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Al Roker's Son Nick Wins Two Gold Medals At Special Olympics New York
The Today show weather anchor, 64, couldn’t resist showing off his 16-year-old son Nicholas “Nick” Albert‘s latest athletic achievement on Instagram Saturday, first post- ing a video of him competing in a swim race at the Special Olympics New York Summer Games at Vassar College.
“So proud of my boy for his #goldmedal finishes in the #25yd#butterfly and #50yd #freestyle at the@spe- cialolympicsny #sum- mergames at @vassarcollege today,” Roker captioned the clip, going on to congratulate all the athletes who partici- pated.
In a follow-up post, Roker
DEBORAH ROBERTS (L) AND AL ROKER WITH SON NICK.
shared photos of his champion son being showered with kisses from his mom Deborah Roberts, posing with both his
parents and other event atten- dees — and, of course, showing off those well-earned shiny medals.
Tyra Banks Launches Bod Positive Mini-Series
Tyra Banks continues her quest for world domination!
The supermodel, reality show host and entrepreneur is executive producing and star- ring in a multi-part docu-series called Beauty.
The new show, which is set to premiere on Quibi (an en- tertainment platform built for mobile viewing launching in April 2020), is totally on- brand for the two-time Sports Illustrated cover girl. Accord- ing to a press release, the mini- series will dig deep — its mission is to “break down bar- riers” and “challenge tradi- tional notions” of beauty, all while delivering a thought-pro- voking viewer experience.
Over the course of her nearly 30-years-long career, Banks has made body positiv-
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ity part of her brand. From supporting plus-size models to posting motivational messages on social media, the 45-year-
old is all about defying indus- try standards.
“As I look into the future, I see radical changes in both how people ‘attain beauty,’ and how the world perceives beauty,” Banks said in a state- ment. “Our docu-series aims to expand and redefine the defi- nition of beauty as we know it, challenging why we accept cer- tain beauty parameters and re- ject others, and examining the beliefs behind those judg- ments.”
In May, Banks announced her decision to go by the name “BanX” during her latest Sports Illustrated cover story. The new moniker signifies her rebirth in the modeling scene after exiting in 2005 and “X- ing out cookie-cutter beauty,” the star told SI.
'Empire' Actor Bryshere Gray Arrested In Chicago
CHICAGO, IL – Actor Bryshere Gray, who plays one of the Lyon children on the FOX series Empire, was ar- rested on Thursday (June 13). TMZ says Chicago police pulled Gray over for a registration issue. Not only did the tags not match the car, officers quickly discovered he was driving his 2014 Rolls Royce without a li- cense or insurance.
Gray was arrested, booked on three misdemeanors and re- leased on a $2,000 bond, ac- cording to the Chicago Police Department. He was cited for driving without a license or in- surance and not having proper registration.
Empire is in its final sea- son. Co-creator Lee Daniels reportedly believes the show’s demise is due to the contro- versy surrounding Empire actor Jussie Smollett.
The actor/singer was ac- cused of staging his own hate- fueled attack in January and eventually charged with 16
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felonies related to the incident. Prosecutors ultimately dropped all charges in March, while Empire was renewed for Season 6 — without Smollett.
XXXTENTACION Affiliate Reportedly Shot In The Head
POMPANO BEACH, FL – An affiliate of slain rapper XXXTENTACION was re- portedly shot in the head in Florida over the weekend but expected to survive.
According to several tweets from WPLG Local 10 reporter Madeleine Wright, the shooting took place in Pom- pano Beach, Florida outside of a local convenience store. Fam- ily later named the victim as 16- year-old aspiring rapper C Glizzy (real name Christian Moore).
“Family members identify the teenager shot in the head in Pompano Beach yesterday as Christian Moore, an up-and- coming rapper known as C Glizzy,” Wright tweeted on
C GLIZZY
Sunday (June 16). “He under- went surgery for his injuries at Broward Health North.
New Pusha T And Lauryn Hill Collaboration ‘Coming Home’ Surfaces Online
A previously unheard col- laboration between Pusha T and Lauryn Hill called ‘Com- ing Home’ has surfaced online.
Like with most leaks, it isn’t sure where the song originated from but it sure is legit and something that has never been out before. The lyrics are heart- felt with some words embrac- ing Black empowerment but it isn’t confirmed whether this is a scrapped song from one of Pusha’s albums or set to be featured on his next
Pusha T has called Lauryn Hill one of his biggest inspira- tions so it must be a blessing to
PUSHA T AND LAURYN HILL
be
her,
hardly agrees to do guest ap- pearances. The track has since
able to collaborate with since the iconic artist
been deleted from the Sound- cloud link it surfaced from, but if you’re good with internet, you’ll be able to find it.
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