Monday, July 31, 2017

Another Star ⭐️ Succumbs ...

Actress Jeanne Moreau, one of French cinema's biggest stars of the last 60 years, has died at the age of 89.

Moreau is probably best known for her role in Francois Truffaut's 1962 new wave film Jules et Jim.

She won a number of awards including the best actress prize at Cannes for Moderato Cantabile in 1960.

She also worked with Orson Welles on several films and won the Bafta Award for best foreign actress for Viva Maria! in 1967.

Jeanne Moreau
Image captionMoreau appeared in Joseph Losey's Eva in 1961

Moreau was found dead at her home in Paris, the district's mayor told the AFP news agency.

What's The 411 Hun? MJB Got it ...


Hip Hop Queen Mary J. Bilge 

Issa's bomb diggity 'Insecure' ...


Issa 

Remembering ...


Acclaimed actor, director, and playwright Sam Shepard has sadly died. The Pulitzer Prize winner and Oscar nominee was 73 years old. His cause of death is unknown at this time.

It’s so sad to say that the great Sam Shepard passed away on July 30, according to Broadway World. An unstoppable force in the film industry and in theatre, Sam was 73 years old when he died. His cause of death is unknown at this time. Sam was the author of 44 plays, one of which, “Buried Child”, won him the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in in 1979. The incredible actor was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the 1984 film The Right Stuff. He leaves behind two children with former partner, American Horror Story star Jessica Lange, 68: Hannah and Samuel Shepard, as well as a son from a previous marriage, Jesse Shepard.



Iman ... Her Beauty never Cracks!!!


Iman at 62 is still STUNNING!!! 

Janet 'State Of The World' Tour ...


Janet ...

Princesses Singing Harmonies ...



Laughter Kings ...


Tucker and Murphy ...

Friday, July 28, 2017

TGIF


The disappointments end, when you teach people how to treat you. Choose self. #TGIF

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Next Phase


Well…as Kyrie Irving tries the slide out of the back door, Derrick Rose is making himself at home with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The injury-prone NBA star has agreed to a 1-year, $2.1 million contract to defend The Land.
LeBron James is welcoming Derrick with open arms.

Friday, July 21, 2017

Collapsing


White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer abruptly resigned Friday morning after President Donald Trump named former New York hedge fund executive Anthony Scaramucci as his communications director.
Spicer, who had stepped back from most day-to-day press briefings in expectation of taking on a larger role in overseeing the communications shop, viewed his role diminished by Scaramucci’s hire and resigned. Scaramucci’s appointment was opposed by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, chief strategist Steve Bannon, and others in Trump’s inner circle, but Trump was adamant about bringing Scaramucci, the founder of SkyBridge Capital, into the West Wing.

TGIF


Be the influence, weak ones can't forgive. Time is a healer, it dictates, educates us to Higher ground. #TGIF




Thursday, July 20, 2017

Family Ties


Beautifully Wonderful ...

Freedom Dummie


Get your crap together ...

Oooooh Noooooooo


Uh Oh- On No Usher, he could've gotten if from anywhere.  Sleeping with Old grits, Living with Puffy.  Cray Cray times.   Some not so positive allegations about Usher’s personal life have gone viral. According to Radar Online, there are legal documents detailing how the singer had unprotected sex without disclosing he had an STD, allegedly. The site reports,

 

Court papers also showed the former coach on NBC’s hit The Voice — whose divorce from first wife Tameka Foster was finalized in 2009 — was “exposed to herpes” in 2009 or 2010. In a disgusting revelation, a “greenish discharge” once oozed from the performer’s penis, but otherwise he had no signs of the infection and was labeled an “asymptomatic carrier” by doctors. After initially admitting concern to his partner, Usher — who’s worth a cool $180 million — later convinced her that an STD examination result was negative, and they continued to engage in unprotected sex.

 

“Believing Raymond’s statements that it had been nothing and cleared up, [she] continued her relationship,” a lawyer for the victim wrote in a legal complaint for damages. Their romps went without a hitch until three weeks after a passionate hookup when the victim — whose identity is being withheld by Radar — woke up “feeling very sick” with a “fever of 100 degrees, chills, headache, and aches and pains.” She “also developed lesions and blisters in her vagina,” and was so terrified she sought treatment at urgent care, where a doctor promptly diagnosed her with herpes.

According to the document, the “Yeah!” singer — going by the pseudonym “Papa Bear” in messages — posted a check covering her medical bills totaling $2,754.40.

Usher — now married to Grace Miguel, former executive chef on The Cosby Show — is accused of “consciously and purposefully” withholding his herpes diagnosis from the woman “and continued to have unprotected sex.”

 

The legal complaint was filed at the Superior Court in Los Angeles. California law requires a person who knows or should know they are infected with genital herpes to avoid sexual contact with an uninfected person — or to warn potential partners before sexual contact occurs.

After being confronted by his partner for infecting her, Usher called her two days later with his doctor, who confirmed he carries the herpes virus.

 

Her test results confirmed a first-time infection and a file in the settlement reads: “In a series of telephone conversations and online chat sessions, Usher has apologized for infecting her and told her he would take care of things.”

In a declaration, the celebrity fashionista said she “feels that her health and body have been ruined,” and she “has suffered severe emotional distress and has been extremely depressed … knowing there is no cure.”

 

Reportedly, he eventually settled with his ex on Dec. 28, 2012, paying a total of $1.1 million.

 

Usher has yet to comment publicly.


Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Anticipation



Idris Elba

Twisted Talented


Talented, Twisted and Troubled - Jerry Lee Lewis and Robert (R.Kelly) Kelly, the two Amen life parralled, both married teenagers.  Their sexual escapades haunted their careers, one key factor always was 'sex'.  Could be addiction. Could be Fame, Could be Entitlement, Could be Power.  Clearly much investigation needs addressing.  Behind the great body of work, from these two  men, is talent from twisted personalities.  Parents hide your babies.  New allegations suggest that R. Kelly is holding young women hostage as in a 'cult' first the Sex tape, that wasn't him ... OY VEY, now this.


Imitation ...

Monday, July 17, 2017

Simply Gorgeous


Happy Birthday - ICON and Trailblazer Diahann Carroll.


Remembering ...


Though Martin Landau was a two-time Oscar nominee when Tim Burton tabbed him to play Bela Legosi in 1994’s Ed Wood, he identified with the Hungarian horror has-been and the deliciously awful 1950s director. After all, Landau’s roller-coaster career included credits like The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island.

Landau died Saturday in Los Angeles at the age of 89, his agent confirmed to EW. The Brooklyn-born actor became famous in 1959 when he battled Cary Grant atop Mount Rushmore in North by Northwest. But after a highly successful three-year run as master-of-disguise Rollin Hand on TV’s Mission: Impossible, the actor who’d crafted his art alongside James Dean and mentored Jack Nicholson discovered the movie business had lost interest in him. “Back then, movie directors felt that audiences wouldn’t pay to see somebody they could see for free on TV,” Landau said in 1994.


Friday, July 14, 2017

TGIF ...


We feel subconsciously.  The concept of desire and wanting, begins with Perspective.  The Universe will meet you in the middle. #TGIF

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Power People

Shining Star


Spotlight - NBC's loss is the Weinstein Production company gain.  Weinstein Television said it would work to develop a daytime talk show featuring Tamron  Hall, who worked for many years as an anchor at MSNBC and on NBC’s “Today” show. Hall will co-create the program with Weinstein and serve as host and executive producer of the series. Weinstein said Barry Wallach, a former president of domestic TV distribution for NBC, would consult.  Weinstein and Hall will also collaborate to develop other non-scripted programming under the terms of their pact.


The talk show is currently untitled, and is expected to focus on current events, human-interest stories and interviews with celebrities and newsmakers. The daily series is slated to be shot in front of a live studio audience. Weinstein said the program “will fill the current void in daytime for viewers looking for a blend of heart, humor and information.”

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

STILL Coooooool


Brims - For the early 1930's Brims Hats has always been viewed as the Sexy Sophisticated head Gear for men!  Cool points about Classic Looks, they never grow out of Style.



Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Paid ...


The Houston Rockets and star James Harden are progressing toward a deal on the biggest contract extension in NBA history, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst.

The new contract will keep Harden in Houston through the 2022-23 season, the team announced. ESPN reports the four-year extension starts in 2019-20 with annual salaries of $37.8 million, $40.8 million, $43.8 million and $46.8 million. It could be worth $228 million through the 2022-23 season.

"It's my pleasure to announce we've reached agreement with James Harden on a long term contract extension. Since he arrived in Houston, James has exhibited the incredible work ethic, desire to win, and passion to be the best that has made him one of the most unique and talented superstars in the history of the game," owner Leslie Alexander said in a press release. "Additionally, the commitment he has shown to our organization, the City of Houston, and Rockets fans all over the world makes him a perfect leader in our pursuit of another championship. I'm very happy for James, his mother Monja, and their family on this exciting day."

Last summer Harden signed a contract extension that runs through the 2019-20 season that was reportedly worth $118.1 million. He had two years remaining on his original deal. Under his current contract, Harden is expected to earn $28.3 million for the 2017-18 season.

Semi's Baby


Venus Williams at Wimbledon 



Sunday, July 9, 2017

Revisited ...

TIMELESS - Growing up 'Good Times' by Chic was the summer anthem of 79. My parents were grooving and in turn, I learned how to get my groove on.  'My Feet Keep Dancing', 'My Forbidden Lover' 'A Warm Summer Night' were my cuts. Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards were the big time producers everything they touched turned Platinum for Diana Ross, Debbie Harry, David Bowie and Sisters Sledge.

'Risque' was pack deep with delicious bangers and sexy seduction.  Lucy Martin and Alfa Anderson were the eye candy that captivated our visuals.



The American band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. Its commercially successful disco songs include "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (1977), "Everybody Dance" (1977), "Le Freak" (1978), "I Want Your Love" (1978), "Good Times" (1979), and "My Forbidden Lover" (1979). The group regarded themselves as a rock band for the disco movement "that made good on hippie peace, love and freedom".  In 2017, Chic was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the eleventh time.