Month: January 2022

The Cincinnati Bengals are headed to the Super Bowl for the second time in franchise history after an 18-point comeback in the AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Joe Burrow is now the first quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to a Super Bowl within two seasons of being drafted first overall.

After being down 21-3, the Bengals stormed back to tie the game 24-24 at the end of regulation. After an interception by Patrick Mahomes on the first drive of overtime, Evan McPherson secured the win for the Bengals with a 31-yard field goal.

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“Usually when you lose a coin flip to those guys, you’re going home,” Burrow told CBS during his post-game interview. “But our defense really stepped up and made plays in the second half. And on offense, we made plays when we had to.”

Burrow finished the game with 250 yards, two touchdowns, one interception.

The 25-year-old was drafted first overall by the Bengals in the 2020 NFL Draft. His rookie season was cut short after tearing his ACL and MCL in his left knee.

The Bengals will take on the winner of the NFC Championship matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers.

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Farrah Abraham says she’s been suicidal since being arrested in Los Angeles, earlier this month, following a dispute with a security guard at a restaurant. The reality television star discussed her mental health with TMZ on Saturday.

“I’m trying to stay positive about it because I was really suicidal this week,” she told the outlet while tearing up. “I’ve just had such a hard time dealing with it. … I’ve been working so hard on myself these past two weeks since the incident. … I guess it’s like defamation when someone says you touched them and I was actually attacked. It’s just scary. It’s scary to be a woman in that position.”

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Abraham was accused of slapping the aforementioned security guard before spending a night in jail after police were called to the scene. She claims that she was assaulted by another patron while enjoying dinner with her friends.

Abraham also says she’s experiencing pain in her neck and shoulder from being handcuffed by the guard. She added that she’s undergoing physical therapy for the “severe” pain.

Following the arrest, Abraham is moving out of California and TMZ caught up with her while she was loading up a moving truck.

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Liza Morales says that she’s experienced “a lot of trauma” from dealing with her ex, former NBA star Lamar Odom. Morales discusses Odom’s history of addiction and more in her upcoming book, Cutting Trauma Ties.

“Lamar was a pivotal point of my life, ” she recently told Page Six. “I have not spoken to him in a year-and-a-half and that’s why [the book is] called ‘Cutting Trauma Ties’ — that title is for a reason. I did experience a lot of trauma dealing with him … my kids, my family has experienced a lot of trauma dealing with Lamar in such a public way, but we dealt with his addiction privately for years.”

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Morales and Odom began dating in 1996 and became engaged in 2000. They were never married.

“I am going to talk about what really went down in Vegas,” Morales added, refering to a time when Odom overdosed.

“And when I say ‘what really went down,’ I’m talking about if the hospital walls could talk. I’m talking NDAs, hallway fistfights, business conflict of interest … I stayed really, really quiet, but again I felt like it wasn’t the right timing,” she continued.

Representatives for Odom provided a statement to Page Six wishing the best for Morales: “We would like to wish Ms. Morales all the best in her future endeavors. It is our hope that she has sought healing from any past pains that Mr. Odom may have inflicted upon her in the folly of his youth real or imagined some 15 years ago. He has since went [sic] on to become married, divorced, engaged and newly single in that time span.”

Cutting Trauma Ties is set to release in May.

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Ray J met with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Club, earlier this week, to discuss job creation and more. Ray J detailed their conversation to Page Six on Wednesday.

“I’ve always admired and respected his business acumen,” Ray J told the outlet. “Our conversation was about job creation, encouraging small business development and how Information Technology plays an important role in the future of our economy.

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He continued: “We also agree how important an educated workforce is, as well as the critical need of developing of young people. I’m ready to get started now!”

As for whether Ray J will be venturing into politics, his longtime manager, David Weintraub, admitted to People that the singer had “political aspirations” but did not get into details.

“Ray has political aspirations. The clear-cut answer to what those aspirations actually are is to help people and to open doors for people that don’t have doors open,” he told the outlet. “It’s not like saying Ray wants to be a mayor, Ray wants to be a governor. Maybe he wants to run for Senate, maybe he wants to go back to his roots and help a small town become more empowered.”

Weintraub added that Ray J doesn’t want to take a “political side” at the moment, and instead is focused on what’s “right and wrong.”

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Spotify is adding a “content advisory” to any podcast episodes that discuss COVID-19 on the platform. The new feature comes after several high-profile artists, including legendary folk singers Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, have had their music catalogs removed from the site due to concerns regarding misinformation.

Daniel Ek, Spotify’s CEO and co-founder, explained the company’s decision in a statement on Saturday.

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“You’ve had a lot of questions over the last few days about our platform policies and the lines we have drawn between what is acceptable and what is not. We have had rules in place for many years but admittedly, we haven’t been transparent around the policies that guide our content more broadly,” Ek admitted. “This, in turn, led to questions around their application to serious issues including COVID-19.”

Ek goes on to say that Spotify will be publishing their “Platform Rules,” and attempting to make creators more aware of those rules by highlighting them in their publisher tools.

While Joe Rogan isn’t mentioned in Ek’s statement, much of the backlash regarding misinformation on COVID-19 and vaccines stems from coverage of the coronavirus pandemic on the comedian’s popular podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.

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Offset and his wife Cardi B live a lucrative lifestyle. They have each had elite runs of dominating hip-hop and pop music charts with their individual solo careers, as well as Offset’s Migos trio. As they continue to run up their bank accounts, it may have also led to some racks slipping their mind.

In a recent YouTube video posted by Icebox Diamonds & Watches, a famous jeweler that many rappers frequent in Atlanta, Offset paid the shop a visit to splurge on some chains and shiny jewelry. However, when he arrived and was helped by an employee named Zahir, they began chatting about Offset’s prior purchases and his investment lifestyle. 

Zahir mentioned that, while preparing for Offset’s visit to Icebox, he came across some pieces that Offset had bought two years ago during the Christmas season which he had forgotten to collect: “I forgot about that sh*t.”

Allegedly the jewelry added up to north of $150,000 in worth, and Offset was relieved that he was reminded of his mishap. Zahir gave Offset his pieces, which included a Southside chain and some diamond jewelry he bought for Cardi B at the time. 

This past Christmas, the couple got a new family dog to celebrate the holiday season, and Cardi B gifted Set $2 million for his birthday which was right around the same time. So, while the measly six-figure jewelry may not have broken Offset and Cardi’s back, they certainly feel better about receiving what they paid for.

Check out the entire episode of Offset at Icebox below.

Chloe Bailey can easily be considered one of the most charming and attractive young women in the music industry. As great as her singing voice and her R&B catalog with her sister Halle is, her style and beauty match it.

Each time Chloe posts some fit pictures on Instagram, the world drools over her, and today was no different. On Jan. 30, Chloe posted a set of six different photos to Instagram wearing a one-piece top with slits in the upper chest and mid-section area, cutting off at the legs. The black top matches her solid black thigh-high boots, as she poses sensationally.

The last photo of the set shows her up close, and reveals her subtle, but magnificent eye makeup and hoop earrings. In the caption of the post, Chloe alludes to needing a romantic partner: “I needa soldier.”

Lately, her and Gunna have teased being in a relationship, but have publicly downplayed their dynamic, calling each other good friends. However, they have been seen holding hands and attending several events together. 

Although they do not label each other an official couple, Gunna explained that he would be disappointed if she were to find another romantic partner: “That wouldn’t be very P of her, to take my time and waste it.”

But, this recent post suggests Chloe is ready and willing to accept a man in her life. Check out her delightful IG post below.

Earlier today, Nick Cannon broke the internet when photos of the 41-year-old seemingly hosting a baby shower in Malibu with model Bre Tiesi surfaced online. Rumour has it that the California-born comedian fathered of the unborn child, which, if true, would make him a parent of eight.

Pictures from the event obtained by TMZ show Tiesi – who was previously married to Johnny Manziel of the Cleveland Browns – wearing a curve-hugging strapless white dress, which shows off her growing bump. The Masked Singer host also wore all white, although he opted for comfort in a matching sweatsuit complete with a beanie.

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Shortly after the news made its way online, sleuths over @theneighborhoodtalk found out how Cannon and his latest baby mama know each other, pulling up footage from when the 30-year-old appeared alongside him on Wild ‘N Out.

While playing a game called Let Me Holla, the Los Angeles native welcomed Tiesi to the stage, describing her as an “illustrious Wild ‘N Out girl.” As she takes the stage, Bre braces herself to be hit with ridiculous antics and pickup lines from other cast members, including a woman who asks the model to “open her legs” within seconds of approaching her.

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It’s also been noted that Cannon’s alleged baby mama reportedly teaches yoga at their gym, so it’s likely that they’ve crossed paths on several occasions.

In case you missed it, today’s baby shower included a gender reveal event, during which Bre Tiesi found out that she’ll be giving birth to a baby boy – read more about that here.