2020)
Kim Kardashian West wants to help a young protester whose face was severely injured during a peaceful protest. The 39-year-old mother of four took to social media to share a photo of the girl whose face was damaged by a rubber bullet while speaking out against the murder of George Floyd.
She captioned the shot: “This is heartbreaking and so disturbing. Does anyone know how I can get in contact with her? I would love to help her with her medical care if she needs it.”
Followers pointed her to the account of @shannynsharyse who shared the same shot, captioning it: “I was protesting tonight. I was recording everything when I got hit with a rubber bullet. This is the result.”
She also shared West’s message and corrected a few details, explaining that she is from Louisville, Kentucky, and 23 years old, instead of a high schooler protesting in Minneapolis.
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JAY Z AND TEAM ROC TAKES OUT FULL PAGE NEWPAPER AD TO HONOR GEORGE FLOYD – (06/03/2020)
Yesterday (June 2nd) Jay Z And Team Roc took out a full page newpaper ads expressing their support for George Floyd. The ad features a long quote from the speech Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered during a sermon in Selma, Alabama on March 8th, 1965.
The quote read, “A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.”
The “letter” is signed by a number of celebs, activists and thought leaders including Michael Eric Dyson Van Jones, Charlamagne tha God, Angela Rye and activists from organizations like The Innocence Project and Until Freedom.
The ad was in yesterday’s (June 2nd) The New York Times, the Denver Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Atlanta Journal Constitution and more.
TIKTOK BLAMES TECH GLITCH ON SUPPRESSING VIEW COUNTS OF #BLACKLIVESMATTER: TikTok said that a “technical glitch” last week made it seem like videos using #BlackLivesMatter and #GeorgeFloyd hashtagsdidn’t have any views. Many users called the company out for censorship, but execs claim it was “a display issue,” adding that videos with the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag have currently generated more than 2 billion views, Variety reports.
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Celebrity Scoop – 06/02/2020
MUSIC INDUSTRY PLANS BLACKOUT AFTER GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH – (06/02/2020)
The music industry is planning to stage a blackout, a day where business activity is ceased and no new music is released, in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
Universal Music Group, Warner Music, Atlantic Records, Columbia Records, Interscope Geffen A&M, Def Jam, Sony Music and other record labels will observe “Black Out Tuesday” today (June 2nd) to show solidarity following Floyd’s death.
Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died on May 25th after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was captured on video pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes as Floyd repeatedly said, “I can’t breathe.” Protests have been staged worldwide, with some erupting in violence.
A statement circulating social media that calls for the initiative says it is an “urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change.”
“As gatekeepers of the culture, it’s our responsibility to not only come together to celebrate the wins, but also hold each other up during loss,” reads the statement, which called the blackout a “day to disconnect from work and reconnect with our community.”
The sentiment was echoed across countless prominent music executives and studios, using the hashtag #TheShowMustBePaused.
“It’s hard to know what to say because I’ve been dealing with racism my entire life. That said, it’s rearing its ugly head right now & by God it’s time to deal with it once & for all,” Quincy Jones tweeted. “My team & I stand for justice. Convos will be had & action will be taken.”
Columbia Records clarified in a statement that its Blackout Tuesday will not be a “day off,” but rather a “day to reflect and figure out ways to move forward in solidarity.”
Interscope Geffen A&M said they will not release new music this week. Instead, the record label will “contribute to organizations that help bail out protesters exercising their right to peaceably assemble, aid lawyers working for systematic change, and provide assistance to charities focused on creating economic empowerment in the Black community.”
Interscope added that it is “committed to taking long-term action in the continued fight for racial justice.”
Republic Records called Blackout Tuesday “one step in a long ongoing fight for justice supporting the Black community” and said “it will not stop here.” Republic added, “We Use Our Voices, Use Yours.”
Atlantic Records issued a statement on the matter, as well, saying its support will extend beyond the day of observance. “While this is only one day, we are committed to continuing the fight for real change,” read the post. We will be using this day to collectively reflect on what we as a company can do to put actions towards change and we will be taking steps in the coming weeks and months.”
#TheShowMustBePaused, an initiative created by Atlantic Records exec Jamila Thomas and Platoon’s Brianna Agyemang, has posted several calls to action, including a reading list called “Anti-Racism Resources.”
Some artists said they would cancel radio appearances and media interviews and refrain from posting on social media for the day.
On Monday, a number of networks, including BET, CBS Sports Network and Nickelodeon, went dark across their platforms for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the length of time Chauvin pinned Floyd down with his knee.
Spotify will add a silent track to some playlists and podcasts on Blackout Tuesday. “Select participating playlists and podcasts will include an 8-minute, 46-second track of silence as a solemn acknowledgement for the length of time that George Floyd was suffocated,” the company said in a blog post.
Over the weekend, a slew of celebrities joined protests across the country to speak out about Floyd’s death.
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SHAWN MENDES & CAMILA CABELLO TAKE PART IN PEACEFUL PROTEST IN MIAMI: Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello were spotted taking part in a peaceful protest over the weekend in Miami. The couple took to the streets of the coastal city to walk in support of “Black Lives Matter” and to speak out about racial injustice, following the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota last week. The couple was spotted holding handmade signs as they walked with their neighbors down the street, all while wearing masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Camila and Shawn also opened up with posts about the injustice over the weekend.
ARIANA GRANDE JOINS GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS: Ariana Grande joined boyfriend Dalton Gomez and BFF Doug Middlebrook over the weekend amid the Black Lives Matter protests in Los Angeles. She carried a sign reading ““Black Lives Matter”.” The singer posted photos from the protest, imploring the media to not ignore the peaceful protests happening in the city. Some Los Angeles protests have become violent; the looting that has occurred during them has dominated news coverage of the area’s protests. Grande also implored her followers to vote, sign petitions, and donate to bail funds.
LADY GAGA & ARIANA GRANDE’S ‘RAIN ON ME’ MAKES ‘BILLBOARD’ HOT 100 CHART HISTORY – (06/02/2020)
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s collaboration “Rain on Me” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making chart history in several ways.
It’s the first time that a song by multiple female solo artists has been replaced at No. 1 by another song by multiple female solo artists.
“Rain on Me” replaces the remix of “Savage,” by Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé.
It also marks Grande’s fourth song to debut at No. 1 on the chart – more than any other artist in history. Mariah Carey, Drake and Justin Bieber each have three.
It is Gaga’s fifth chart-topper overall, and her second No. 1 debut. She’s now set the record for the longest span between No. 1 debuts: It’s been nine years, three months and a week since “Born This Way” topped the chart in 2011.
Gaga is now the third artist to have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s, following Mariah Carey and Beyoncé.
“Rain on Me” is the second single from Gaga’s new album Chromatica, released Friday.
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Celebrity Scoop – 06/01/2020
POP STARS RESPOND TO GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH – (06/01/2020)
In the wake of the death of George Floyd, many celebrities have used their platforms to speak out against racism and police brutality.
Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died on May 25th after a white police officer pressed his knee onto his neck for several minutes. The incident, which was caught on video and involved multiple officers, has sparked intense national outrage, with protests across the country along with demands for justice on social media.
Celebrities including Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Post Malone, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Little Nas X, and many more have taken to social media to honor Floyd’s memory while urging their fans to get involved.
Grande, 26, was spotted at a Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles on Saturday, where she wore a mask and held up a sign that read “Black Lives Matter.” Earlier, the singer urged her followers to get involved in the movement via Instagram. “A lot of things feel scary, dangerous and uncertain right now … but there are things within our control: voting, contacting lawmakers, and taking the census,” Grande wrote on Friday.
“A true patriot is someone who will rebel against the government if it becomes necessary, to protect the greater good of their fellow citizens. We are patriots,” Halsey tweeted. “If you are not, you are a coward. THIS is what democracy looks like.”
Taylor Swift lashed out at President Donald Trump on Friday for his late-night tweet threatening violence against protesters in Minnesota, tweeting that Trump has been “stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism (his) entire presidency.” “After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? When the looting starts the shooting starts’???” she tweeted. She tagged Trump in her tweet, adding: “We will vote you out in November.” Within hours, Swift’s tweet had received more than a million likes, making it the singer’s most-liked post on Twitter.
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Full Story: Billboard
BEYONCE AND RIHANNA SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD – (06/01/2020)
Superstars Beyonce and Rihanna used their platforms to speak out about the brutal murder of George Floyd. Beyonce posted a video on Instagram on Friday night (May 29th), saying, “We all witnessed his murder in broad daylight. We’re broken and we’re disgusted. We cannot normalize this pain. We can no longer look away.”
She went on, “I’m not only speaking to people of color. If you’re white, black, brown, or anything in between, I’m sure you feel hopeless by the racism going on in America right now. No more senseless killings of human beings. No more seeing people of color as less than human. We can no longer look away.”
She continued, “George is all of our family in humanity. He’s family because he’s a fellow American. There have been too many times that we’ve seen these violent killings and no consequences. Yes, someone has been charged but justice is far from being achieved.”
She later urged fans to sign the Change.org petition to demand the arrests of the three officers that were involved in Floyd’s arrest and death. She also asked fans to “continue to pray for peace, compassion, and healing for our country.”
RIHANNA SPEAKS
Meanwhile, Rihanna wrote on Instagram, “Watching my people get murdered and lynched day after day pushed me to a heavy place in my heart! To the point of staying away from socials, just to avoid hearing the blood curdling agony in George Floyd’s voice again, begging over and over for his life!!!”
She also addressed Derek Chauvin, the former cop who put his knee into the neck of Floyd, saying, “The look of enticement, the pure joy and climax on the face of this bigot, murderer, thug, pig, bum, Derek Chauvin, haunts me!! I can’t shake this! I can’t get over an ambulance pulling up to an arrest, a paramedic checking a pulse without removing the very thing that’s hindering it!”
She continued, “Is this that f*cking normal??? If intentional MURDER is the fit consequence for ‘drugs’ or ‘resisting arrest’….then what’s the fit consequence for MURDER???! #AhmaudArbery #BreonnaTaylor.”
JAY Z PERSONALLY CALLED THE MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD – (06/01/2020)
A lot of people have been wondering why Jay Z has been silent amid the murder of George Floyd but yesterday (May 31st), Minnesota Governor Tim Walz revealed in a press conference that he got a phone call from the hip-hop icon, who demanded justice for the death of George Floyd. Gov. Walz said, “I received a call last night – to understand how big this was – from Jay-Z. Not international performer but a dad stressing to me that justice needs to be served.”
Gov. Walz continued, saying that Jay Z also told him that he “feels the compassion and the humanity of these folks who are speaking. He knows the world is watching, and how Minnesota handles this is going to have an impact across the country.”
Gov. Walz added. “It’s a positive sign that someone of a stature, that has a presence like that is focused in the moment of what Minnesotans are focused on.”
JAY Z RELEASES A STATEMENT
Jay Z released a statement last night (May 31st), saying, “After our very earnest conversation, thank you to Governor Walz for doing what’s right and calling in Attorney General Keith Ellison to take over the George Floyd case. Earlier today, Governor Walz mentioned having a human conversation with me – a dad and a black man in pain. YES, I am human, a father and a black man in pain and I am not the only one.”
He added, “Now I, along with an entire country in pain, call upon AG Ellison to do the right thing and prosecute all those responsible for the murder of George Floyd to the fullest extent of the law.This is just a first step. I am more determined to fight for justice than any fight my would-be oppressors.”
His statement concluded, “I prevail on every politician, prosecutor and officer in the country to have the courage to do what is right. Have the courage to look at us as humans, dads, brothers, sisters and mothers in pain and look at yourselves.”
HALSEY SLAMS RUMORS SHE WAS ARRESTED AT L.A. PROTESTS; HIT BY RUBBER BULLETS – (06/01/2020)
Halsey took to Twitter on Saturday to slam rumors that she had been arrested at the Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles earlier that day.
The singer detailed her experience taking part in a George Floyd protest, revealing that she sustained a bruise after being hit by a rubber bullet and shrapnel.
“A true patriot is someone who will rebel against the government if it becomes necessary, to protect the greater good of their fellow citizens. We are patriots,” Halsey tweeted Saturday.
“If you are not, you are a coward. THIS is what democracy looks like.”
The singer, who attended the Black Lives Matter rally in Los Angeles Saturday with Yungblud, also livestreamed the protest’s altercation with police officers.
“Fired rubber bullets at us. We did not breach the line. Hands were up. Unmoving. And they gassed and fired,” Halsey tweeted.
The singer added, “I WAS NOT ARRESTED. Im safe. There were ppl I had to get to safety as many of them have VISAs. Myself + many of my peers were shot, gassed + antagonized. The frontline was calm + did not provoke. BUT MANY ARE NOT SAFE + MANY ARE IN CUSTODY.”
In a since-deleted post on her Instagram, Halsey uploaded a photo of her bruised leg. “This hit me through layers of fabric and for that, I am extremely privileged. At close range it would have caused serious injury. They were fired at peoples’ faces during peaceful moments of the demonstration.”
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BLAKE LIVELY AND RYAN REYNOLDS DONATE $200K TO NAACP: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are donating $200,000 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund amid ongoing protests against police brutality. On social media, they wrote: “We don’t know what it’s like to experience that life day in and day out. We can’t imagine feeling that kind of fear and anger. We’re ashamed that in the past we’ve allowed ourselves to be uninformed about how deeply rooted systemic racism is.” (ET)
KIM KARDASHIAN REACTS TO THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD – (06/01/2020)
Kim Kardashian took to Instagram to share her thoughts on the murder of George Floyd. On Saturday morning (May 30th), she wrote, “Like so many of you, I am angry. I am more than angry. I am infuriated and I am disgusted.” She continued, “For years, with every horrific murder of an innocent black man, woman, or child, I have always tried to find the right words to express my condolences and outrage. But the privilege I am afforded by the color of my skin has often left me feeling like this is not a fight that I can truly take on my own. Not today, not anymore.”
She continued, “I am exhausted by the heartbreak I feel seeing mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and children suffering because their loved one was murdered or locked away unjustly for being black.”
She added, “Even though I will never know the pain and suffering they have endured, or what it feels like to try to survive in a world plagued by systemic racism, I know I can use my own voice to help amplify those voices that have been muffled for too long.”
She ended her post with, “#blacklivesmatter, #justiceforgeorgefloyd, #justiceforahamudarbery, #justiceforbronnataylor.”
CHRISSY TEIGEN PLEDGES $200K TO BAIL OUT PROTESTERS: Chrissy Teigen has pledged $200K to bail out the people arrested in protests following the death of George Floyd in police hands, she wrote on Twitter. “In celebration of whatever the f—k maga night is, I am committed to donating $100,000 to the bail outs of protestors across the country,” Teigen first tweeted Saturday. She doubled the amount when a user dubbed the protestors “rioters and criminals”. “Ooo they might need more money then. Make it $200,000,” Teigen responded. Several other celebrities—including Halsey, Yunglud, Machine Gun Kelly and Emily Ratajkowski—have joined protests or spoken out against Floyd’s death.
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