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Dr Umar Accused Of Posting Fake Text Message From Kamala Harris’ Campaign

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Dr. Umar Johnson is a very popular and often divisive voice in Black culture these days. Whether it’s his thoughts on the rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake or, in this case, his thoughts on politics, he’s always making waves for his staunch perspectives. But a lot of folks think that the psychologist and social media personality was too quick to hop in that conversation. Moreover, he posted a screenshot of an alleged text message that the Kamala Harris campaign sent him to link up, along with his enthusiastic response. However, many reacted to this post by doubting that this was actually from the Harris campaign. Did Dr. Umar fall for the trick or is he trying to make this conversation happen through some Internet hijinks?

“Hello Dr. Umar Johnson. [redacted] from the Harris2024 team,” the alleged text message from the Kamala Harris campaign to Dr. Umar began, sent at 10:30PM local time. “You are a big part part of the Black community. Can you help us by completing a Zoom meeting with VP Kamala Harris. Paying [redacted]. We are looking for about an hour of your time. Please advise if you would like to complete the Zoom call. Your help can get us across the finish line. HARRIS2024.” Scroll through the replies in the Twitter post below to see folks’ skepticism.

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Dr. Umar’s Alleged Text Exchange With Kamala Harris’ Campaign

“Peace & PanAfrikanism,” Dr. Umar responded at 11:45PM local time. “I hope that all is well. I’m not interested in your money. However, I am very interested in having the zoom conversation with Vice President Harris to discuss our needs and her plans for the Black community. This zoom must be livecasted to the national Black community and may not be prerecorded. I promise to be completely respectful of the Vice President but I will ask direct questions about miseducation, mass incarceration, police brutality, economic strangulation, gentrification/migrant crisis, reparations & and [sic] the need for a federal anti-Black Hate Crimes Bill.”

Other figures like Meek Mill might share some of Dr. Umar’s sentiments. “I wanna ask Kamala Harris questions about her past as a da. Even if she had to be tough….” he recently tweeted. “All I hear is rumors of her. I would ask her 3 questions about black and brown men going to prison. And her views and try to help her understand from a survival standpoint point she may have never had to encounter!”

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Michael Rubin Addresses Backlash To His Comments About Black Culture

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Michael Rubin’s recent appearance on The Breakfast Club drew some significant uproar from the Internet for a couple of different reasons. One of these was his comments about Drake attending his White Party in the aftermath of the Kendrick Lamar battle, which led DJ Akademiks to claim that the 6ix God took 20 OVO affiliates with him to bring some muscle to the table in case anyone was about to ask why Baka was still around. But the real controversy behind Rubin’s radio show appearance was his comments about not liking certain parts of Black culture, remarks which he’s now apologized for.

“I got a phone call from one of the people I have the most respect for in the world,” Michael Rubin tweeted on Thursday afternoon (August 15) after his comments on Black people hating on other Black people caused viral backlash. “They told me while they appreciate my intention, it’s not my place to speak on Black culture. I get it and really appreciate the input! My intention was to say how important it is that we need to uplift each other, stop hate on each other, and push each other to win, and always root for each other’s success! My bad, Much love and appreciate the feedback [two heart emojis]. @breakfastclubam @djenvy @cthagod @LorenLorosa.”

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Michael Rubin’s Apology For Black Culture Comments

Elsewhere, this is what Michael Rubin had to say about banning Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” diss track at his Fourth of July White Party this year since Drake was attending. “It was true,” he said of the rumors on The Breakfast Club. “I just didn’t think it was appropriate, so I said, ‘Hey, let’s not play anyone’s music that’s feuding with anyone here.’ That was a me decision. I just thought it wasn’t the appropriate thing to do.”

Meanwhile, Michael Rubin also defended Meek Mill’s heterosexuality amid rumors spurred by the Diddy revelations that he’s actually attracted to other genders. “When I see the narrative of a really good friend of mine like Meek, and people are trying to… Again, if he was gay — which there’s not one gay bone in his body — who cares, number one,” he shared. “If people wanna be gay, it is 2024. Who the f**k cares? Number two, there’s not a gay bone in his body, so why do people wanna lie about that? Why do people want to change the narrative of a bet he made with me to try to hurt him?”

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Kamala Harris Reportedly Denies Kai Cenat’s Claims About Her Campaign

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The U.S presidential election this year will be just as much about online clicks and cultural support as it is about voter ballots and the Electoral College. Moreover, both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have to win over the States’ public favor come November, and they’re both apparently making strides in the worlds of pop culture, content creation, and streaming to do so. If you didn’t already know, Kai Cenat recently claimed that the Secret Service reached out to him to support Harris and collaborate with her campaign. While he said that he has no interest in involving himself with politics, a new report suggests that this is a bit of a misrepresentative story.

Furthermore, TMZ recently claimed to have spoken with an alleged source supposedly close to Kamala Harris’ campaign, who reportedly said that no one from her camp had reached out to Kai Cenat at the time of his claims. According to this supposed source, the Harris campaign hasn’t even considered linking up with the Twitch giant. Also, apparently Cenat was instead contacted by a third-party organization informally connected to the Democratic National Committee’s convention team. The convention takes place later this August in Chicago, but his involvement is not only unclear, but downright speculative at press time.

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Kai Cenat’s Kamala Harris Rant

Not only that, but this TMZ report also claims that this third party’s conversations with Kai Cenat began before current president Joe Biden dropped out of the race in favor of Kamala Harris. Allegedly, no one from her campaign formed part of these supposed talks. But why are people so captivated by the notion of these two wildly different celebrities teaming up to do something together? Well, that’s because fellow popular streamer Adin Ross recently did a livestream with Harris’ opponent, Donald Trump.

As you can imagine, that stream lit up social media and resulted in some comical, bizarre, or otherwise controversial moments. But from what this report indicates, it seems like Kamala Harris isn’t looking to combat this with a one-to-one clap-back. Instead, maybe her campaign will look beyond Kai Cenat to other corners of pop culture, and Trump will most likely do the same. Still, we can’t help but wonder what Harris would get up to at the AMP house.

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Tracee Ellis Ross Is Still Putting In That Work In The Gym, And Fans Are Loving Her Body

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Tracee Ellis Ross’ Instagram updates on her gym routines, body positivity, and workout sessions have fans in love for various reasons. Of course, there’s her natural beauty and some lusting here and there for her curves, but most fans seem more heartened by her constant dedication to her lifestyle and how satisfied she seems by the engagement. Others debated whether Ross achieved this just by not having the stress of family and children on her or whether she always looked like this. Either way, folks have little negative things to say, and the same goes for all of her viral posts.

Elsewhere, Tracee Ellis Ross makes headlines not just for her online fanbase around her workout routines, but also her impeccable sense of style. She and Coi Leray turned heads last year at YSL’s Paris Fashion Week show, and they even shared some candids from their link-up at the fashion house. The actress is among the more fashionable stars today and it’s always a treat when she gets to flex that in a big way. Hopefully the next PFW sees her step out once more, but even if she doesn’t, we’re sure that her closet contains just as good of a fit.

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But Tracee Ellis Ross’ grace doesn’t mean that she is always gracious, as her Black-ish costar Anthony Anderson has a hilarious story about how she didn’t like him for ten years. “We laugh about this now, but Tracee didn’t like me for maybe 10 years!” he recalled back in 2022. “We hosted the Vibe Awards [in 2005]. As we were walking onto the stage there was a loud sound over the speaker, and I said, ‘Tracee? Did you fart?’ The audience loved it, but what I did not know is how offended Tracee was by that comment.

“When it came time for my close-up, she would leave the stage like, ‘The stage is Anthony’s!’” Anderson continued about Tracee Ellis Ross. “I thought Tracee was just showing me the utmost respect as an actor. I was like ‘Oh, my God. I’ve never been treated like this before! I was a guest star on her show, and she was just giving me her set!’… Well, looking back on it, she didn’t want to be around me! She really didn’t start liking me until we were midway through the first season of Black-ish, and so we laugh about it now.”

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Ray J Receives Bizarre Offer From Luenell To Do OnlyFans Content Together

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Luenell’s recent interview with DJ Vlad on VladTV took a pretty lewd turn when they broached the subject of Ray J. Moreover, she offered to do OnlyFans content with him, remarking on his impact on the adult entertainment industry thanks to his tape with Kim Kardashian. The comedian spoke on all of the intrigue around him and his salacious past, hilariously blasting Paris Hilton’s own explicit video in favor his and Kim’s. Sadly, this isn’t the most wild or out of pocket remark on the singer and sexual relations that emerged as of late, as Shannon Sharpe recently caught flack for his comments on his experience with sexual abuse as a 14-year-old.

Speaking of Sharpe, Luenell actually tried to shoot her shot with him and secure a spot on the Club Shay Shay podcast, and we still don’t know if she’ll be successful in her attempts. “Hey @clubshayshay, I like private planes too,” she wrote on Instagram. “Lemme [know if you want] a lil mid-air kitty kat (meow). Oh well, we can talk about it when I come on the show one day. @clubshayshay @shannonsharpe84 #LueNatiks tag him & let him know I stand on BUSINESS.”

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Luenell Wants To Do OF Content With Ray J

As for Ray J, he recently dealt with blocked access to the 2024 BET Awards and a fight with Lemuel Plummer, so he’s in a rough spot. “I’m really at a breakin point!” he wrote of these incidents. “To provide for my family and have generational wealth was always the plan. But money is evil and people are bad and I can’t take it anymore. These chain of reactions are stemming from being locked in a false reality / confused by this whole life! The s**t that happened tonight to me at the awards today was hurtful.

“I’m working backstage and then I go take a break in the back and BET wouldn’t let me back in for some reason,” Ray J concluded. “I don’t know who they didn’t want me to see. It was weird. Anyway I left and went back to silence my frustrations. Flashing back to my everyday thought of my life. The [given] truth is a LIE!”

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Amber Rose Tells Donald Trump’s Daughter-In-Law Why She’s Supporting Him For President

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Amber Rose isn’t shying away from her support of Donald Trump for president anytime soon, and is even getting cozy with the family. Moreover, she recently explained why she publicly endorsed the former U.S. President as he seeks to beat incumbent Joe Biden on The Right View, hosted by none other than Lara Trump. For those unaware, The Right View is a conservative podcast platform, and Lara is the wife of one of Trump’s kids, Eric. We’re sure that they spoke about some other topics, considerations, and angles, but one particular clip caught many fans’ attention for how Rose explained her support of Trump and how the vague explanation is very different to many folks’ view of him.

“Like, for me, Donald Trump is the epitome of an alpha male,” Amber Rose’ remarks on the convicted president began. “Right? He’s there to protect, provide, make sure the citizens of the U.S. are, you know, in a good economy. Protecting us. You know, I feel protected by Donald Trump. That’s why I wanted to come out and publicly endorse him because… I just feel safe.”

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Amber Rose Feels “Safe” With Donald Trump In The Oval Office

In fact, Amber Rose is taking things even a step further by even doubling down on this support through her creative endeavors as well as her personal platforms. For example, she recently appeared in rapper Forgiato Blow’s music video for “Trump Trump Baby,” and yes, that’s an homage to Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” because how could it not be? “Democrat Party going to take your freedom / Indicting our president because they can’t beat him,” Blow spits on the song. “The media is the enemy of the people / The Democrats and the fakes news always be cheating.”

“Is Donald Trump not for women’s rights issues?” Amber Rose told TMZ. “He’s trying to make America great again. That’s for women too right? So, there you go. I think people see the injustice in [the guilty verdicts] and they want to vote for him more than ever. I think we just did our research and we’re not brainwashed anymore by the left, I can say that about myself. All these years I’ve been brainwashed and I’m not anymore.”

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Michael Ealy Divides Fans With How He Hugged Meagan Good In Front Of Jonathan Majors

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Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good are a buzzing pop culture couple right now, but with all that love in the air also comes some potential jealousy. Moreover, actor Michael Ealy recently went viral online because of the way that he hugged Good at the L.A. PowerPlayers Mix & Mingle bash and literally swept her right off her feet… right in front of Majors. Then, he dapped up rapper D Smoke and his wife, and didn’t even greet the Creed III actor in the clip below before they all posed for a picture together. It was overall a very bizarre interaction to witness, and one that elicited a lot of jokes on the Internet as well as a lot of criticism.

Of course, it’s not all that Jonathan Majors was in comical headlines for recently, as odd of a change as this is from the domestic violence case that took over his public-facing persona. Fans recently clowned him for the way in which he danced to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” While it seems a tad ridiculous to go so hard over a couple of moves, we can’t blame folks for demanding some great choreography from it. After all, it’s the song of the summer, and you have to do it justice somehow.

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Michael Ealy Hugs Meagan Good Enthusiastically Right In Front Of Jonathan Majors

Elsewhere, Jonathan Majors recently spoke on his conviction at the 2024 Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards. “I’m imperfect,” he shared during his tearful speech. “I have shortcomings, I acknowledge them. Perseverance means what? Perseverance means persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay. And the God I serve has put me in a position where I’ve had to embody that word more than I wished or wanted. We live in a world [that props up] men, Black men in particular… as either superheroes or supervillains,” Jonathan Majors continued. “But I’ve come to realize, me, personally, I ain’t none of that… I’m just that guy whose faith has been tested. It has been strengthened by this testimony.”

Meanwhile, this is what Meagan Good had to say in the comments of the Instagram post above about Jonathan Majors and Michael Ealy. “So we’re just gonna edit out the first part of the video where Jonathan and Micheal exchange a big hug first and then speak life over each other – ‘before’ he gives me a big brother hug?” she wrote. “Lol smh super unfortunate how people don’t have anything better to do than project on others and intentionally perpetuate negative misguided commentary on life snippets they have no real context to . It’s sad. Sigh. But still, God bless yall.”

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Angela Simmons Laughs At Her Own Ridiculous Oreo Promo After Cookie Brand’s Jokes

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Angela Simmons seems to be on the Internet’s bad side, as fans relentlessly trolled her for a promotion she did with Oreo. Moreover, to promote a fried Oreos collaboration between her Angela’s Cakes brand and the Slutty Vegan chain, she posted a video of herself in a bathtub full of Oreos on Tuesday (July 9) and faced a lot of ridicule online for it. But the cookie brand joined in on the fun, posting a picture of a bathtub full of Oreos on their Instagram Story and writing: “Imagine hating me and i’m just at home doing this. Boy we have a crush on Angela Simmons.” “We have a crush on you too,” Simmons wrote in her IG Story repost and reply to this meme, so it’s clear that she can laugh at herself, as well.

However, this isn’t all that Angela Simmons got cooked for on the Internet recently. The other incident involves her bedazzled gun purse at the 2024 BET Awards, which many thought wasn’t just corny, but also insensitive. Simmons apologized for taking that to the awards ceremony not once, but twice. However, even her boo Yo Gotti doubled down and supported her throughout this.

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Oreo Is Standing Behind Angela Simmons

“She just practicing LOL,” Yo Gotti shared on his Instagram Story recently amid toy gun emojis and laughing emojis. “I deeply regret that this item, which symbolizes a gun, was inappropriate and insensitive,” Angela Simmons wrote of the controversy. “Especially given my personal and community experiences with gun violence. […] I have personally lost my partner, the father of my child, to gun violence. I have witnessed its devastating impact on my community in Southeast Queens.

“My work with Erica Ford and my own organization that creates programs to reduce gun violence and helps those directly impacted by the pandemic, have always been about making peace a lifestyle,” Angela Simmons continued. “I ask for your understanding and forgiveness, and I hope that you can accept my sincere apology. While this incident was a misstep, I will not allow it to define my moral compass or my commitment to promoting peace and ending gun violence.”

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Angela Simmons Addresses Backlash & Cringe Over Her Bedazzled Gun Purse At The BET Awards

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Angela Simmons made quite the fashion statement at the 2024 BET Awards in Los Angeles last night (Sunday, June 30), brandishing a bedazzled purse shaped like a gun in the cameras’ faces. A lot of folks on social media, like you’ll see in the comments sections of the Instagram posts below, labeled this as a pretty cringe showing, or at the very least a bizarre one. Moreover, Yo Gotti’s boo recently took to the Internet to explain her decision and respond to a lot of folks hating on her for this move. From what she said in the clip below, she just really liked the design and didn’t want to promote that sort of lifestyle.

“So I see a lot of conversation around the bag, the purse I wore to the awards,” Angela Simmons’ message began. “And normally I don’t address, like, rumors and stuff. But I’m not like that, never been like that. I’m super -– like, I’m not violent. I’ve obviously been through a lot in my personal life when it comes to gun violence and it’s very personal to me.

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Angela Simmons Responds To Gun Purse Backlash

“But I just liked the bag and I thought it was cool and I thought it was a fashion moment and that was it,” Angela Simmons continued. “I didn’t have any intentions of ruffling anyone’s feathers. It seems like everyone -– or a couple of people, I’lll say -– are a little upset. But I don’t mean no harm. [I’m] super, super peaceful, and… Yeah. I’m sorry if it bothered anyone, but that’s not me, that’s just not how I am.” While a lot of her content online can lean more in a thirst trap direction, it’s clear that she wanted to leave that to the side and focus on this current issue.

Meanwhile, Angela Simmons and Yo Gotti will continue to represent hip-hop at its own spaces and beyond. For example, they and E-40 hit up a White House party last year in lavish fashion, living it up with the big wigs and making their mark on pop culture extend beyond typical spaces. We’ll see what else she decides to try out to make a style statement. Hopefully it’s a tad less violent.

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Ray J & Zeus Network CEO Lemuel Plummer Duke It Out At BET Awards Afterparty, Ray Speaks Out

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Ray J & Lemuel Plummer, the CEO of the reality TV hub Zeus Network, reached a boiling point in their building beef last night (Sunday, June 30). Moreover, they ran into each other at a BET Awards afterparty and confronted each other, with security and entourages trying to stop their face-to-face as Ray swung on Plummer. Eventually, the singer and actor conceded and went back into his car at the behest of his team after trying to pull something out of his backpack. He had previously accused the CEO of being a “Black Jeffrey Epstein” and claimed that he has abusive, exploitative, and manipulative tendencies towards women.

While it’s unclear what prompted this fight -– and Lemuel Plummer hasn’t said anything about it at press time -– Ray J took to his Instagram Story to air out his grievances. Content warning: this could be triggering material for some readers, as these remarks include references to self-harm. Text 988 if you need a crisis counselor for emotional support. “Then it all went bad!” he shared. “First at #BET and then later on too!”

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Ray J & Lemuel Plummer Face Off

“I’m really at a breakin point!” Ray J continued. “To provide for my family and have generational wealth was always the plan. But money is evil and people are bad and I can’t take it anymore. These chain of reactions are stemming from being locked in a false reality / confused by this whole life! The s**t that happened tonight to me at the awards today was hurtful. I’m working backstage and then I go take a break in the back and BET wouldn’t let me back in for some reason. I don’t know who they didn’t want me to see. It was weird. Anyway I left and went back to silence my frustrations. Flashing back to my everyday thought of my life, the truth that’s given is a LIE!

Ray Speaks Out

“Im on my way out of the country,” Ray J concluded. “The s**t that is happening is mind blowing. It’s making me suicidal and uncomfortable with the perception of reality. THEY PAID ME TO SHUT UP AND I DID! I FEEL BAD AND I HATE MYSELF FOR IT! I DONT WANT ANYMORE OF YOUR DIRTY MONEY! And B4! Or Right after I die I promise you I will be free of it all and the world can move on with what is real for me no matter the consequences I have to face on the other side!! I TRIED TO DO IT FOR REAL LAST TIME! I’m sorry to myself and [my] sister sorry Bran, I will make it right, I won’t let them get away with it! I TOLD THE PEOPLE CLOSE TO ME THAT I FELT LIKE SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO HAppen F**K IT I SAID IT.”

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