Beyonce dresses as X-Men's 'Storm' for Ciara's 30th birthday costume party

Beyonce, is that you?
The music star, 34, was almost unrecognizable dressed up as "X-Men" comics character Storm -- a role made famous by Halle Berry in the movie franchise -- at a costume party on Oct. 24.
Actor and comedian Jeff Dye, 32, revealed the superstar's epic look in a Twitter photo post, captioning it, "I met Beyoncé tonight and she couldn't have been more sweet. And shares my love of costumes." (He was dressed as another comic-book character: The Punisher.)
The singer -- who even sported colored contact lenses with her epic costume -- and the comedian were dressed up to celebrate pal Ciara's 30th birthday party, TMZ reports.
Ciara wore a sexy Catwoman costume to her bash while her boyfriend, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, 26, came dressed as Batman.TMZ reports that the birthday girl and her beau arrived in the Batmobile for the party, which was held on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif.

John Okafor aka Mr Ibu "My Face Intimidate Homo$exuals"

 

Some months ago, Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor, otherwise known as Mr Ibu, decried the rise of same sex affair among Nollywood practitioners.

The actor, who is against this act, says those involved in it do not even bother to approach him because of his look.
He told Vanguard that instead of men harassing women in Nollywood, men now harass men and women to women.
“There is no harassment as I speak to you; the harassment is within same s*xes. Men harass themselves, and women harass themselves, so they are wonderfully preparing themselves for the devil, and I tell you, they will all go to hell,” he said in the interview.
On his personal experienced with homos*xuals in Nollywood, the actor disclosed that, “Several times, and the man that approached me will never come close to me again in his life because I humiliated him publicly. I called him out, and shouted his name everywhere. Besides, if it was by looks, nobody would approach me because I’m not fine.”

Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett: 'I feel like this is the end' of my marriage

Til death do us part? The bottom my have fallen out in Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett's marriage.
In a new clip from the show, Kendra speaks to her dad in a heart-to-heart conversation and she doesn't sound hopeful that her marriage can be saved.
In the video, Kendra's dad calls to update her about his upcoming nuptials to his girlfriend. "We're going to do it at the stadium," Eric says over the phone, referring to Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif. "We're going to do it tailgating."
He mentions that he wants the family to be there and wants Hank to be the best man.
Kendra then mentions that that may not be possible and hints that Hank may not be a part of the family in the future.
"Um, something just happened with me and Hank," she tells her dad, referring to an incident in which she stayed out late with girlfriends and made her miss a flight. "He's now furious with me. He went off to Seattle, and he's gone for a week… I really do feel like this is the end with him."

Lamar Odom Hospital Employees Fired After Trying To Take Photo

Lamar Odom’s hospitalization reportedly led to the firing of hospital employees after they allegedly tried to take a photo of him.
As Gossip Cop reported, Odom was treated at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas earlier this month, after he was found unconscious and unresponsive at a brothel following a suspected drug overdose. He spent several days in a coma with wife Khloe Kardashian and other family members by his bedside. Contrary to some claims, Kardashian did NOT have a “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” camera crew inside the hospital.
In fact, there was a strict ban on photography inside Odom’s hospital room. Now TMZ claims “several” unnamed hospital workers attempted to “sneak a photo” of him. It’s also claimed the employees tried to access his medical records, too.
It’s not clear how hospital management found out about the alleged breaches, but the staffers were fired. A rep for Sunrise tells TMZ, “We take all patient privacy very seriously and follow all HIPAA policies in compliance with federal regulations.” Odom is now getting care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
At that facility, there has reportedly been a lockdown on who can enter Odom’s hospital room, as well as a limitation on the number of employees treating him, in order to limit information leaks. TMZ even recently reported that there’s security standing guard outside his door 24/7. Gossip Cop will continue to have updates as appropriate. 

People Laugh at My Body…Di’ja

Mavin records singer, Hadiza  better known as Aphro Di’ja, is not happy with the way people mock her around due to her slim body structure.The singer stated that rather than wear clothes that are revealing, she would prefer to dress up to toe to cover herself so that she will not be laughed at.
In her words about her style of fashion, she said, “People make fun of me that I am slim, so I don’t like showing up a lot because if I do you will be seeing bones.”
She also noted that she loves flat shoes but though wears heels sometimes but prefers flat shoes because she is not always comfortable with heels.
On her kind of shoe preference, she told newtelegraph that she loves flat shoes. “Flats. I am wearing heels now and I really wish I can get it off because I am not comfortable in it.”

Terry G BabyMama is In-charge of His Water Business

Self acclaimed Ginja master, Terry G, is not relenting in his water line of business as he hopes to ensure that it stands the test of time.
Aside just the water business, the singer while making money from his studio works, is planning on investing it a bakery as he explains that he loves flavoured bread than the normal bread which will the next plan for year 2016.
The singer explained that his pure water business is gradually gaining more awareness since it is being managed by his babymama.
According to him while speaking with pulse, “My pure water business is doing fine, thank God my babymama is in charge and it’s quite getting bigger though it’s quite challenging because the tentacles needs to be spread. People keep asking for Terry water at different places which is quite challenging but na small small as a small boy but in 10 years time I will be very big. Like now, I have like eight trucks now but don’t worry; it’s a process to success.”

DMX Released From Jail

DMX was released from jail on Friday, but his freedom may not last.
In July, the rapper was sentenced to six months in jail due to failing to pay child support. But he claims he was never made aware he owed the woman money, TMZ reports.
With his release, DMX will go back to court. If the judge decides DMX did know about his child support obligation and intentionally did not pay, then he will have to finish his sentence.
At the time of his arrest, it was reported that DMX had $400,000 worth of unpaid child support, a warrant issued by the city of White Plains for bail jumping and a robbery complaint out of Newark, N.J. No charges were filed in the Newark case.
DMX's first five albums all debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Have Experts Discovered the Bones of Leonardo's Mona Lisa?

Italian researchers believe they are closer to confirming the identity of the Renaissance woman who posed for one of the world's most famous paintings: Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."
Experts have believed for some time that the enigmatic model with the mysterious smile in Leonardo's masterpiece, which hangs in the Louvre in Paris, was Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine silk merchant. Now, after four years spent excavating human remains buried for centuries beneath a derelict convent in Florence, researchers believe they have finally found her.
Historical records suggest that Gherardini, who spent her last years in the Sant'Orsola convent in Florence, was laid to rest at the site. On Thursday, researchers announced that carbon-14 dating showed the bones they found in the convent date from around the time that Gherardini died, in 1542, when she was 63.
"I'm convinced it is her," Silvano Vinceti, an art historian who led the research team, told The Telegraph.
The next stages of the investigation will prove highly challenging. Some scholars say that as dozens of bodies were buried beneath the convent over several decades, the remains could belong to someone else. So, DNA samples will need to be taken from the bone fragments and compared with DNA extracted from the remains of two of Gherardini's children. Those remains have been badly damaged by flooding in the tomb in the Basilica of Santissima Annunziata in Florence.
And even if the bones are proved to belong to Gherardini, scholars are divided over whether she really was the model for the "Mona Lisa." The absence of a skull has also thwarted efforts to reconstruct the face of the noblewoman, making it nearly impossible to compare it to the painting.
But head researcher Vinceti, who leads the investigation as part of the National Committee of Historic, Cultural and Environmental Heritage, told The Guardian: "The odds that the bones belong to her are extremely high."

Pope stops, turns around to kiss disabled boy

PHILADELPHIA — Pope Francis kissed the forehead of a boy with cerebral palsy after landing in Philadelphia on Saturday morning, coaxing a small smile from the severely disabled 10-year-old.
Francis apparently spied Michael Keating as he was being driven away from the plane. Ordering the Fiat to stop, Francis got out and walked over to the boy, put his hand on his head and kissed him as his sobbing mother looked on.
Kristin Keating thanked the pope, who grasped her hand. Francis also shook the hand of Keating's husband, Chuck Keating, the band director at Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown. The band serenaded Francis as he arrived in Philadelphia for the last leg of his six-day visit to the United States.
"It was an unbelievable feeling," Kristin Keating said of the papal encounter, adding she felt "totally blessed and loved" by the pope.
Her son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 6 months old. He also has a profound intellectual disability as well as vision and hearing problems and cannot do anything for himself, communicating through various moans and cries.
Michael, who got up 2:15 a.m. for the trip to Philadelphia, had been agitated off and on throughout the morning, but he seemed to calm in the pope's presence.
"When the pope took his hand off him, he had a bit of a smile on his face. To me, in that moment, he must have felt that blessing," said Kristin Keating, a fourth-grade teacher from Elverson.
"For us, it was beautiful," she added. "For us, it meant something."
Francis later blessed several disabled children at a Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul.

Omotola Blasts Buhari, Ambode Over Death of Electrocuted UNILAG Student

Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade, is not happy with the way both the states and Federal government handles matters especially when human lives are involved.
According to her, the current administration keeps clamouring for Change, yet they cannot exhibit what they have been preaching about.
The actress frowned at the how the Lagos State government and the Federal government have kept silent over the sudden death of a 300 level student of the Accounting department of the Lagos University.
Omotola got angry over the issues after about three days gone; the government were yet to release a statement on the matter which according to her is a sign of negligence and lack of respect for humanity.
In her words, “A Nigerian student is electrocuted and no statement from both state and federal government? Do Nigerian lives matter? How is there ‘change’ when this government can't show its people they are valued? Who do they work for? Cattles, Aliens? Negligence and lack of respect.”

Danny Glover

In other to join efforts with some Nigerian casts to help tell the story of the dreaded Ebola virus which shaken the country some months back, Hollywood veterans, Danny Glover & Tim Reid, have arrived Nigeria to partake in the cast of "93 Days."
The movie is to help tell and show the world how the country was able to manage the crisis which caused so much fear and tension in the country but for the collective effort of both the government and private individuals.
"93 Days” is set to demonstrate the bravery of the late Dr. Ameyor Stella Adadevoh and her colleagues from their encounter with the late American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, who was the index case of the Ebola Virus.
"93 Days" is expected to parade an array of top Nollywood actors in the country with the hope that the movie will be ready between the end of the year and the first quarter of 2016.

Ebola Crisis: Another ‘Patrick Sawyer’ Arrives in Nigeria Ahead of "93 Days"

Story by Nathan Nathaniel Ekpo/Nigeriafilms.com

Danny Glover

In other to join efforts with some Nigerian casts to help tell the story of the dreaded Ebola virus which shaken the country some months back, Hollywood veterans, Danny Glover & Tim Reid, have arrived Nigeria to partake in the cast of "93 Days."
The movie is to help tell and show the world how the country was able to manage the crisis which caused so much fear and tension in the country but for the collective effort of both the government and private individuals.
"93 Days” is set to demonstrate the bravery of the late Dr. Ameyor Stella Adadevoh and her colleagues from their encounter with the late American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, who was the index case of the Ebola Virus.
"93 Days" is expected to parade an array of top Nollywood actors in the country with the hope that the movie will be ready between the end of the year and the first quarter of 2016.

Tim Reid

Justin Bieber And Britney Spears Did Not 'Hook Up' After VMAs, Despite Report

Justin Bieber and Britney Spears did NOT “hook up” after the VMAs, despite a report. Gossip Cop can exclusively debunk the claim, as we’ve learned it’s a total fabrication.
According to the Australian tabloid NW, Bieber’s “red-hot fantasies” about Spears “became a reality when they locked lips at his MTV Video Music Awards afterparty.” The outlet claims that after Bieber filmed his funny rehearsal video in which he gave a poster of Spears a “Spider-man kiss,” he “made his move” when the show got underway. “Justin sent her a little note during the awards ceremony, inviting her to a private house party he was hosting later that night,” a so-called “insider” alleges.
The magazine’s supposed source goes on to claim, “They ended up around the piano, singing and laughing all night,” with things heating up when Bieber showed Spears his kiss video. “Britney immediately demanded he do the real thing,” the NW “insider” alleges, adding, “She and Justin were all over each other!”
But isn’t it funny how a tabloid on the other side of the world was the only outlet to report this juicy gossip? That’s because it NEVER happened. Spears was never at any Bieber after-party, let alone smooching him. Gossip Cop has exclusively learned that the pop princess actually left the VMAs after she presented the night’s first award, returning home with her sons before heading to Las Vegas for her ongoing residency. The start of “Britney Justin 2.0″ this is most definitely not.

EXCLUSIVE-Russian troops join combat in Syria - sources

Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government troops, three Lebanese sources familiar with the political and military situation there said on Wednesday.
The sources, speaking to Reuters on condition they not be identified, gave the most forthright account yet from the region of what the United States fears is a deepening Russian military role in Syria's civil war, though one of the Lebanese sources said the number of Russians involved so far was small.
U.S. officials said Russia sent two tank landing ships and additional cargo aircraft to Syria in the past day or so and deployed a small number of naval infantry forces.
The U.S. officials, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said the intent of Russia's military moves in Syria was unclear. One suggested the focus may be on preparing an airfield near the port city of Latakia, a stronghold of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
U.S. officials have not ruled out the possibility that Russia may want to use the airfield for air combat missions.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to his Russian counterpart for the second time in four days to express concern over reports of Russian military activities in Syria, warning that it could fan more violence.
The White House said it was closely monitoring the situation.
Russia says the Syrian government must be incorporated into a shared global fight against Islamic State, the Islamist group that has taken over large parts of Syria and Iraq. The United States and Assad's regional foes see him as part of the problem.
"We would welcome constructive Russian contributions to the counter-ISIL effort, but we've been clear that it would be unconscionable for any party, including the Russians, to provide any support to the Assad regime," White House spokesman Eric Schultz said, using an acronym for Islamic State.
SYRIAN TROOPS PULLING BACK
Assad's forces have faced big setbacks on the battlefield in a four-year-old multi-sided civil war that has killed 250,000 people and driven half of Syria's 23 million people from their homes.
Syrian troops pulled out of a major air base last Wednesday, and a monitoring group said this meant government soldiers were no longer present at all in Idlib province, most of which slipped from government control earlier this year.
Moscow confirmed it had "experts" on the ground in Syria, its long-time ally in the Middle East.
But Russia has declined to comment on the scale and scope of its military presence. Damascus denied Russians were involved in combat, but a Syrian official said the presence of experts had increased in the past year.
Reflecting Western concern, Germany's foreign minister warned Russia against increased military intervention, saying the Iran nuclear deal and new U.N. initiatives offered a starting point for a political solution to the conflict.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said reports of growing Russian military activity in Syria were a cause for concern, while France said it made finding a political solution to the crisis more complicated.
Two of the Lebanese sources said the Russians were establishing two bases in Syria, one near the coast and one further inland which would be an operations base.
"The Russians are no longer just advisors," one of the sources said. "The Russians have decided to join the war against terrorism."
RUSSIAN NAVAL BASE
Moscow's only naval base in the Mediterranean is at Tartous on the Syrian coast in territory held by Assad, and keeping it secure would be an important strategic objective for the Kremlin.
Another of the Lebanese sources said that so far any Russian combat role was still small: "They have started in small numbers, but the bigger force did not yet take part ... There are numbers of Russians taking part in Syria but they did not yet join the fight against terrorism strongly."
The Syrian official said: "Russian experts are always present but in the last year they have been present to a greater degree."
Officials in the United States, which is fighting an air war against the Islamist militant group Islamic State in Syria and also opposes Assad's government, have said in recent days that they suspect Russia is reinforcing to aid Assad.
Washington has put pressure on countries nearby to deny their air space to Russian flights, a move Moscow denounced on Wednesday as "international boorishness".
Russia has set out the case for supporting Assad in the most forthright terms yet in the past few days, likening the Western approach to Syria to failures in Iraq and Libya.
Part of the diplomatic quarrel has centred around use of air space for flights, which Moscow says bring humanitarian aid but U.S. officials say may be bringing military supplies.
U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters on Wednesday that multiple Russian flights have passed over the airspace of Iran and Iraq to reach Syria.
RUSSIAN OVERFLIGHTS
The State Department said Russian use of Iranian airspace would not be surprising, given Tehran's past support for Assad.
Spokesman John Kirby said the United States had advised "partners and our friends to ask the Russians tough questions about" overflight requests. He did not elaborate, saying only: "I'm not gonna detail diplomatic conversations."
To avoid flying over Turkey, one of Assad's main enemies, Russia has sought to fly planes over Balkan states, but Washington has urged them to deny Moscow permission.
On Tuesday, Bulgaria refused a Russian request to use its airspace citing doubts about the cargo on board. It said on Wednesday it would allow Russian supply flights to Syria to use its airspace only if Moscow agreed to checks of their cargo at a Bulgarian airport.
Turkey has not officially confirmed a ban on Russian flights to Syria but says it considers any requests to fly over its air space to Syria on a case by case basis.
Thus far in the war, Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah have been Assad's main sources of military support. The momentum turned against Assad earlier this year.
In the latest setback, state television reported government troops had surrendered an air base in northwestern Syria to a rebel alliance after nearly two years under siege.
This meant the last government troops had withdrawn from central Idlib province, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group that monitors the conflict. (Additional reporting by Suleiman al-Khalidi in Amman; Mark Hosenball and Lesley Wroughton in Washington; Writing by Tom Perry, Sylvia Westall, Peter Graff and Phil Stewart; Editing by Giles Elgood, David Storey, Grant McCool)

Study: Bones in South African cave reveal new human relative

MAGALIESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Scientists say they've discovered a new member of the human family tree, revealed by a huge trove of bones in a barely accessible, pitch-dark chamber of a cave in South Africa.
The creature shows a surprising mix of human-like and more primitive characteristics — some experts called it "bizarre" and "weird."
And the discovery presents some key mysteries: How old are the bones? And how did they get into that chamber, reachable only by a complicated pathway that includes squeezing through passages as narrow as about 7½ inches (17.8 centimeters)?
The site, about 30 miles northwest of Johannesburg, has yielded some 1,550 specimens since its discovery in 2013. The fossils represent at least 15 individuals.
Researchers named the creature Homo naledi (nah-LEH-dee). That reflects the "Homo" evolutionary group, which includes modern people and our closest extinct relatives, and the word for "star" in a local language. The find was made in the Rising Star cave system.
The creature, which evidently walked upright, represents a mix of traits. For example, the hands and feet look like Homo, but the shoulders and the small brain recall Homo's more ape-like ancestors, the researchers said.
Lee Berger, a professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg who led the work, said naledi's anatomy suggest that it arose at or near the root of the Homo group, which would make the species some 2.5 million to 2.8 million years old. The discovered bones themselves may be younger, he said.
© Provided by Associated Press In an announcement made Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, scientists say the fossils revealed the new member of the human family tree. The expedition team was led by Lee Berger…

The researchers announced the discovery Thursday in the journal eLife and at a news conference in the Cradle of Humankind, a site near the village of Magaliesburg. They said they were unable to determine an age for the fossils because of unusual characteristics of the site, but that they are still trying.
Berger said researchers are not claiming that neledi was a direct ancestor of modern-day people, and experts unconnected to the project said they believed it was not.
Rick Potts, director of the human origins program at the Smithsonian Institution's Natural History Museum, who was not involved in the discovery, said that without an age, "there's no way we can judge the evolutionary significance of this find."
If the bones are about as old as the Homo group, that would argue that naledi is "a snapshot of ... the evolutionary experimentation that was going on right around the origin" of Homo, he said. If they are significantly younger, it either shows the naledi retained the primitive body characteristics much longer than any other known creature, or that it re-evolved them, he said.
Eric Delson of Lehman College in New York, who also wasn't involved with the work, said his guess is that naledi fits within a known group of early Homo creatures from around 2 million year ago.
Besides the age of the bones, another mystery is how they got into the difficult-to-reach area of the cave. The researchers said they suspect the naledi may have repeatedly deposited their dead in the room, but alternatively it may have been a death trap for individuals that found their own way in.
"This stuff is like a Sherlock Holmes mystery," declared Bernard Wood of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., who was not involved in the study. Visitors to the cave must have created artificial light, as with a torch, Wood said. The people who did cave drawings in Europe had such technology, but nobody has suspected that mental ability in creatures with such a small brain as naledi, he said.
Potts said a deliberate disposal of dead bodies is a feasible explanation, but he added it's not clear who did the disposing. Maybe it was some human relative other than naledi, he said.
Not everybody agreed that the discovery revealed a new species. Tim White of the University of California, Berkeley, called that claim questionable. "From what is presented here, (the fossils) belong to a primitive Homo erectus, a species named in the 1800s," he said in an email.

Playboy Slaps MediaTakeOut With Lawsuit Over Azealia Banks Nude Photos

MediaTakeOut has just learned the naked truth about the lengths Playboy will go to protect its photos.
The popular urban news website has been slapped with a lawsuit by Playboy Enterprises for allegedly publishing Playboy's nude photos of controversial rapper Azealia Banks.
The suit, filed in federal court in New York on Tuesday, states that Playboy was the exclusive licensee of the photos, which according to the complaint, MediaTakeOut published in March.
To add insult to injury, the lawsuit claims that MediaTakeOut slapped its own watermark on the images, even though Playboy had obtained a registration for the images from the U.S. Copyright Office.
"Upon information and belief, defendant knowingly altered and/or falsified copyright management information to conceal defendant's infringement of plaintiff's registered and unregistered copyright works.
Banks appeared in the April 2015 issue of Playboy.
Alleging copyright infringement and violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the suit is asking for a declaration that Media Takeout infringed on the works. Playboy also wants damages of "up to $150,000 for each copyright infringement" and up to $25,000 for each violation of the DMCA.

Moyo Lawal's Confession "Im too busy to have sex"

She's pretty and often regarded as a sex symbol in Nollywood but delectable actress, Moyo Lawal, claims she's not as sexy as people assume, because she has distanced herself from sex for a long time.
She further added that her reasons for avoiding intimacy with the opposite sex is because she is too busy to entertain such thoughts.
“I am not dating anybody but I would start dating soon. I haven’t had sex in a while. I work too hard to think of sex. I am always on set and even during my free time, I always have an event to attend. I honestly don’t even have the time to think that I am single. The only time I remember that I am single is when my father asks me about my private life and family members ask me when the wedding bells would ring. I have so many people who look after me and I am forever grateful especially my fans," she told Punch.
The short and busty actress who recently returned to social media after one year of hiatus, also laughed off the fact that people tell her she is sexy because to her, she does not feel she's pretty enough to be regarded as sexy.
“In all honesty, I don’t think I am sexy. I make sure I am myself at all times and I don’t know why people think I’m sexy. I don’t think I am pretty and I’m not tall, I’m just myself,” she added.

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green divorce: Is her career to blame?

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are officially calling it quits!
According to People magazine, the "Transformers" actress recently filed to divorce her husband of five years, citing "irreconcilable differences" as the cause of the rift in their marriage of five years.
But what exactly went wrong with the off-and-on couple of more than a decade, who tied the knot in 2010 and share two sons, Noah and Bodhi?
"Megan and Brian's split is a classic Hollywood story of two people in different stages of life and career," a source close to the actress reportedly told People magazine. "Megan is young and hot and sought after for work, and she is eager to move ahead in her career. […] Brian wants more of her time than she can allow."
Adds the source: "She was overwhelmed with the children and her husband's expectations, which got in the way of work responsibilities. […] They had many disagreements and arguments about her time at home, which led to problems."
Another People magazine source echoed the sentiment that Megan's career played a role in the breakup: "[She] has always been career-oriented and noted because she was so beautiful. Now she is being recognized for her talent, and like anyone else with Hollywood ambitions, she wants to pursue those options. The timing just wasn't working for her relationship."
According to documents obtained by Gossip Cop, the beautiful brunette designated June 15, 2015, as the date of separation from her husband. She is reportedly asking for joint custody of their boys.
Gossip Cop adds that the duo did not sign a prenup, so their assets likely will be divided in half in accordance with California's community property law. TMZ, meanwhile, notes that the mother of two will likely end up paying spousal support to her ex as she has been the primary breadwinner of their family for years.
Megan and Brian first connected on the 2004 set of ABC sitcom "Hope & Faith." The "Beverly Hills, 90210" alum popped the question in 2006, and though they briefly called off their engagement in 2009, the longtime couple reconciled and made it official during a Hawaiian vacation in June 2010. They welcomed son Noah in 2012 and son Bodhi in 2014. Brian also has a son, Kassius, from his previous relationship with actress Vanessa Marcil.

Clint Eastwood, George Clooney Would Beat Donald Trump, Jeb Bush in Presidential Election

Donald Trump may be the current frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, but a Harris Poll survey indicates that could change if Clint Eastwood entered the race.
When U.S. adults were asked to choose who would make a better president between the former "Celebrity Apprentice" host or the "American Sniper" director, 72 percent of respondents chose Eastwood.
Eastwood, an outspoken Republican, famously delivered a rambling, ad-libbed speech to an empty chair at the 2012 Republican National convention, but the actor-director does have real political credibility that includes a two-year term as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California and an appointment to the California State Parks and Recreation Commission in 2001.
Other celebrities also fared well when put up against presidential candidates. George Clooney was preferred by 57 percent of respondents over Jeb Bush. 59 percent chose Ben Affleck over Ted Cruz, and 55 percent chose Jimmy Fallon over Rand Paul.
In the same poll, 41 percent of respondents also chose Trump as the candidate they'd most like the see drop out of the race. 25 percent chose Hillary Clinton, while 9 percent chose Jeb Bush.

Photos of Wande Coal, MI, Burna Boy, Jesse Jagz, Cynthia Morgan at #StarMusicTrek Benin

The city of Benin played perfect host as the 3rd leg of 2015 Star Music Trek Phase 2 took place yesterday, August 15, 2015 at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin.

The concert which is sponsored by Nigeria’s favourite beer, Star lager featured blockbuster performances from Burna Boy, MI, Jesse Jagz, Seyi Shay, Wande Coal, Joel, Cynthia Morgan, DJ Neptune, DJ Switch and host Dotun of Cool FM.

See Photos from the event below:

Cynthia Morgan and Seyi Shay onstage

Burna Boy and Crowd

Tatiana Maslany 'Can't Even Count the Number of Times' She's Encountered Sexism in Hollywood

Where are these '80s child stars now?

ICYMI: The Week in TV

29-year-old Tatiana Maslany earned an Emmy nomination this year for her role(s) as various clones in the popular BBC sci-fi show Orphan Black, an impressive achievement (and one many felt was overdue) considering the organization's reluctance to recognize genre shows for major awards. But a genre bias isn't the only obstacle Maslany has faced while working on the show. Maslany says she's encountered sexism at every turn while working in Hollywood.
"I don't think that any woman in this industry hasn't [experienced sexism]," she told People. "I think we all have in various ways, and sometimes you can't even tell that it's happening because it's so ingrained in the way things are structured."
Maslany says the challenges vary, from being told to wax her mustache — "Which I refused to do!" — to her wardrobe belying the show's emotional context in favor of sex appeal (i.e. wearing a midriff-showing shirt while mourning someone's death) to being talked down to by male coworkers. "I can't even count the number of times... It's just pathetic."
“People are too upset, people are too pissed off and too many strong voices are now being heard,” she notes optimistically regarding the social changes underway in the industry. “There is a big shift happening, and I think we are at the messy puberty stages of it right now... It's just about bringing that sensitivity, your emotional life and your understanding of humanity that women have that’s different to men.”
The irony of being adorned with makeup and photographed in visually stimulating positions for the magazine's photo shoot while being asked if producers make her change her appearance for the show was probably not lost on the actress. Pathetic indeed.

 

Kendall and Kylie Jenner to leave KUWTK?

Kendall and Kylie Jenner want to quit 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'.
The sisters are reportedly eager to leave the show when their contracts expire and launch their own brand together.
A source told RadarOnline.com: "Kendall and Kylie have both wanted out of 'KUWTK' for quite some time now and they are starting to realize their power because people are focusing on the two of them more than ever before.
"The know that they are hot right now and that is why they are constantly together."
Kendall, 19, and Kylie, 18, were thrust into the spotlight when the E! reality show launched in 2007.
It's thought the young Jenners have found it difficult opening up about their father Caitlyn Jenner's transgender transition on TV and want to have more control over their careers.
The insider added: "Kylie does not want to ever leave television, but she does want to separate herself from the current storyline of the show.
"Caitlyn's transition has been really hard on her and neither her nor her sister like the fact that they have to talk about the hardest thing that they have ever had to go through on TV."
Kylie is said to be considering her own spin-off show, while Kendall has become one of fashion's biggest It girls with a burgeoning modeling career. 

 

Nicki Minaj concert ends early after fan maced in fight

Nicki Minaj’s “Pinkprint Tour” concert in Concord, California ended early on Friday after a brawl broke out in the audience at the Concord Pavilion.
The incident was apparently sparked by people pushing to get closer to the stage during the rapper’s set. It escalated into a full-on fight with several people beating on each other. At some point, pepper spray was used, and an innocent bystander not involved in the melee got hit.
After the fight was broken up, Minaj asked for “the one that just got sprayed with Mace in her face” to come on stage. The two embraced, and the star got the woman water for her eyes. But Minaj reportedly opted not to continue the show, and didn’t explain anything on social media.
Nevertheless, Minaj retweeted several fan messages praising the concert, including one who wrote, “I had THE most amazing time tonight!” She also praised her Barbz from “The Bay” on Instagram, sharing a photo of she took with a group of lucky attendees. The next concert stop is in Vancouver on Sunday, and there’s just a few dates left.
As Gossip Cop has reported, the “Pinkprint Tour” has made headlines throughout its run, for both dramatic and light-hearted reasons. Highlights include Minaj licking boyfriend Meek Mill on stage, Mill surprising her with a new necklace, and Mill ranting about Drake. Minaj alluded to the new incident on Instagram Saturday afternoon, writing, “Sold out show in the Bay Area last night

EXCLUSIVE: The Untold Story Of How Lagos Babe Was Vomiting Blood (viewer discretion is advised)

Tongues are wagging in Lagos State especially Ikorodu, over how a young lady who was said to have been so expressive of her womanhood and was full of life falls victim of ritualists.
The incident that happened on Thursday 13th of August, 2015 according to reports has it that the lady was said to be one of the happening babes in town, although she likes doing her things in her own little way.
Arewa (pseudonym) in her twenties had allegedly gone out in answer to a call from an Aristo where we learnt she finally met her waterloo.
An eye witness/road side trader who spoke on condition of anonymity revealed thus:
“ I was attending to one of my customers when a middle aged man pack his car in front of me at Benson Bus/stop, Ikorodu to drop a lady and before I could blink my eyes; the man had jumped in the car and zoomed off.
I noticed the lady he drops look pale and weak but I thought maybe she’s not feeling too well. I was still trying to open up conversation with her when she started vomiting blood. I alerted people that are around and in a twinkle of an eye, over hundreds of people gathered around her.
At the initially stage, we thought it was a medical condition and we were trying to rush her to the hospital when one Alfa that also witnessed the incident after doing some prayers for the lady hinted us that the lady has been used by ritualists and her chance of surviving is very slim.” The road side trader squealed.
She further said: “We were still trying to do all we could to save her from dying when a particular woman recognized the lady and quickly rushed to her parent’s house to inform them about their daughter’s plight.
About 20 minutes later, the lady’s parents came to Benson Bus-stop and use a car to whisk their daughter away.
What I truly don’t know is if the lady survives the incident or not cos I couldn’t leave my market to follow them.” The trader concluded
However, people around Benson Bus-Stop also unanimously agree that the lady’s unadulterated fun seeking lifestyle helped fan the flames that caused her recent ordeals.

NFC Exclusive: I Can't Forget Day I Made Love To My Girlfriend In The Hospital Bed- Mike Godson

We all have some ever green moments in our lives, some happy, sad or fun times we can’t forget in a hurry.
For Nollywood’s popular actor, Mike Godson, who has always been romantically linked with Ini Edo, he cant seem to forget the fun memories of making love to his girlfriend right on top of her hospital bed.
In a recent, Nigeriafilms.com, asked the Imo State born actor of 'Seven Books of Moses' fame, the crazyest or naughtyest thing he has ever done.
He said, "I can't forget that in a hurry. It's one of the naught things I have done. I made love to my girlfriend on a hospital bed. It was so crazy. She was sick and really wanted me. So we did a quick one and wasn't caught.
This act alone, actually took me to the next level at a point in my career; when I went for Big Brother Africa, in the time of Karen Igho.
The judges asked me the same question and I told them, they were wowed, that was how I jumped to the next level," he recalled.

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I Had Always Wanted to Marry a Man with Kids…Tonto Dikeh Reveals

These days in Nigeria especially in the entertainment industry, controversies seems to be the order of the day with some of these celebs creating it one way or the other for themselves just to remain relevant.
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, sure knows how to make headlines any day without looking back and it seems to be working well for her.
Since unveiling the new man in her life, facts have continued to emanate about her man whom findings shows was once married but divorced and his not a son to former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, but nephew.
Well it’s their private life, all the same Tonto, has revealed that having a wonderful stepmother who has stood by her all along had prompted her to wish to have gotten married to a man with kids so that she could be called a stepmother also.
The actress made this statement while eulogizing her stepmother who stood by her during her introduction which was held recently in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
According to her, “My step mom is an Angel. I remember being young and saying I want to marry a man with kids so I can be a Steppy too just to prove to people that you don't have to be A Witch as a step mom. This woman is my Life and strength. She was so busy entertaining at my introduction/1st segment of my Bride price payment that we didn't take more pics. God bless our Mothers.”

Texas judge sentenced to 18 months in prison for violating gun laws

A former Texas county judge was sentenced on Friday to 18 months in a federal prison for illegally dealing in firearms and making false statements to government agents about the weapons, some of which were smuggled into Mexico, prosecutors said.
Tim Wright, 70, had entered a plea bargain with prosecutors earlier this year and will be placed on supervised release for three years once he completes his prison sentence, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas said.
From June 2014, Wright sold more than 60 firearms without a federal firearms license. Dozens of the weapons were sold to two people who were illegally smuggling those guns into Mexico, the office said.
"No one is above the law, especially not judges," Wright had previously said in a statement read to reporters at the federal court in Austin. He was a judge in Williamson County, north of Austin.
Prosecutors said he also falsified federal forms to hide the identity of the buyers and provided false statements to federal agents about the transactions, prosecutors said.
"These are serious crimes for which he has been held accountable," U.S. Attorney Richard Durbin said in a statement.

Obama Has a Song in His Heart … 40 of Them, on Spotify

Halfway into his two-week summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, Mr. Obama on Friday released his first-ever Spotify playlists, sharing a 20-song “daytime” list and another 20-song “evening” one. A White House blog post said the lists were “hand-created” by Mr. Obama.
If the lists are a guide to how the president rocks out, his days are spent mostly in the 1950s and ’60s, with songs like Bob Dylan’s “Tombstone Blues,” Stevie Wonder’s “Another Star,” the Isley Brothers’ “Live it Up” and “Rock Steady” by Aretha Franklin. The Rolling Stones are represented with “Gimme Shelter” and Bob Marley’s “So Much Trouble in the World” is a perfect title for a commander in chief.
And “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” by the Temptations, is an interesting choice for a president who faces an uphill battle in Congress persuading members of his own party to approve his nuclear deal with Iran.
© Steven Senne/Associated Press President Obama played golf Wednesday during his summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard. There are a few more recent hits on the daytime playlist: “Paradise,” by the British rock band Coldplay, and “Shake it Out,” by Florence and the Machine. But unlike Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose recent Spotify list was filled with current pop hits, Mr. Obama has no Katy Perry or Kelly Clarkson or Ariana Grande.
Mr. Obama’s evening list continues the pattern, with Al Green’s “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” and selections from Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Miles Davis and Billie Holiday. But the president’s playlist also includes a Beyoncé song, “Superpower,” and one called “Stubborn Love,” by a Denver-based folk rock group called the Lumineers.
He’s also got Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good,” which just might be a reflection of the last two months of his presidency, which have featured a series of foreign policy achievements, falling unemployment rates and rising approval numbers in the polls.
The presidential Spotify announcement is not the first musical reveal for Mr. Obama, who years ago talked about what songs were on his iPod. In 2008, that included the Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow and Ludacris, as well as Stevie Wonder, who he called his ultimate musical hero when he was younger. In 2012, Mr. Obama said the iPod contained James Brown, the Stones, Jay Z, Eminem and the Fugees.
In a news release noting the new music lists, the president’s aides promise to use the new White House Spotify account to offer music playlists “curated around events and issues to engage the public.”
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Olamide Gushes About Adekunle Gold

There is a popular saying that anything worth doing is worth doing well. With this saying, singer, Olamide, seems not to have any regrets signing quality artistes under his record label and he is indeed proud that his artistes are doing well.
The singer recently praised the vast rise of singer, Adekunle Gold, whom he signed under his label some months back and within a short pace of time; the singer has been able to win the heart of many.
According to the singer, “Today I say thank God for bringing Adekunle Gold my way. I feel so blessed to be part of his journey to greatness.”
Olamide had on several occasions stated that his sole aim for his artistes is to ensure that they succeed before leaving his label and should be able to stand on their own without issues.

(Photo) Tonto Dikeh Reveals Her Belly to Her Fans

For those rumour peddlers who had stated that Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, is pregnant, well, the actress has openly revealed herself for all to see.
The actress shared a full picture of herself standing with her friends just for everyone to see that she was not pregnant as rumoured.
Few weeks back, the actress was rumoured to be pregnant with many alleged pregnancy pictures flooding the internet even with many writing that a source who was in the know confirmed that she was truly pregnant but the actress had since denied those reports.

What is Happening to Former Super Eagles Player Taribo West?

What could be happening to former Super Eagles international footballer, Taribo West, as he looked so pale when he stepped out with some Nollywood celebrities recently.
The former Nigerian defender turned pastor, was spotted with actor, Prince Eke at an event and from the way he was looking, it left many wondering what could have possibly happened to him.
A fan who is in the know said the player was recently spotted at Opebi in Ikeja and was looking so hungry.
“This man wey hungry hold for Opebi Ikeja. I mean Taribo,” the fan wrote.
West represented the Nigerian national team in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He is also known for the various unusual and colourful hairstyles that he has sported over the years.

US agency: Unable to contact dentist about Cecil the lion's death

 © Courtesy of River Bluff Dental Bloomington, Minnesota, dentist Dr. Walter Palmer. 

WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has not been able to contact the American dentist accused of killing a beloved lion in Zimbabwe, agency director Dan Ashe said on Thursday.
Ashe, in a post on Twitter, called the killing of Cecil the lion "tragic" and said his agency will "go where facts lead" in its investigation of the lion's death.
Suburban Minneapolis dentist Walter Palmer has admitted to killing the animal but said he believed the hunt was legal.



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What Buhari Told America On Same $ex Marriage

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently in the United States of America (USA), where he went to meet President Barak Obama, has stressed that there is no way Nigeria can succumb to pressure to accept same $ex marriage.
During a discussion with the joint session of Senate and House Committees on Foreign Affairs, the issue was raised but Buhari was stern in his stand on the matter.
According to the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina, Buhari maintained that sodomy is against the law in Nigeria and abhorrent to the culture.
“The issue of g@y marriage came up here yesterday. PMB was point blank. Sodomy is against the law in Nigeria, and abhorrent to our culture.
“The same $ex marriage issue came up at the joint session of Senate and House Committees on Foreign Affairs, not in direct talks with Obama. Talks shifted to another matter once PMB emphatically stated Nigeria's stand on same $ex marriage. The issue was not pushed,” he said.

Tiwa Savage Delivers Baby Boy (Photo)

Congratulations are in order as Mavin Records first lady, Tiwa Savage and husband, Tunji Balogun, have welcome their first child from their marriage.
Mavin boss, Don Jazzy made the announcement a moment ago on his Twitter handle.
Fans of the singer have been anxiously waiting for the news of her childbirth and this will sooth them.
 

Meek Mill Accuses Drake of Using Ghostwriter in Twitter Tirade: ‘He Don’t Write His Own Raps!’

Meek Mill took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to blast Drake for allegedly not writing his own songs.
"Stop comparing drake to me too... He don't write his own raps! That's why he ain't tweet me album because we found out!" The rapper tweeted.
Moreover, he went on to write that the whole industry knows Drake's apparent secret of using a ghostwriter, but are too afraid to speak out and tell the truth.
The whole game know forreal they scared to tell the truth! I can't wait tok these guys and sit back and act like they don't know! -- Meek Mill (@MeekMill) July 22, 2015
Yet, Drake is featured on Meek Mill's song, "R.I.C.O.," although the latter now says that the "Hold On We're Going Home" rapper didn't write his own verses. However, Meek Mill says he didn't know when the song was being recorded, otherwise he would have taken it off the record.
He ain't even write that verse on my album and if I woulda knew I woulda took it off my album..... I don't trick my fans! Lol
- Meek Mill (@MeekMill) July 22, 2015
Meek Mill's Twitter rant caught the attention of many fans and even rapper Rick Ross, who was quick to defend Drake. Yet, the Tweet has since been deleted, but one Twitter user was able to take a picture before it was taken down.
Lol even Rick Ross knows. He deleted it though. pic.twitter.com/PB9bHOAn6I -- Lil Edd (@TheRealLilEdd) July 22, 2015
Meek Mill is a rapper from Philadelphia, releasing his studio debut album, "Dreams and Nightmares" in 2012. The album was preceded by the single, "Young & Gettin' It," which debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200.
It seems that the music world is up in arms this week; on Tuesday, Taylor Swift and Meek Mill's girlfriend Nicki Minaj clashed on the social media platform after Minaj expressed her outrage over her "Anaconda" snub at the MTV Video Music Awards. Taylor Swift had felt personally offended and tweeted back at the rapper.
If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year
- NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
  "@NICKIMINAJ I've done nothing but love & support you," Swift wrote upon seeing Minaj's tweets. "It's unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot."
Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this. @taylorswift13 -- NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
Nothing I said had to do with Taylor. So what jabs? White media and their tactics. So sad. That's what they want. https://t.co/AfcwoyDvpg
- NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015

Nick Jonas Responds to Selena Gomez Dating Rumors, Covers Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" and Sisqo's "Thong Song!"

Now that Nick Jonas and Olivia Culpo are officially over, is he ready to rekindle his romance with Selena Gomez? The "Chains" singer answered that very question in an in-studio interview with Capital FM's Max Akhtar in London Tuesday.
Akhtar named two possible "contenders" for Jonas' heart, the first being Gomez. "Obviously, you've been there before. And you did say on this show she's a great kisser," the radio host said, to which Jonas admitted, "Yeah." Akhtar said Gomez is "a sweetheart. I love her." Best of all, she reminded him, "She's a single pringle."
"What's the other option?" Jonas asked.
Akhtar said, "You've also been spotted out with her. People jump to conclusions."
Jonas explained their accidental outing. "We kind of ran into each other a couple of weeks ago, like walking in Venice. We were both with separate groups of friends and we ran into each other," he said. "I put a dinner together with a bunch of really great people, like the Haim girls, who I love. They're awesome. They're the best. It was a big group of people and we all had a great time. We connect in that sense."
"It was nice to connect and just catch up," he added. "I'll leave it there!"
Akhtar's second option was one of Jonas' collaborators, Tinashe.
"Her abs are probably as great as your abs," Akhtar told the famously in-shape pop star. The radio host also recalled that Tinashe once admitted Jonas is sexy, but he was dating Culpo at the time. "She's like, 'He's hot, but I would never even go there because he has a girlfriend, so you have to be respectful."
"She's dope," Jonas said. "She's kinda like the homie. Does that make sense?"
"No, because that sounds like the side chick," Akhtar said. "I don't like it. 'The homie.'" Jonas tried to explain himself, saying, "No, no. The homie. I don't know. Because we worked together and we're just friends, it feels like it's that. I wouldn't want to mess that up! I would want to be friends with her, I think."
Once again, Akhtar asked Jonas about the possibility of reuniting with Gomez.
"There's also lots of other options," Jonas said.
Later in the interview, during a game of radio roulette, Akhtar challenged the pop singer to cover new hits, like Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" and Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" remix with Kendrick Lamar, plus an old hit: Sisqo's "The Thong Song."