Things are getting messy with Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert’s divorce. Teyana just accused her ex of failing to properly care for their daughters.
The singer and actress and NBA star share two daughters: Rue, 3, and Juni 8. Teyana claims that Iman “consistently fails to properly care for the minor children” and alleges that he is “failing to feed them despite being in the [marital residence] with the minor children.”
Teyana Made Claims About Iman’s Parenting
She also accuses Iman of “smoking marijuana and being under the influence while caring for the minor children,” PEOPLE reports. In her response, Teyana also claimed that Iman put their two daughters in a rideshare in Chicago while he used a private driver. As a result, the kids were allegedly “dropped off at the United Center in general population.”
The accusations follow Iman’s response following the original divorce filing, according to PEOPLE. Both Teyana and Iman’s attorneys were contacted by the outlet but have yet to comment.
Teyana filed for divorce in January 2023. However, the couple waited months before making their separation public. In September 2023, Teyana shared the news on Instagram. “In all fairness, Iman and I are separated and have been for a while. To be 1000% clear, “infidelity” ain’t one of the reasons for our departure. We are still the best of friends, great business partners and are one hell of a team when it comes to co-parenting our 2 beautiful children,” she wrote.
“The only reason I’m even sharing THIS part of the chat is because the narratives are getting a little out of hand & it’s unfair to all parties involved,” she added.
While the former couple managed to keep their separation private and respectful at the time, more details emerged as Teyana officially filed for divorce.
Teyana and Iman’s Divorce Escalated
Page Six reports that in the original divorce filing, the singer accused her ex-husband of “cruel treatment” and named that as the reason for the divorce. She also alleged he“displayed extreme narcissistic behavior throughout the majority of their marriage.”
Additionally, she alleged that received “condescending and manipulative” messages from Iman, which put her on an “emotional rollercoaster.” She also alleged that Iman cheated on her during their marriage despite the fact that she initially mentioned that infidelity was not part of the equation in her Instagram announcement to fans.
Iman then asked the court to replace “cruel treatment” with “irretrievable broken bond.” He also denied making Teyana feel unsafe during their relationship.
Teyana recently also accused Iman of turning off utilities in a house she’s living in with their kids and alleged that the basketball player had not paid any child support except for covering Junie’s school tuition, per The Daily Mail.
The exes met in 2011 but didn’t get romantically involved until 2013, according to Page Six. They made their official debut as a couple in September 2014. They shared both engagement and pregnancy news in 2015. By 2016, they had secretly tied the knot.
Chelsea Houska DeBoer looks like a different person now compared to when she first stepped into the spotlight. Over the last few years, she’s been making bizarre changes to her face that have left her almost unrecognizable.
But what kind of cosmetic procedures has Chelsea had? The truth behind her insane transformation is honestly shocking, so let’s get into it.
When Chelsea first rose to MTV fame on 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom 2, she was only 18. So it makes sense that her appearance has changed over the years, considering she’s now 32. But the aging process still doesn’t explain why her face looks alarmingly different.
Chelsea used to have natural beauty, but now her face almost looks like it’s made of plastic. She’s always had a slightly oval-shaped face, but it’s extremely elongated now and appears to be drooping down more than ever.
Strangely enough, Chelsea’s jaw and cheekbones look incredibly pronounced, which has made her face appear wider overall. There are also parts of her face, especially near her mouth and eyebrows, that basically don’t move anymore.
Chelsea is no stranger to getting Botox, and her dad has even given her the injections. Since he works as a dentist and has his own office, Randy has been able to help Chelsea keep up with her Botox for a long time.
But over the last few years, it seems like her injections are doing much more than just erasing her wrinkles, and not in a good way. Chelsea has relied so heavily on Botox to keep her looking young that it’s started to have the total opposite effect. Her eyes appear to be drooping down at the outside corners because areas near them have been overfilled.
Chelsea Has Admitted to Having a “Little Bit of Filler”
Botox clearly isn’t the only thing she’s had done, considering her lips have gone from natural-looking to ridiculously large. A few years ago, Chelsea was still denying ever getting lip filler until multiple people pointed out the very noticeable difference in the size of her lips.
So, she finally admitted to having a ‘little bit of filler.’ According to The U.S. Sun, Chelsea even showed herself at a filler touch-up appointment on her Instagram Story in November 2022.
But these days, Chelsea’s lips are starting to look completely unnatural. She’s talked about wanting them to be a little plumper without looking too crazy, but she’s definitely gone too far. She’s had so much filler added to them that they look seriously unbelievable.
Now, Chelsea’s top lip curls up a lot at the corners of her mouth. It looks like there’s an extra fold of skin on the outside corners that was never there before.
Many people believe she’s also had filler injected into other areas of her face. The upper part of Chelsea’s cheekbones has recently started to appear fuller than ever. Some users speculated that she might have had a cheek implant procedure, but it could be just the result of too much filler.
The same can be said for Chelsea’s chin and jaw, which have been constantly morphing over the last few years. In a video posted to her Instagram Story, she revealed that she had recently started getting Botox in her jaw. The reason why was truly bizarre.
Chelsea explained that whenever she was feeling stressed or anxious, she would clench her teeth. Apparently, when she was getting her regular touch-ups, the injector suggested getting Botox in her jaw to help her clench her teeth less.
Fans Suspect That Chelsea May Have Undergone Surgery
But there’s another facial feature of Chelsea’s that seems to look quite a bit different than it used to. Many people have speculated that she’s either had a surgical nose job or a Botox nose job because the tip of her nose appears smaller and the bridge looks narrower.
She also used to have more hooded eyes, but now they look like they’ve undergone an unreal transformation. Now, the space between Chelsea’s eyelids and brow bone appears much larger, and her eyes look more open.
Some people suspected that she might have had a blepharoplasty or surgery to remove extra skin from her eyelids. But she may have had a much simpler and less invasive procedure.
Chelsea might have had a Botox brow lift, which could achieve basically the same results as a blepharoplasty. Considering all the other places on her face she’s injected with Botox, it wouldn’t be a surprise if she’d added her upper eye and brow areas to the list.
Chelsea may not be able to tell how drastically her appearance has transformed solely from Botox and fillers. But even just getting regular upkeep injections done frequently over the years can cause so many unexpected facial changes.
Chelsea Likely Has “Filler Fatigue”
According to an article by HuffPost, ‘filler fatigue’ happens when a person has had so much filler injected that it stretches their facial tissue over time. Michelle Yagoda, a plastic surgeon based in New York, told the outlet that even if someone gets their filler dissolved professionally, the damage has probably already been done.
She explained that every time someone gets filler injected, that area underneath the skin increases in size. Eventually, a big pocket is created. That pocket requires even more filler injected into it just to give the typical desired effect.
But what happens when someone with filler fatigue continues to get more injections over time is honestly insane. Michelle added that sometimes people will try to inflate those pockets with so much extra filler that it results in their faces looking super wide and disproportionate.
When they attempt to balance out their facial features by getting more filler in other areas, it just leads to the same cycle of overfilling. That could explain why Chelsea’s cheeks are starting to appear wider, and her cheekbones have been looking so much more pronounced. It doesn’t help that her teeth also appear whiter and larger than ever, which indicates that she could have gotten veneers.
But it’s not just Chelsea’s face that’s changed a crazy amount over the years. A lot of social media users have speculated that Chelsea has either had a tummy tuck or liposuction.
There’s no denying that her strict diet and extreme exercise regimen have helped her stay in shape. But not everyone is convinced that she’s only taken the natural route to get so fit and toned.
Chelsea Rarely Addresses Plastic Surgery Rumors
As weird as it sounds, many people on Teen Mom Reddit forums have pointed out that Chelsea’s belly button has changed so much over time. She used to have a normal-looking belly button, but now it appears as a very small dent on her abdomen.
But that’s not all.
About a year and a half ago, Chelsea’s Instagram followers noticed something crazy. Despite her intense workout routine and her thin frame, her chest suddenly appeared to be much larger than before.
According to The U.S. Sun, Chelsea had been promoting some new clothes from her collaboration with Lauriebelles in photos that she shared on her Instagram Story. The tops she had on were very form-fitting, which made it easy to see that her chest looked much different.Many people began to suspect that Chelsea had recently had work done to enhance the size of her chest.
She rarely addresses any plastic surgery rumors about herself. As of a couple of years ago, she was still denying that she’d ever had any cosmetic procedures done other than Botox and fillers.
Chelsea has been open about the facial treatments that she regularly gets, like micro peels and Broadband Light treatments. Considering how much her face has changed, it’s definitely possible that she’s secretly had some other procedures done.
Even if Chelsea is sticking to only Botox and fillers, she may want to be careful about not overdoing it. Based on how wide and down-turned parts of her face look, she might be dealing with filler fatigue.
So, instead of continuing to overfill her face, Chelsea may need to get some of her fillers professionally dissolved. Otherwise, she’s going to end up looking even more unrecognizable than she already does.
It’s been over two decades since Jam Master Jay of Run DMC fame had his life taken away from him. In the last couple of days, the men thought to be responsible for his tragic passing were finally convicted.
Last Tuesday, as reported in AP News, one of the most mysterious cases in hip-hop history came to a close. An anonymous jury in Brooklyn found Jam Master Jay’s close associates, Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, guilty of taking the legendary DJ’s life in 2002.
In all that time, investigations into the incident proved complicated and confusing. The authorities were led in several directions thanks to various tips, rumors, and theories over the years.
Top prosecutor Breon Peace told reporters about the difficulties authorities had experienced trying to solve the case. He said, “It’s no mystery why it took years to indict and arrest the defendants.”
His reason was that vital witnesses to the crime “were terrified that they would be retaliated against if they cooperated with law enforcement.” He added, “Their strength and resolve in testifying at this trial were a triumph of right over wrong and courage over fear.”
Although much time has passed since the attack, the story is no less tragic. This was especially true because Jam Master Jay lost his life at the hands of two people he considered to be close friends.
One of them, Karl Jordan Jr, was actually his godson. Ronald Wahington was an old friend living at the DJ’s sister’s home at the time.
Despite Their Protests, the Defendants Were Found Guilty
18 years after the hit, both men were finally arrested in 2020 and went on to plead not guilty to the charge. After the jury read the verdict, Ronald yelled at the jurors that they had just sentenced “two innocent people.” The supporters of his fellow defendant also started shouting at the jury after the decision was read out.
Both men’s lawyers also restated their belief in their innocence. One of Ronald’s lawyers stated, “My client did not do this. And the jury heard testimony about the person who did.”
In 2003, Ronald had given an interview to Playboy, in which he claimed to have heard the shots from outside the studio. He also said that he saw Karl Jr, whom he called Little D, running out of the building.
Despite protests from the defendants and their legal teams, the family of Jam Master Jay was relieved to hear the verdict given. His cousin, Carlis Thompson, said he felt like a “2000-pound weight” had been lifted after the decision. However, AP also reported that the family was saddened that the DJ’s mother had not lived to see the conviction.
Jam Master Jay was thought to have been attacked after getting involved in trafficking illegal substances to pay off debts. Assistant US Attorney Artie McConnell explained that he got involved “to take care of the people who depended on him.”
Many of those same people might now finally find peace, decades after losing one of hip-hop’s great pioneers.
In the back half of 2023, Luke Combs and his wife, Nicole, became happy but understandably tired members of the “2 under 2” parent club.
Luke and Nicole have two boys, Tex Lawrence, born in June 2022, and Tex’s little brother, Beau Lee, arriving just 14 months later. It surprised many fans when Luke announced that Nicole was pregnant again in March 2023.
He told People Magazine how it felt. Luke said that he and his wife were “just in it.” He also joked, “We’re in the trenches,” but Luke confirmed that they were “excited for the second one,” and he thought that having babies so close in age would be okay, adding, “I feel like we’ll be in practice.”
In February 2024, Luke made a huge impression at the Grammy Awards when he sang “Fast Car” with Tracy Chapman. Nicole accompanied Luke to the Grammys, and before she boarded the flight to LA, she did another Q&A with fans on her Instagram Stories.
One fan asked Nicole a specific question, and she wrote during the Q&A that she gets “this question a lot.” The fan wanted to know how Nicole truly feels about the 13-month age gap between her sons, and Nicole’s answer was candid.
She wrote, “For me, I would say being pregnant while taking care of an infant/toddler was a lot harder [than] having 2 under 2.” Nicole added, “Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lot of work, but I love the 13-month age gap.”
Nicole even confessed during the Q&A that she would do it again. She joked, “There’s also a chance I may be absolutely insane, lol.”
Baby Number 2 Came Earlier Than Expected
Luke had made the announcement about baby number two on Instagram last March. He posted a photo montage of him, Nicole, and Tex and included a soundtrack—one of his new songs, “Take You With Me.”
One of the photos in the montage was Tex wearing a “Big Brother” t-shirt. Luke captioned the post, “Joining the 2 under 2 club! Baby boy #2 coming this September!!”
Nicole debuted baby bump #2 at the 2023 ACMs last May. She told People that she and Luke had “decided on 4” kids “max,” but Nicole admitted they “also might stop at 2. Who knows?”
But there was something about Luke’s ‘baby #2’ post on social media that wasn’t the real truth. Nicole gave birth to Beau on August 15th of last year, not in September, as he’d predicted. Their first son, Tex, also arrived on a significant day in 2022, with Nicole giving birth on Father’s Day in June.
Luke celebrated the birth of his first son on social media, writing on Instagram, “Welp, he decided that Father’s Day would be a good time to show up. I couldn’t agree more.” Nicole wrote on Instagram that Tex was “the best chillest angel boy,” and she sweetly claimed she was “so happy” that she was chosen to be his mom.
But there was also something off about Tex’s birthdate because Luke and Nicole both wrote on social media in 2022 that they were expecting their first child in the spring and as Today.com noted, Tex almost ended up being “a summer baby.” So it appears both of their kids didn’t arrive on the due dates that Luke and Nicole expected!
Luke Combs Missed the Birth of His Son
Luke did catch some heat from country music fans when he embarked on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in the summer of 2023. Taste of Country reported Nicole was “nearing nine months pregnant” at the time, and they claimed that Luke was “cutting things close” to arrive back in Tennessee by “sometime in September,” when the baby was allegedly due.
But Nicole had revealed “the plan” if she went into labor with their second son when Luke was half a world away. This happened during an Instagram Q&A with her fans, and Nicole set the record straight.
She said that Luke wouldn’t cancel any tour dates down under if she went into labor. She wrote during the Q&A, “It’s around 20 hours to get back from Aus if he got on a plane immediately, lol. So no.”
The last show of Luke’s Australia—New Zealand tour was August 26, 2023. People Magazine confirmed that Luke did not make it back to Tennessee in time for the birth.
It’s also interesting that Luke and Nicole took a while to announce that Beau had arrived. Today.com reported the happy news on September 1st. This was the day after Nicole’s video announcement on her and Luke’s joint Instagram account—more than two weeks after baby Beau arrived.
Nicole’s video included baby items like a pacifier, a little beanie, and a sweet polaroid of the baby’s feet that developed as Cory Asbury’s song, “These Are the Days,” played. Nicole captioned her post, “8.15.2023 — Beau Lee Combs. Welcome to the world. We couldn’t love you more.”
Ever since Janelle left Kody, she’s managed to completely turn her life around in the best of ways/ She’s lost a ton of weight, and she just looks so much happier nowadays. And you’ll never believe all the things that Janelle’s changed in her day-to-day life…
If you go to Janelle’s social media nowadays, one thing will be clear to you immediately — and that’s that she’s clearly doing extremely well. Ever since she and Kody split up, Janelle’s just really decided to become her best and happiest self. She’s lost a bunch of weight, and she’s just leading a much healthier lifestyle overall.
Nowadays, Janelle has a trainer, and she works out all the time. Not only that, but she apparently really loves it. She revealed that she even works out when she goes to visit Maddie in North Carolina. Janelle’s actually been seeing amazing results, too. Her new, active lifestyle has clearly been incredible for her so far.
Janelle Brown Lost Over 100 Pounds
She’s practically half the size she once was, and reportedly, she’s lost over 100 pounds just over the last year or so, which is just so impressive, especially compared to where she once was. During season 3 of Sister Wives, Janelle talked about her struggles with her weight.
She and the other wives decided to go to the gym together after opening up to each other. Janelle admitted that she was mortified to share her weight with the other women because she’d never told anybody how much she weighed before then — not even Kody.
Then, she admitted something heartbreaking. Janelle said that her physical appearance was her Achilles heel. She knew that she was smart, a good employee, and pretty much good at everything else, but her looks were always one of her biggest insecurities, and a big part of that was her weight.
So, it’s pretty amazing to see that she’s in a much better place now — and not just physically. Obviously, her physical transformation has been incredibly impressive, and I couldn’t be happier for her, but it’s even more amazing to see how much these little lifestyle changes have impacted her mental health.
She just seems so much happier, brighter, and more positive nowadays, and she also seems to have a really good and healthy attitude toward it all.
How Did Janelle Brown Lose the Weight?
In one of her social media posts, Janelle described her health journey as incredible. She said that the results weren’t overnight but that she was okay with that. For her, it was all about “slow and steady wins the race.” Then, she signed off by saying that 2023 was going to be her year.
In another recent post from January 2023, Janelle said that she’s proven to herself over and over again that when you know how much you can push yourself, there aren’t a lot of limits – at least not if you’re brave enough. She also commented that she was working toward benching 205 pounds at the gym, which is super impressive.
It just really feels like Janelle is no longer willing to hold back and be second best. She’s working on herself, doing what she wants, and feeling really empowered, which is amazing to see. And the thing she said about “slow and steady wins the race” definitely holds true.
She seems to have a pretty healthy attitude toward her journey, and it’s clear that this is something she’s been working on for a while now. Her body transformation didn’t just happen out of nowhere. She made some slow, deliberate changes, and eventually, they really paid off.
Janelle also revealed that she didn’t have to change that many things at all. The main thing that she did was that she started taking care of herself. She shared a selfie to her social media and talked about how she found some amazing plant-based supplements that really rocked her world.
Apparently, after starting those, she stopped having sugar cravings, brain fog, low energy, poor sleep, and inflammation like she used to have for the longest time. She’s also been promoting Plexus on her page, and she’s sung high praises for the product, too.
Janelle Is All About Moderation
But overall, it just seems like she’s been making much healthier choices recently. In November 2021, she opened up about finding balance during the holidays. She said that after she’d learned about why our bodies crave what they crave and why they act the way they do, her mindset just completely transformed.
It’s all about balance, in her opinion. You can still enjoy food and life, but you just need to do it in a healthier way. And what that looks like might be different for everyone. In July 2022, Janelle took to Instagram and opened up about weight loss in general.
She said that everyone’s weight loss journey would inevitably look different. This is apparently one of the reasons why she used to be so hesitant to share any of her progress publicly. She’s aware that there will always be a lot of nay-sayers out there who just want to ruin her day, and she used to let this get to her.
But that’s clearly been part of her amazing transformation, too – nowadays, she seems much less bothered about the haters. She knows that she has to do things in her own way, and she’s confident about her progress. Apparently, she’s really increased her strength and has lost weight and inches, and it definitely shows.
She’s clearly in a great place, and it’s kind of crazy to look back and see where she was just a couple of years ago/ It almost feels like leaving Kody was really good for her. I mean, maybe that timing was just a coincidence, but I feel like it might’ve played a part.
Janelle’s been putting herself first more and more, and she wasn’t really able to do that a while back when she was still with Kody. At least not to this extent. In December 2022, Janelle also shared another exciting lifestyle update. She said that a couple of months before then, she added Pilates to her workout mix, and this was definitely the right choice for her.
Janelle Started Her Own Wellness Business
She said that she was really pleased with how it complemented her other workouts, and then she added that she might now be addicted to the amazing feeling she gets every time she finishes a class. A while ago, Janelle also started her own business, Strive with Janelle.
It turns out that she’s now a certified health coach, and her mission is to help others achieve their goals. On her website, she says that she understands the weight and frustration of feeling like there’s more out there for you but not knowing where to turn to first.
Because of this understanding, she wants to help others get to a better place – like she has. Through her business, she offers people the “tools and resources they need to feel happy, healthy, and capable of managing life’s pressures.” She educates people about wellness, and honestly, I think that’s pretty wholesome.
It’s clear that Janelle has achieved some pretty incredible results, so it only makes sense for her to now pass her knowledge on to others, and given that she always makes sure to state that this kind of thing is often highly individual, I feel like she might know what she’s talking about.
Either way, looking at Janelle now, I think it’s pretty insane how far she’s come. She looks better and happier than ever, and I think we can all agree that it’s been amazing to see. I hope that things continue working out for her the way they have been.
Leaving Kody and prioritizing herself and her own needs really might’ve been one of the best decisions she’s ever made…
Keri Hilson found fame in the late 2000s and became a household name when she released her debut album in 2009. Just over a year later, she dropped her second album, but it wasn’t as critically successful as her first one.
After that, Keri reportedly went through some dark times in her personal life and stopped releasing new music. She took a break from the limelight and still hasn’t released a third album to this day. Keri revealed on Twitter that after her fast rise to fame, she began struggling with a conflict in her private life.
Keri Allegedly Had Beef With Beyonce
It reportedly began in 2009 when the singer released a remix to her song Turnin’ Me On. According to Distractify, she had some shady lyrics in one of the verses, which some people believed were directed at Beyonce.
In the single, she sang- ‘Your vision cloudy if you think that you da best, you can dance, she can sing, but need to move it to the left.’ Beyonce’s fans took the ‘move it to the left’ line as a reference to the lyrics from Beyonce’s song Irreplaceable.
In Turnin’ Me On, Keri also rapped that whoever she was singing about needed to go have some babies and sit down. Beyonce’s online followers weren’t happy with Keri’s supposed diss toward their favorite singer, and they started to troll her. However, she insisted that the song was not about Beyonce.
Life & Style reported that in a 2009 interview, Keri said she was not jealous of anybody’s career and was a fan of Beyonce’s. She claimed the song was about anybody who tried to take her down and didn’t want to see her succeed.
Things got more complicated for Keri a couple of years later. She was being interviewed by Juicy Magazine on the red carpet of the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards. Celebrities were asked to hold up a copy of Juicy Magazine that had a picture of Beyonce and Jay Z on the cover.
When Keri saw who was on the cover, she apologized and said she wouldn’t hold it up. Once again, this was seen as a slight on Beyonce. People thought she was throwing shade at her for no good reason, and she began to get even more hatred online.
Keri Faced an Overwhelming Amount of Backlash on Social Media
In 2013, Keri expressed how much she’d been struggling with all the trolling. She tweeted that people had no idea what their hateful words could do to someone’s spirit. Keri said that it’d been years of verbal bullying from strangers all day long, and enough was enough.
You have no idea what your hateful words could do to someone's spirit. Years of verbal abuse from strangers all day long. Enough is enough!
She continued by posting that she had her reasons and that, as for her mistakes, God had dealt with her. Life & Style reported that some online users took that last line to mean that she admitted that being shady toward Beyonce had negatively affected her career.
In an interview with Hip Hollywood, Keri explained that she didn’t have beef with any female artist. She thought it was interesting that she lived in such a gullible world. Keri later confessed that she was going through a lot of other things in the early 2010s, so she found it hard to be creative during that difficult period in her life.
While speaking on the R&B Money podcast, she shared that there was so much stress, depression, and division among her team. She added that it was one thing after the next, and then her dad passed away.
She told the podcast hosts that when a person wasn’t struggling, they didn’t have to force things out. They could take their time and make sure it was what they wanted to present.
Online Sources Spread Rumors About Her Suposed Upcoming Album
In 2016, people thought that Keri was getting close to releasing her third album when a press release announced that the album was titled L.I.A.R (Love Is A Religion). It also revealed the name of one of the singles from the upcoming album, – Again. However, REVOLT reported that the press release was a fake.
Keri took to Twitter to share her frustration with the situation. In one Tweet, she wrote that whoever leaked the news had good information, L.I.A.R was the album name, but it was just not ready.
THEY issued a fake press release. THEY have good info tho: Again IS jammin/LIAR IS the album but it's just not ready. Soon! #nevertrustTHEY
In another post, she claimed someone was deliberately working against her and taking advantage of the support from her fans.
During her 2023 interview on the R&B Money Podcast, Keri announced that she was planning to release a new album. She told them that she was not done. She took a second, and a lot of things happened that prevented it.
Keri explained that she’d blamed it on one thing, but really it was years of struggle. She added that she fought through that, and she was free and ready. Keri confessed that she’d been able to show her new music to an unnamed legend in the industry who described it as tall and mighty.
According to her IMDB page, Keri has also been focusing on her acting career more in the last few years. She appeared in a number of TV movies between 2021 and 2023.
Keri Is Open to Collaborating with Beyonce
Life & Style reported that in 2021, Keri revealed that she and Beyonce had cleared things up between them. While speaking on Instagram Live to radio host Persia Nicole, she revealed that they’d finally spoken about what happened.
She shared that there was a bit of healing when they met and that Beyonce was amazing. She added that she’d always felt that way about her, but no one would believe that. Keri also said that collaborating with her would be a very fun experience if she were open to it.
Before she released her own music, Keri made a name for herself by writing songs for some major artists. She wrote successful songs for performers like Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Usher, and The Pussycat Dolls.
In 2009, Keri became a two-time Grammy nominee. Her debut album In A Perfect World reached number 4 on the US Billboard 200, and she was nominated for Best New Artist. Her hit single Knock You Down, which featured Ne-Yo and Kanye West, made it to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
Keri’s second album No Boys Allowed, debuted at no.11 on the charts. It received mixed reviews and generally did not have the same kind of success as In A Perfect World.
Since his peak in the late 2000s, Soulja Boy’s public image has gone through quite a transformation. Last year, some surprising news about his wealth emerged during a legal battle with his ex-girlfriend.
The Source reported that Soulja Boy was “facing financial hardships.” The rapper was reportedly trying to use this fact to get a six-figure judgment against him thrown out of court.
The judgment was related to serious allegations made by his former partner Kayla Myers, dating back to an incident at a house party in 2019. The court had ordered Soulja Boy to pay $472,000 in damages and punitive damages.
The Source went on to list some of Soulja Boy’s extravagant expenses. For example, the rapper reportedly rents a home in Los Angeles for $25,000 a month. He also reportedly has a car collection worth $600,000 and jewelry worth $18,000.
To pay for his unbelievable expenses, The Source reported that he made between $10,000 and $50,000 per show. However, he also reportedly has a tax debt of around a million dollars.
After presenting his finances to the court, the judge noted that Soulja Boy’s net worth was actually “negative.” However, the judge still awarded Kayla the full damages.
The judge explained the decision, saying it was “not clear that the defendant could just snap his fingers and book as many shows as he likes.” However, the judge went on to say “Neither is it clear that he cannot work at all.”
He added, “It might not be the work he wants, but the court has no reason to believe that he cannot perform at all.” The judge suggested to Soulja Boy that he might want to move to a more modest home for around $10,000 a month.
Soulja Boy Has Struggled to Pay Damages
Before his most recent legal battle, Soulja Boy’s most pressing problem was his tax debt. According to reports, the artist owed a major sum to the IRS in unpaid taxes. This has played a large part in Soulja Boy’s reported inability to pay his damages.
A few months after the court’s decision, the Los Angeles Times reported that things had gone from bad to worse for Soulja Boy. Court documents revealed in October of last year that a judge had approved a request for the seizure of some of Soulja Boy’s property.
The documents noted that this was at the request of a woman who remained anonymous. However, the LA Times suggested that this could be Kayla trying to collect her debt from her ex.
The order said the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was “authorized” to enter the rapper’s home in Bell Canyon, California. And that they would “seize and levy upon” his personal property.
Several expensive items were listed in the order. These included a Bentley, a Lamborghini, and a Mercedes-Benz.
As well as his cars, the department was also ordered to take a diamond-studded chain with the rapper’s stage name on it, as well as “all other jewelry and chains, and all cash.” According to the documents, Soulja Boy “possesses large amounts of cash, typically kept in backpacks.”
Following the news, the LA Times could not reach Soulja Boy for comment. But it seems likely that the items were retrieved to pay his damages to Kayla.
Soulja Boy Has a Reputation for Being Dishonest
Kayla was not the only woman to make allegations against Soulja Boy. In 2021, the same year Kayla made her accusations, model Nia Riley made similar allegations about the rapper whom she dated for several years.
The following year, Nia’s dad, Teddy, said he was looking for an apology for what Soulja Boy did to his daughter. He went on to say, “You gotta understand that you gotta be a man about it. Just be a man about it and keep it moving.”
Teddy also noted that Soulja Boy was “a successful guy.” However, in the years since his peak, many have had reason to doubt the extent of Soulja Boy’s success. This has partly been down to the many lies Soulja Boy has been accused of telling.
In 2011, he celebrated his 21st birthday by sharing a photo on Instagram of him sitting in a G5 jet. He told TMZ that he bought the private plane for $55 million.
Days later, his representatives were forced to come out to clear things up. They told the press that Soulja Boy’s claims were entirely false.
After he was dropped from his label in 2013, Soulja Boy claimed that Birdman’s Cash Money Records was interested in signing him. But Birdman later came out to deny Soulja Boy’s version of events.
Repeated allegations of dishonesty about his career meant that the rapper’s public image took a major hit. But after the most recent news about Soulja Boy, things look worse than ever.
Savannah Chrisley has shared “emotional diary entries” written by her mom, Julie Chrisley, from prison, on her podcast, Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley. This marks the first time Julie has publicly spoken out since she entered the facility in January 2023.
Savannah explained why she decided to expose such personal information. She said she’s received many “How’s Mom?” questions and wanted to give everyone “a very in-depth answer to that question.” Savannah claimed that her mom gave her permission to share the personal letters.
These describe in shocking detail Julie’s first two weeks in a federal prison. The handwritten journal entries are called the “Prison Diary Series.” Savannah started with an entry on January 17, 2023—Julie’s first day behind bars.
Julie Had to Say Goodbye to Her Loved Ones
Julie revealed intimate details of saying goodbye to her husband, Todd, that day before heading to different prisons. She claimed, “I knew my life was about to change forever.”
She wrote that she stood with Todd “in front of our prayer bench and said our goodbyes.” Julie revealed that she hugged, kissed, and prayed with Todd before he left. Julie’s journal entry explained that Todd was heading to prison in Pensacola, Florida, and that was the last time she spoke to him face-to-face before they departed for separate jails.
Julie said she spoke to Todd “on the phone during his ride to Pensacola.” She also called Todd “one last time before I self-surrendered” to a prison camp in Lexington, Kentucky.
Savannah got emotional on her podcast as she revealed her mother’s private feelings about being separated from her father. Julie wrote, “What a sobering thought. The man I have lived with, raised a family with, and love more than life itself” was behind bars several states away.
Julie added that her parents, her son, Chase, and a “dear friend” named Chad escorted her to the prison camp in Kentucky. She wrote, “I could not wrap my head around the fact that I was going to be separated from my husband and children for what seems like a lifetime.”
Julie is Housed in the “Devil’s Den”
Besides revealing deeply personal feelings, Julie’s prison diary describes the conditions where she is serving time. She compared the prison to an “insane asylum” and claimed that her cell is located in the “devil’s den.” This is allegedly the hottest part of the whole prison building.
Julie also described some kindnesses she received on the inside. She allegedly received greetings from fellow prisoners and “gifts from the commissary.” She claimed she was also greeted by the woman who leads the prison’s church.
Savannah read other sad entries, including the third entry in her prison diary, where Julie allegedly broke down in grief. Julie wrote, “I miss Todd so much that it hurts. I’ve never gone this long without talking to him. Today was my first breakdown.”
Savannah’s parents have been married since 1996. She claims they have not spoken on the phone since February 20, 2023. Although Todd and Julie have communicated via email while in prison, beginning two months after they started their sentences.
It was also painful for Savannah to read Julie’s anxiety that visits with her family might be “canceled.” Happily, Julie wrote on day six of her sentence that “her babies” had come to see her.
Savannah Couldn’t Stomach Re-Reading the Letters
Savannah discussed one controversial entry in her mom’s prison diary. Julie had read an allegedly fake news article that she had started “a relationship with a male prisoner at another prison.” Julie wrote, “I was so mad. There’s absolutely no truth to it.”
In addition to reading Julie’s entries, Savannah became emotional when she remembered visiting her mom in prison. She said, “I think it was so hard seeing her that way,” but Savannah confessed, “Just getting to hug her and touch her made everything so much better.” It made Savannah realize that “one-on-one time is important.”
During her podcast, Savannah made a shocking claim that Julie had probably left things out of her journal because she didn’t want to worry her kids. Savannah admitted she hadn’t re-read the journal “because I just can’t stomach to do so,” but she claimed, “I’m going to take a break, regroup, and then I will start back on day 15.” Savannah also warned, “Get ready because the letters only get more intense.”
At least Todd and Julie have received some good news this year. Entertainment Tonight reported that the Chrisleys had filed a lawsuit against the Director of Special Investigations for the Georgia Department of Revenue, claiming an abuse of power in the “bogus tax evasion claims” against them. This past January, the Chrisley’s lawsuit was resolved, and the State of Georgia had to repay them a settlement of $1 million.
Rapper 50 Cent and his son Marquise have a strained relationship. Two years ago, Vibe reported that Marquise had escalated their family feud with his comments about 50 Cent’s child support.
Marquise jumped on Instagram Live to talk about his problems with his dad. When he was trying to explain why he and 50 Cent had fallen out, he spoke about child support payments that the rapper had made when he was growing up.
According to Marquise, he received $6700 a month, which he claims was not enough to live in New York City. He said, “You’re talking about a Forbes lister; you’re talking about someone that has problems with everybody. You can’t just live anywhere.”
Marquise and 50 Cent Fought Over Social Media
50 Cent was quick to respond to this with a post on his own Instagram. It was a video of him in a bathtub after a workout with the TV on in the background. The TV showed Marquise talking about the payments.
50 Cent then turned the TV off and questioned why Marquise was “still talking” about child support payments as a 25-year-old man. The video then showed 50 Cent answering the door to fellow G-Unit members Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda, who mockingly asked if he could give them $6700, too.
This back-and-forth quickly got a lot of attention, with many of 50 Cent’s fans commenting to show support for the rapper. They said that Marquise had been “disrespectful” to complain about the money that 50 Cent had sent him while he was growing up. And that Marquise claiming that $6700 a month was not enough made him look really entitled.
Marquise soon responded to this on his Instagram.
In the caption, he made an offer to his dad. He wrote that if $6700 was as much as people were saying it was, he was willing to pay that amount to 50 Cent if he was willing to “spend 24 hours” with his son.
He said he wanted to “use that time to do all the things he had wanted to do with his dad as a kid.” 50 Cent had never been around at the time.
50 Cent and His Son Have a History of Arguments
After he posted this, TMZ claimed that the offer was an olive branch. Marquise wanted to try to reach out to his dad, seeing as they were now both grown men who “should be able to agree or disagree” while maintaining a good relationship at the same time. Marquise also said that it was less about the money at this stage than it was about their relationship.
The father and son had had a previous spat on social media back in 2017. According to Vibe, 50 Cent made it public news that he had completed all of his child support payments.
After appearing to “celebrate” the news online, he shared another Instagram post in which he apologized for his words. He wrote, “Excuse me if I seem a little insensitive at times. I’m different. I came up a little harder than these guys. I make no excuses.”
In a conversation with XXL’s Van Lathan on Instagram Live, 50 Cent explained what he believed to be the start of his feud with Marquise. He claimed that it all started with his son’s mom.
His ex-wife and baby mama, Shaniqua Tompkins, took him to court after he’d promised to always take care of her. The lawsuit was unsuccessful, but, in 50 Cent’s opinion, it explained where Marquise’s feelings toward him came from. 50 Cent claimed that they were projected onto his son by Shaniqua constantly claiming that 50 Cent could do more for them.
50 Cent and Shaniqua separated in 2008 when Marquise was still a young child. A custody agreement was eventually reached, and this allowed 50 Cent to see his son just once a month. As time went on, they were driven further apart.
Marquise Has Followed in His Father’s Footsteps
One of their biggest fallouts came after Marquise was pictured with convicted crime lord Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff. Supreme had had a longstanding feud with 50 Cent. Federal agents alleged that he was behind the horrific attack on 50 Cent in 2000.
Seeing his son with Supreme did not sit well with 50 Cent. In response to the picture, he actually stated that if his son was hit by a bus, he wouldn’t have a bad day.
In his conversation with Van Lathan, 50 Cent was also asked if he loved his son. He answered that he “used to.” And he admitted that this whole fallout was a “sad situation”.
Despite their beef, Marquise has followed his father into music. In 2017, he dropped his first single, Different, on February 6.
This got a lot of attention, as some thought that it was a tribute to the release date of 50 Cent’s official debut studio album, which came out on February 6, 2003. At one point in his song, Marquise raps, “Lost my dad, he’s still alive.” It remains to be seen if 50 Cent and his son can find their way back to each other.
Photo Credits: Christina Milian/Instagram and The Dream/Instagram
It’s been almost 15 years since musical couple Christina Milian and The Dream went their separate ways. In that time, both of them have taken their lives in completely new directions.
Last year, Christina spoke with Essence magazine during New York Fashion Week to talk about her new life in Paris. She moved to France to live with her husband, pop singer Matt Pokora, and to bring up her children. As well as her two kids with Matt, Christina also raises her daughter Violet, whom she had with The Dream.
When she was asked about the change of relocating to Paris, Christina said that it was “awesome.” She said: “Paris is one of the most beautiful places in the world to live.”
She also felt that the “active lifestyle“ of the city suited her, as someone who likes “to move around.” Christina talked about her love of the people, architecture, and history of the city, and said that it was “rich in culture.”
The singer also mentioned how great Paris had been for her children. She said: “I do a lot with my kids. I take them to the park. There are parks everywhere. My daughter and I, after school I pick her up and we just go walking.” She added that on the weekends, they would go and find some “really cool food,” go shopping, or just “discover things.”
Despite being a busy mom of three, Christina has also found time to enjoy some quality time in Paris with Matt. She said: “Then my husband and I have really great dinners and we’ll go get a massage and we’ll do things.”
Christina and Her Family Are Learning French
She added: “I feel like it’s one of the best places for us to raise our family because we don’t really like to be bored anyways and we’re always moving around.” Christina concluded that the whole family was “really happy there.”
However, the move has not been without its difficulties. Christina also told Essence that “one of the biggest challenges is just the language.”
She was quoted as saying: “There’s really not that big of a language barrier because a lot of Americans and a lot of people speak English there. If I wanted to, I could just rely on that.”
However, she went on to say: “But because my husband’s French and I do go to a lot of dinners with a lot of French people, the first thing they want to do is speak French.” Although Christina said she was “okay with hanging out and eating”, she felt like she should start trying to advance in the language.
She said: “I’m now getting to the point where I’m like, all right, I should be part of this conversation.” So, she started focusing on trying to become fluent in French. And she said that she was “getting so much better”.
Essence also asked her if her daughter Violet was learning French, too. Christina said that her daughter with The Dream was getting about six French lessons a week. She also stated that Violet was “very comfortable” at her international school and that she and her fellow students were “all on the same level of learning.”
The Dream Opened Up About His Plans for the Future
Violet’s father has been equally busy, as he has been focusing on his career back in his home state of Atlanta. In December 2022, he was interviewed by GQ after being nominated for the Grammy’s first-ever Songwriter of the Year award.
He achieved this thanks to his celebrated work writing songs for artists like Beyonce for her album Renaissance. But following his nomination, he claimed that he wanted to focus more on forging his own path in music.
The Dream opened up about his fears of missing out on stages in his career simply out of fear. He explained: “I just feared the idea that I could have records and I’m sitting on them.”
The Dream also talked about making a documentary about his first album, Love/Hate. He explained that his manager’s sons were “literally filming everything,” meaning that there was a lot of footage of the album’s creation that The Dream wanted to share. The release of his first album came in 2007, a couple of years before he started a relationship with Christina.
The Dream and Christina got engaged in 2009 after just a few months of dating, only to separate the same year. They had their daughter the following year and finally got divorced in 2011. In 2018, Christina told The Real that she and The Dream were friends and co-parenting Violet.
