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Will Smith’s Ex Calls Transgender Actor A Liar About Will Being Gay
Will Smith and and ex-wife, Sheree Fletcher.
Mariah Is
Reports: Beyonce Is Pregnant
Sheree Fletcher, Will Smith’s ex-wife and mother to his oldest son, Trey, has a few words for actress Alexis Ar- quette and media outlets spreading lies about her former husband’s sexuality.
“Alexis Arquette, let’s just be clear: I don’t know you, and you don’t know me,” Sheree states in a 3-minute video re- leased on Thursday. “So for you to claim you have firsthand knowledge information as to why my marriage didn’t work out is completely out of line.”
“Not only is it out of line, it’s absolutely not true,” she adds about rumors labeling Will gay. “And I’m offended, and
I’m hurt that someone would be so malicious and reckless and destructive and use a lie and an untruth to prove a point.”
Fletcher, 48, who has shunned away from public at- tention, says she is speaking on the rumors because she had to have a conversation with her son Trey about the fiasco.
She also confirmed why her marriage to Will ended: “My marriage ended not over any infidelity — I didn’t find Will in bed with a man, I didn’t find himinbedwithawoman—it just didn’t happen. Will was straight in 1992, and he’s straight in 2016.”
Mariah and her fiancé, James Packer and her 30 carat ring.
It’s obvious Mariah Carey moves fast when she’s in love!
They’ve been dating for seven months, but her billionaire beau, Australian mogul, James Packer, popped the question Thursday,(Jan. 21). He gathered Mimi’s closets friends and family in NYC at a private dinner at the posh restaurant Eleven Madison Park.
Mariah’s ring is around a whopping 30 carats and may be worth $7.5 million.
This would be the third mar- riage for both Carey and Packer. Carey wed Nick Cannon in 2008 after just two months of dating, and they share four-year-old twins, Morrocan and Monroe. Her first marriage was is 1993 to Sony exec, Tommy Mottola. Packer has 3 children from a previous marriage.
Pharrell Buys Back Controlling Interest In Billionaire Boys Club Brand
PHARRELL WILLIAMS
Recently, Pharrell Williams and his financial partners made a solid power move. They have reportedly joined forces to repurchase the 50% share previously con- trolled by Iconoix in their BBC Ice Cream LLC. Billionaire Boys Club is the parent com- pany to BBC Ice Cream LLC. The popular streetwear brand was initially launched back in 2003.
Department stores and bou- tiques throughout the world sell the respected brand. Bil- lionaire Boys Club has estab- lished flagship stores in Tokyo, New York City, and London.
BEYONCE
the hormones, and in vitro, she has gained 30 pounds,” the source explained. But Bey “will do anything to make her marriage work.”
Engaged To
An insider revealed to Life & Style that after years of try- ing, Beyonce, 34, is finally pregnant. Bey has tried to hide her baby bump but ac- cording to the source, she “is roughly four months along.”
However, the pregnancy couldn’t come at a worst time. Beyoncé and her husband, Jay Z, are going through a dif- ficult time in their marriage and have “discussed divorce,” an insider revealed.
“Bey is super moody,” the source noted. “Her and Jay are constantly down each other’s throats.” Adding that one fight got so bad, Beyoncé threw a cell phone at Jay! But luckily, it missed him.
“Between eating so much,
Billionaire
Boyfriend
Big Sean Donates $10K To Flint Water Crisis
A Pittsburgh federal judge dismissed the case "with prej- udice" meaning it cannot be amended and refiled.
Renita Hill filed the claim saying she had been "embold- ened" by the actions of Mr. Cosby's other alleged victims.
Seven women are suing him, claiming he portrayed them as liars when they went public with their accusations.
Mr. Cosby filed a counter- claim, alleging their claims were only for financial gain.
The 78-year-old is also seek- ing unspecified monetary damages and said the women inflicted emotional distress.
Ms. Hill's defamation case said she was made out to be a "liar" and "extortionist" when the comedian, his wife and his
Jussie Smollett To Receive
Big Sean is pledging to help Flint anyway he can and the Detroit rapper is putting his money where his mouth is.
The Detroit rapper and his non-profit, the Sean Anderson Foundation, have partnered with CrowdRise to launch the #HealFlintKids campaign to help families with kids who have been exposed to toxic water in Flint, Mich. The viral fundraiser aims to raise money for the Community Foundation of Greater Flint Michigan (CFOGFM).
To kick things off, Sean has made a personal donation of $10,000, which will benefit CFOGFM’s “Flint Child Health
Big Sean with Michigan coach.
& Development Fund.”
“I am devastated by the
water crisis that has put the en- tire city of Flint in a state of emergency,” said Sean in a statement.
BILL COSBY
lawyer issued blanket denials. But judge Arthur Schwab agreed with Mr. Cosby's legal representatives that the statements were opinions pro- tected by the First Amend-
ment.
Bill Cosby Wins Defamation Case
NAACP Chairman’s Award
Actor/singer Jussie Smol- lett will be bestowed with quite the honor: receiving one of eight Chairman’s Awards at the 47th annual NAACP Image Awards next month.
You may know Smollett as Jamal Lyon on the Fox drama Empire, but he’s also an activist for various social causes, including civil rights and HIV/AIDS awareness. Along with those things, since age 15, Smollett has volun- teered with Black AIDS Insti- tute, Artists for a New South Africa and United Negro Col- lege Fund.
“It is a rare privilege for me to present the NAACP Chair- man’s 2016 Award to an out- standing group of trailblazing
JUSSIE SMOLLETT
leaders all under the age of 50 who have given voice and vi- sion to the mantra that black lives matter,” said Roslyn Brock, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Di- rectors.
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