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Ciara Graduates From Harvard University's Business Program
Rihanna Beats Beyonce, Madonna To Emerge World’s Richest Female Musician
The 31-year-old — born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in Barbados — has amassed wealth exceeding that of Madonna ($570 million), Celine Dion ($450 million) and Beyonce ($400 mil- lion), whose husband Jay-Z was just named the world’s first billionaire rap star.
Rihanna’s ranking puts into fresh perspective one of her signature lyrics — “work, work, work, work, work,” which opened her 2016 dancehall smash “Work.”
Since bursting onto the scene in 2003, she has spun her triumphs in music into entrepreneurial gold, launch- ing her makeup brand Fenty Beauty — co-owned by French luxury giant LVMH — in September 2017 online and with Sephora.
The line found success not least thanks to Rihanna’s fame both on and offline, with some $570 million in revenue last year after just 15 months of business.
She makes the majority of her money from touring and musical releases, according to Forbes, but also co-owns her Savage X Fenty lingerie line.
In May, Rihanna launched a groundbreaking partner- ship with LVMH to launch a luxury fashion brand based in Paris that will make ready-to- wear clothes, shoes and ac- cessories.
A new large-scale luxury label — especially one led by a black woman — is a huge development in the fashion world, with Rihanna’s line Fenty sitting alongside legacy brands like Dior, Louis Vuit- ton, Fendi and Givenchy at the conglomerate headed by Bernard Arnault.
“I just want to see things from my perspective. I’m a
Singer, makeup entrepre- neur, lingerie designer and now the first black woman to head a top luxury fashion house — Rihanna has racked up a $600 million fortune to become the world’s richest fe- male musician, Forbes said.
young black woman who loves and embraces all of the young people’s ideas and en- ergies — I’m so about that,” she told AFP in Paris recently.
“It is about turning all of that into something luxurious for this fashion house.”
The singer’s explosive rise to music mega-star and global fashion icon did not come without tribulations, in- cluding her father’s bids to profit off her name and a highly publicized domestic vi- olence case that saw her then- boyfriend Chris Brown charged in 2009 with assault- ing her.
In addition to her venture into luxury fashion, Ri- hanna has hinted at drop- ping a new reggae album this year.
“I never thought I’d make this much money, so a num- ber is not going to stop me from working,” she told The New York Times’ T Magazine in May.
“Money is happening along the way, but I’m work- ing out of what I love to do, what I’m passionate about.
Ciara is officially a college graduate. The mother-of-two recently celebrated her grad- uation from Harvard Univer- sity, sharing glimpses of the special occasion on Insta- gram.
"My College Dream Has Come True and I’ll cherish this moment forever! What a surreal feeling walking to class every day, interacting with my classmates, diving into case studies, exploring [the] Harvard campus and Cambridge! Never stop dreaming," Ciara wrote. "Never stop believing!"
CIARA
Per Billboard, the "Level Up" singer graduated from the university's four-day in- tensive Business of Enter- tainment, Media and Sports
program. Celebrities and ath- letes have taken part in the program in the past.
Based on CiCi's post, she completed the program with an emphasis on her Beauty Marks Entertainment com- pany. Earlier this year, she revealed to Billboard that, "The mantra of the company is that all the scars we get from the obstacles we face in life are beauty marks. When you go through adversities and face challenges, embrace them because they make us who we are. They give us the wisdom we need to survive."
Gayle King Rejected Wendy Williams’ Offer For A Tell-All Interview
Wendy Williams has made it known that she's sin- gle and loving it, and now that the cat's out of the bag regarding her divorce from her husband Kevin Hunter, she's reportedly ready to spill the tea.
According to the Daily Mail, Williams is shopping a tell-all interview detailing everything about her life, as of late, including her messy split from Hunter, her son's recent arrest and her battle with addiction. She's report-
GAYLE KING
edly been hitting up several major TV networks, includ- ing Oprah's OWN, ABC and NBC, for a prime-time slot to share the deepest details of
her life. However, one person she's tapped to get the scoop reportedly wants no parts: veteran journalist Gayle King.
The site reports that, while Williams thought King was the perfect vessel for her story, the CBS anchor actu- ally finds the "Hot Topics" queen's drama to be "a little too trashy for morning TV."
King, who is said to have been "at the top of the list," is reportedly the first big name to deny her request.
Tracy Morgan Involved In Another Car Accident 5 Years After Near-Fatal Crash
Tracy Morgan was in- volved in a car accident in New York City on Tuesday. This comes almost exactly five years after he almost lost his life when a Walmart truck crashed into his limo, killing his friend.
According to TMZ, the co- median had just bought a 2012 Bugatti Veyron at Man- hattan Motorcars when, 15 minutes after driving off the lot, a Honda SUV tried to make a last-minute turn,
TRACY MORGAN
side-sweeping his new $2 million luxury whip.
Page Six additionally re-
ports that the accident oc- curred at around 1:30 p.m. on 10th Avenue and 42nd Street. A witness said the car was "pretty scraped up" after the accident.
Witnesses told the site that, while Morgan said "his left hip was hurting him," he left the scene on his own and was not taken to the hospital.
The comic, himself, tweeted about the incident, reassuring his fans that he is "totally fine."
Birdman & Juvenile Announce 'Just Another Gangsta 2' Album
Birdman and Juve- nile reunited for a collabo- rative album titled Just Another Gangsta in March. Just a few months later, the duo is prepared to give fans a sequel.
The Cash Money Records stalwarts have announced a
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new LP, which is fittingly named Just Another Gangsta 2. The project is scheduled to drop on July 12.
“@juviethegreat @bird- man new album JAG 2 com- ing July 12 it’s gonna be a hot summer,” Juvenile wrote on Instagram.
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