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He’s often used the dynamic of his interracial marriage as the crux of his stand-up routines, but it looks as if the relationship has come to an end. Veteran comedian Gary Owen has built his brand off of his quips about being a White man immersed in Black culture, and while he’s a celebrity that stays relatively unproblematic, he made headlines on Friday (March 19) after it was announced that he and his wife of 18 years, Kenya Duke, filed for divorce.

According to TMZ, The couple married back in 2003 and share two sons and one daughter who reportedly are adults because the court documents show that they don’t have children that are minors. The outlet didn’t share the cause of the split and neither party has issued a statement about the news of their personal matters being shared publicly.

Last year, just ahead of the pandemic, Kenya shared a photo of herself with her husband along with a loving message about their bond. “This is what it looks to give ZERO f**ks about what people say. We are out here living our best life, laughing and loving.” Check out a few more family photos below.

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The breakup between Saweetie and Quavo has received an overwhelming response from fans, but it’s the comments by fellow celebrities that have stirred the pot. After blogs noticed that Saweetie and her Migos rapper beau were not long following each other, the Pretty B*tch Music artist revealed that they were no longer together. “I’m single. I’ve endured too much betrayal and hurt behind the scenes for a false narrative to be circulating that degrades my character,” Saweetie tweeted. “Presents don’t band aid scars and the love isn’t real when the intimacy is given to other women.”

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Someone who seemed to identify with Saweetie’s current state of events is Love & Hip Hop New York star Cyn Santana who retweeted Saweetie’s announcement with a message of her own. “The love isn’t real when the intimacy is given to other women” mannnnnnnn. Listen,” wrote Cyn, later adding, “That sh*t feel SO good when you leave a cheating ass ungrateful ass lying ass selfish ass dirty d*ck ass dusty ass bum of a man. Go be a liberating Queen and leave his ass sis!!! YOU the prize really [blushing smiling emoji].”

Saweetie also stated that she’d mentally check out of her romance with Quavo a while ago, and a Twitter user asked Cyn how someone can be disconnected and stay in their relationship. Cyn replied, “We just need a lil time to get the roster right baby.” Quavo responded to Saweetie sharing their personal business with the world, and she told him to “take care.” It looks as if Joe Budden, Cyn’s ex-fiancé and the father of her son, was paying attention.

“Hope everyone is taking care!!!” Budden tweeted. Check it out below.

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The drama involving Lil Mama has kicked up a notch now that actress Jackée Harry has added her two cents. Lil Mama has been trending in recent days following her statements about transgendered children. The rapper doesn’t believe that kids are well-rounded enough to make drastic decisions about their gender and suggested that this is a “depopulation” agenda being pushed. She later doubled down on her comments after facing backlash, and now legendary actress Jackée Harry has a message of her own.

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“The lip gloss was never really that poppin’,” tweeted Harry as she referenced Lil Mama’s breakout hit. She later added, “Be true to yourself. You were made perfectly. I love you for who you truly are. [rainbow emoji][hearts emoji].” The tweets were quickly reshared and passed by Lil Mama’s desk because she issued a response.

“Thought you was a Sister Sister, More like a Sister Act!” wrote the rapper as she mentioned Jackée’s role on the 1990s sitcom. “That’s the problem now. These new young girls don’t respect y’all old b*tches. Why? Because y’all don’t reach out and provide genuine council. You play these internet childish games and end up in a childish mix. WHERE ARE OUR ROLE MODELs? CAUSE IM TIRED OF YALL OLD HOLLYWOOD BULLSH*T! Kiss my ass Jackie.” 

Following the backlash, Lil Mama also stated she wanted to “start a Heterosexual Rights Movement.” Swipe below to watch it all unfold.

After a viral video showing the disparaging differences between the men’s and women’s NCAA gym circulated, Nick Young is finding his name at the center of controversy. It’s March Madness which means we’re in the thick of college basketball mania, but over on TikTok, Oregon Ducks’ Sedona Prince shared that the women’s weight room was only a set of barbells, while the men’s workout area was a full-on facility with all the bells and whistles. Professional sports players like Steph Curry chimed in to condemn the NCAA for discriminating against the ladies, but Nick Young’s response set the internet on fire.

On Instagram, ESPN shared the clip and Young slid in the comments. “Man y’all not bringing the big bucks y’all the JV team and it’s cool,” Young remarked. Soon, people flooded social media with responses as they accused the basketball star of devaluing women’s sports. He even took a few more hits because he’s the father of a daughter who may one day follow in his footsteps.

Later, Young claimed he was hacked. “Dang who hack me like that .. I love women I would never !, all the woman I love …we gotta find this hacker going around l,” he tweeted. You can read through a few responses from the public below.

We received Twista’s Adrenaline Rush album way back in 1997, and the Chicago rapper is sharing what inspired him to pen the record. Twista recently sat down with Atlanta’s Hot 107.9 where he revisited that time in his career and spoke about how Treach gave him a little push to switch things up after the Naughty By Nature rapper dissed him.

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“When we got in, we knew what we wanted,” he said of creating the album. “It was my second time doing it on that level so I kinda knew where I wanted to take the music.” He recalled experiencing celebrity “on a different level” following his Do or Die collaboration “Po Pimp,” a single that he still calls one of his favorites. “Making [Adrenaline Rush] was a great process, beautiful time in my life and like I said, I was refined, mindstate, lyrically, and from that point on, that’s how I was able to go kamikaze every project after that.”

“When I was writing Adrenaline Rush, I was in my zone,” he added. “The way I used to rap at first was from the essence from where rap first started, more east coast-orientated, more lyrical, being an emcee in a certain way, but then I started feeling [like] I wasn’t getting accepted a certain way. So, one day…especially like, after I got dissed.”

“I think Treach dissed me one time, I was gettin’ dissed, and I made up my mind,” Twista added, referencing when the Naughty By Nature icon reportedly called him a “quick tongue fraud” back in the early 1990s. “I said, ‘You know what, from now on, every rhyme I write is about to be for my hood, for my streets.’ And that’s where Adrenaline Rush came from, was my decision to not rap for another town. Let me rap for Chicago.” Check out the clip from his interview below.

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Her often unfiltered approach to pop culture has helped Chrissy Teigen’s popularity on social media, but it’s also caused the model mogul to receive a few hateful messages. Her ongoing feud with former President Donald Trump during his political reign was a regular fixture on Twitter, and many personal choices Teigen shares with the world cause controversy among detractors. Teigen surfaced on Twitter on Friday (March 19) with a few thoughts about feeling as if she’s more hated than admired.

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“Do u ever feel like everyone hates you?” she asked her followers. “I feel like everyone hates me. I’m not looking for you to tell me you don’t, I swear, please don’t!!! it is just overwhelming. i keep seeing ‘how has she not disabled these comments’ across all platforms on anything I say and it sucks.” 

Chrissy Teigen acknowledged that her observation may be because she’s struggling at the moment. “I don’t feel I can do anything well enough or right. I dunno. Maybe just a rough patch.” She’s not the only celebrity that has lamented over being “most hated”; Cardi B has previously declared herself the most criticized person on the web. Check out a few posts below.

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She’s not letting her foot off of Dr. Phil’s neck. Danielle Bregoli gained global fame after appearing on the physician’s talk show about out-of-control teens years ago, and only recently has she shared that she was sent to an allegedly abusive rehabilitation facility called Turn-About Ranch. Another young woman named Hannah first spoke about being allegedly sexually abused at the ranch, and following Hannah’s public plea for help, Bregoli, also known as Bhad Bhabie, came forward with her story, as well.

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Earlier this month, Bregoli shared a lengthy message where she criticized Dr. Phil and his production company for reportedly putting children and teens in harm’s way. She alleges that there was even a murder at Turn-About Ranch and said that Dr. Phil knows about the center’s scandals. Bregoli also states that attendees aren’t allowed to have phones or talk to their parents, so it’s impossible to record any mishaps by the staff. 

On Friday (March 19), the teen closed out the week by once again calling Dr. Phil to the floor. “So, Dr. Phil, I’m going to give you from now to April 5 to issue an apology,” said the rapper. “Not only to me, but to Hannah and any other child that you sent to Turnabout or any other program like this, and if you don’t, I’m gonna handle things my way.” Bregoli went on to say that there are other facilities like Turn-About Ranch that The Dr. Phil Show uses and she alleges that they are all similarly abusive.

Watch Bhad Bhabie detail her experiences and share how young people were allegedly “kidnapped” and punished below.

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