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Robin Thicke And Pharrell To
Judge To Decide Who The
Hispanic Host Fired After Calling Michelle Obama An Ape
Appeal Marvin Gaye Verdict
Baby’s Mama Is
Univision host Rodner Figueroa was fired Wednes- day after comparing First Lady Michelle Obama’s ap- pearance to that of a cast mem- ber from the “Planet of the Apes.”
The Emmy-winning host made the racist remark during his live segment on the enter- tainment news show “El Gordo Y La Flaca.
He was discussing make-up artist Paolo Ballesteros’ viral undertaking of transform- ing himself into female celebri- ties. The fashionista, known for his critical “Fashion Police”- style remarks, analyzed Balles- teros’ transformation for Michelle Obama with an original photo of the First Lady beside it.
“Mind you, you know that Michelle Obama looks like she’s part of the cast of ‘Planet of the Apes,’ the film,”
ROBIN THICKE AND PHARRELL AND MARVIN GAYE, III And NONA GAYE, MARVIN GAYE’S CHILDREN.
Sherri Shepherd and Lamar Sally holding his baby now 7-months-old.
Sherri Shepherd and Lamar Sally will soon find out who’ll be ruled the official mother of their baby boy born to a surrogate last August, re- ports Radar Online.
A Pennsylvania judge con- tinued a custody hearing Wednesday to determine the baby’s legal mother (Shep- herd, the surrogate or the egg donor).
Though Shepherd has yet to testify, ex husband Sally has revealed that the former host of “The View” does not wish to be considered the now 7-month- old’s mother. Sally claims Shepherd had changed her mind after the surrogate was heavily pregnant, and following the couple’s split in 2014, no longer wanted to be associated with the child.
While the surrogate, Jes- sica Bartholomew, is con- sidered the child’s mother on his birth certificate, she is equally unenthused.
Jhene Aiko’s Song ‘The Worst’ Goes Platinum
JHENE AIKO
Jhené Aiko’s years of
hard work and dedication to her craft continue to pay off handsomely.
The Grammy nominated singer-songwriter’s hit single, “The Worst,” has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
In the visual for "The Worst,” which appears on her ‘Sail Out’ EP, Aiko bring the lyrics to life by playing scorned lover-turned murderer, who gets dolled up for her arrest.
“When I’m hurt, my music comes out great (laughs),” Jhené said. “When I’m in a dark place, that’s when I’m ba- sically writing my way out of it. When I’m really happy, it’s ac- tually harder for me to express that because I’m there already, so I don’t have to escape. When I’m hurt, I’m trying to escape that hurt, so I write about it to try to get over it.”
It looks like this soft-spoken sexpot triumphed from a bad place for “The Worst.”
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Figueroa said.
Host Raúl de Molina at-
tempted to counter the com- ment saying he thought Mrs. Obama was very attractive. The show aired live on the East Coast and was edited for the West Coast.
In addition to his appear- ances in “El Gordo Y La Flaca,” Figueroa co-hosted the evening gossip show “Sal Y Pimienta.” By Wednesday night, Figueroa had been given his walking papers and Univision had already deleted his photos from the shows’ web site.
A jury ruled that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams would have to pay $7.4 million worth of profits they accrued from their 2013 smash hit “Blurred Lines” to the family of Marvin Gaye, who claimed the song in- fringed on Gaye’s 1977 song “Got to Give It Up.”
But Thicke and Williams aren’t going out without a fight...
Their lawyer, Howard E. King, said he plans on ap- pealing the verdict, saying that “We are going to exercise every post-trial remedy we have to make sure this ver- dict does not stand. We owe it to songwriters around the world to make sure this ver-
dict doesn’t stand. My clients know that they wrote the song ‘Blurred Lines’ from their hearts and souls and no other source,” he told Fox Business Network.
Thicke admitted he and Pharrell used Gaye as an inspiration for the song.
During the trial, Phar- rell (who is famous for recre- ating throwback vibes from classic sounds) said “I must’ve been channeling,” Pharrell said, “that feeling, that late-’70s feeling. Some- times when you look back on your past work, you see echoes of people. But that doesn’t mean that’s what you were doing.”
It ain’t over till it’s over!
Calls From Lil Wayne’s House To Police A Hoax
NBA Player Says ‘Empire’ Copycatting His Life
Police investigated the possible shooting of four peo- ple at Lil Wayne’s Miami Beach mansion on Wednesday ... because that’s what the per- son who called the cops said happened.
The two calls placed to au- thorities were obtained and released on Thursday after cops revealed the entire inci- dent had been a hoax.
In the first call, an un- known man is heard telling the operator he carried out a shooting.
Police responded to the call shortly after lunchtime but found no evi- dence of a shooting or victims at the “Lollipop” rapper’s lux- urious residence.
It’s now believed the rap- per was “swatted.” The term is
LIL WAYNE
used when someone makes a fake report of a serious crime to authorities.
Neighbors said they were surprised by the commotion because Wayne is a quiet and respectful neighbor who is rarely seen in the neighbor- hood except when walking his dog.
Miami Beach police are currently trying to track down the person or persons respon- sible for the calls.
Iman’s girlfriend, Teyana Beyshere Gray who plays Taylor and Serayeh who
Iman Shumpert and Hakeem.
Iman Shumpert is used to steals, but this time it’s happening not on the basket- ball court but on television —
where the former Knick feels his personal life has been ripped off to create two char- acters on the hit rookie show “Empire.”
Here are the basic biogra- phies: Shumpert, the Cava- liers guard and defensive specialist, has a distinctive high top fade haircut, a side- line as a hip-hop artist and a girlfriend named Teyana Taylor, an R&B singer and actress.
On “Empire,” the soapy saga of the music-business Lyon family, youngest son Hakeem Lyon is a rapper sporting a similar look, in- volved romantically with Tiana Brown, an up-and- coming R&B singer.
Shumpert has taken no- tice of the similarities, and he’s calling copycat.
plays Tiana Brown.
“Come on, man, they’re really using a guy with a flat- top like me. Come on. That’s ridiculous,” Shumpert told Cleveland.com this week. “They never called us. We were blindsided. We found out by our family and fans when the show aired.”
He seemed most ag- grieved about the Teyana- Tiana overlap (different spellings, though!). “They’re using my girl’s char- acter, her style, her look and she’s not getting anything for it,” he said. “They didn’t even change her name. They could have at least let my girl audi- tion for the part instead of stealing her character com- pletely.”
He also said: “I’m a ballplayer, but that’s her field. That’s what she does. Me personally, I don’t plan on taking any action, but I don’t know about her.”
Common Still Interested In Being The Green Lantern
Common’s acting career has flourished over the past few years and he shows no signs of slowing down.
The “Glory” rapper was in the running to play Green Lantern in the late 2000s, but the opportunity never came to fruition.
In a recent chat with ScreenRant, the Chi-town rep revealed that he would still take on that role if he had the chance.
“I would love to be John Stewart and play Green Lantern,” he said. “That was one of those things where I was so excited because we rarely see African-American superheroes or people of color as a superhero. I think it would be great for the world to see, and for people to see, and for
COMMON
Hollywood to put that out there, too. But just for the world to see, just for kids to be able to see, for all nationalities to see a person of color as a su- perhero, too.”
The Oscar-winning emcee also said he could relate to John Stewart because he was conscious of his commu- nity’s issues just as he is.
You can currently catch Common on the big screen in the action flick, Run All Night.
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