Rapper 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy protection as he faced a hefty payout in a lawsuit related to a sex tape
The rapper known for the album and movie “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” filed for bankruptcy protection Monday as he faced a hefty payout in a lawsuit related to a sex tape.
We all know 50 Cent isn’t really broke, but he’s making it look like he is, he recently gave the bankruptcy judge a list of his many creditors, and his Grand Dad, Curtis Jackson Sr. is among them. According to the documents, 50 owes grandpa Jackson $1,737.33.
50 also owes $137,880 to Bentley, $64,909 to American Express (Credit card) and, 2 court judgments totaling more than $23 million. And there’s more that’s just boring debt.
The rapper is laughing off the bankruptcy, he was even most recently seen making it rain on Monday night at Ace of Diamonds strip club in West Hollywood.
In his interview with Levinston on Wednesday, he said:
“You get a bullseye painted on your back when you’re successful, and it’s public to know you’ve become the ideal person to have lawsuits for.”
Mrs West’s full frontal nude shoot in Paper mag left most of us gob-smacked – but she didn’t seem to care. 34 year old Kim Kardashian delighted shared a naked photo of herself rolling around in silver paint. The snapshot, which was taken several years ago for W Magazine, showed the now-34-year-old lounging on her back, with nothing but the body paint preserving her modesty.In a 2011 episode of KUWTK, Kim broke down in tears because she thought the photo shoot was too revealing.
Kim vowed she would ‘definitely never take her clothes off again’ after seeing a preview of her W Magazine pictures, which she described as like ‘full on porn’. Of course, that’s clearly not the case nowadays for Kim, who has been stripping off for various publications over the past year, lol.
Terror attack in Tennessee – A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at a recruiting centre and another U.S. military site a few miles apart in Chattanooga on Thursday, killing at least four Marines, officials said. The attacker was also killed.
Pictured above is the man who shot dead 4 US marines in Chattanooga, Tennessee today with a high powered rifle. He also injured a soldier and a police officer. His name is Muhammod Youssuf Abdulazeez and he’s 24 years old. He is a naturalized US citizen from Kuwait. He was shot dead after he engaged law enforcement. It is believed he acted alone…and the attack is being treated as a terrorist attack.
New video shows the arrest of Sandy Bland, who died three days later in a Texas jail cell. Police say her death was self-inflicted.
On Friday, 28-year-old Sandra Bland, a police accountability activist, was was pulled over by a Texas police officer for failing to use her turn signal before changing lanes. Three days later, she was found dead, hanging in her jail cell.
She was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer during a traffic stop on Friday but by Monday she was found dead by hanging in her jail cell.
The sheriff’s office is maintaining that the woman committed suicide, but many, including her family, are categorically refusing this official story, especially after a witness’ video of her arrest was released online.
“You just slammed my head into the ground. Do you not even care about that? I can’t even hear!” Bland is heard saying in the video.
“You slammed me into the ground and everything,” she repeats as the officers take her into custody.
Bland, who is described as having been a happy and strong woman, was arrested for assaulting a police officer, despite video showing that she was the one who was assaulted.
“She informed me she had been arrested. She said they couldn’t tell her what she had been arrested for until an hour before she had called. She then proceeded to say the officer had put his knees in her back and that she thought her shoulder was broken,” her sister, Shante Needham, told ABC. “She said her bond was $515. And I told her that I would work on getting her out.”
Bland was outspoken against police brutality and racism faced by people of color in the United States. She had recently moved to Texas to begin a job as a college outreach officer.
“I will admit it is strange someone who had everything going for her would have taken her own life,” Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis said. “That’s why it’s very important a thorough investigation is done and that we get a good picture of what Ms. Bland was going through the last four or five days of her life.
“If there was something nefarious, or if there was some foul play involved, we’ll get to the bottom of that,” he said.
But with police brutality and racism in such sharp focus in the US and amidst the rise of citizens videotaping their encounters with police, a practice that’s revealing more and more inconsistencies with official police accounts, it is no wonder that many are skeptical of the official story.
“The family of Sandra Bland is confident that she was killed and did not commit suicide. The family has retained counsel to investigate Sandy’s death,” a statement from a law firm representing her family stated. The statement also asked Twitter users to use the hashtag #JusticeForSandra “so that our family can get justice for her.”
Twitter community has fuelled the conversation about circumstances surrounding Bland’s death. #SandraBland has almost 200,000 mentions on Twitter. The hashtags #JusticeforSandy and #SandySpeaks are also being widely used to share stories about a death that many say “doesn’t add up”.
“Who goes on a job interview, gets hired, and commits suicide in a jail cell after being arrested [sic] for a routine traffic stop?” @stopbeingfamous tweeted.
Another Twitter user talking about Bland’s death is Bianca Davis, who attended university with Bland.
“My sorority sister Sandy Bland died in police custody! Spread the Word!” she tweeted, gaining more than 500 retweets.
“The authorities can’t pass her off, say she was gang member or a drug dealer. She was an educated African woman who had goals and dreams – she was a productive citizen,” Davis said, noting that Bland was passionate both about social justice and her Christian faith.
“Now this young woman is dead, and they are trying to call it a suicide. But those who knew her know she wasn’t that type of person”.
Even more eyebrows have been being raised after the Daily Kos reported that Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith, who made the first public comments about Bland’s in-custody death, was suspended for documented cases of racism when he was chief of police in Hempstead, Texas, in 2007. After serving his suspension, more complaints of racism came in, and Smith was fired as their chief of police.
The FBI is now coordinating with local police to investigate Bland’s death.
The day after Bland was found dead in her Texas jail cell, 18-year-old Kindra Darnell Chapman also reportedly hanged herself inside a jail cell in Alabama. The teen was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing a cell phone and was booked around 6:22 AM. She was found unresponsive at 7:50, after reportedly hanging herself with a bed sheet. Chapman was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Gombe market bomb blast – These are graphic photos from the scene of the bomb blast that occurred at the Gombe Central Market Nigeria. 48 people were killed. More photos below…
Gunman attacks 2 military sites in Tennessee – Terror comes to the US. According to breaking news, four US Marines were killed when a gunman attacked 2 military sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee, today Thursday July 16th. The man has been identified as 24 year old Muhammod Youssuf Abdulazeez & he was born in Kuwait. According to FBI, 11 minutes before the shooting, ISIS twitter account used derogatory words to insult the US and wrote #Chattanooga. This is being treated as a terror attack.
The suspected shooter is also dead, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke said. Investigators “have not determined whether it was an act of terrorism or whether it was a criminal act,” Ed Reinhold, FBI special agent in charge, told reporters.
“We are looking at every possible avenue, whether it was terrorism — whether it was domestic, international — or whether it was a simple, criminal act.”
The shootings unfolded at two sites over 30 minutes, Reinhold said. The suspected gunman started spraying bullets at the glass doors of a strip mall military recruiting center around 10:45 a.m., witnesses said.
From there, he headed to another location more than seven miles away, an operational support center operated by the U.S. Navy.
That’s where the four victims and the gunman were killed, Reinhold said.
At least three people were injured, officials said, including a police officer and a military service member.
The officer, who was injured when he was shot in the ankle, has been treated at the hospital, Berke said. A military service member was also among the wounded, the Defense Department said.
Arthur Ashe Courage Award was given to Caitlyn Jenner, director Peter Berg further stoked the controversy surrounding the honor when he shared a meme on Instagram mocking the decision.
“Friday Night Lights” director Peter Berg isn’t happy with all the praise being heaped on Caitlyn Jenner — and is now mocking everyone from ESPN to President Obama for honoring her … instead of military vets.
Berg who also produces and co-stars in “Ballers” — reposted a crass meme to Instagram following the ESPYs which compares a double amputee military vet to Caitlyn. Berg co-signed on the meme with a simple comment — “Yup.”
Berg wasn’t the only star to express outrage over Jenner getting the award — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry tweeted, “What exactly is ‘COURAGE’ these days?”
He was retweeted by NFL linebacker Sio Moore.
So, how is ESPN handling the criticism? Michelle Beadle summed it up this way:
“This rage over an arbitrary award is silly. Courage and bravery come in many forms and faces. I welcome progress for everyone. #BeYou.” – TMZ
Berg is far from the only person who has publicly criticized awarding the ESPY to Jenner. Bob Costas notably said, days before the ESPYs broadcast, he thought it was “just a crass exploitation play, a tabloid play.”
In her acceptance speech, Jenner acknowledged the controversy and used it as a means for drawing attention to the struggleof other transgendered people, saying in part “if you want to call me names, doubt my intention, the reality is, I can take it. But for thousands of kids out there coming to terms with who they are, they shouldn’t have to take it … So for the people out there wondering what this is all about, whether it’s about courage or controversy or publicity, I’ll tell you what it’s all about: It’s about what happens from here… It’s not just about me. It’s about all of us accepting one another. We’re all different and that’s not a bad thing — it’s a good thing.”
The controversy over the award didn’t diminish viewership however; last night’s show saw a 253% increase in viewership versus last year’s ceremony having been moved to ABC from ESPN.
This is so sad! This guy’s name is Joshub Dobbs and he’s an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers. He had hairline and eyebrows at 18 and lost it by the time he turned 20. See his before photos below…
Cameroon has joined Chad, Congo-Brazzaville and Gabon in banning the full-face veil
Cameroon has banned the wearing of full-face Islamic veil, including the burka, in the Far North region, following two suicide bomb attacks.
The governor of far north region of Cameroon, Midjiyawa Bakari has banned the use of Burqa, a face covering apparel worn by Muslim women. The Governor said the ban is as a result of last Sunday’s suicide attack carried out by two women wearing Burqa.
Announcing the decision yesterday July 15th, the governor said
“I took this measure because of the security situation prevailing in the region. No one suspected them and that is why we have ordered women to stop wearing veils and the police and military to arrest all women wearing veils,” he said.
Last month, Chad banned the use of full-face Muslim veil throughout the country due to increased female suicide bombing attack.
What Bankruptcy? That boy is cute for days and looks like his dad…as shared by the rapper and he captioned it; “Me and little 50 be looking at things the same way . Did that fool just ask for a raise. 😆lol #FRIGO#SMSAUDIO“
Despite the on-going rumors about 50 cent and bankruptcy, the rapper still has time for his son, the proud father shared these photos on his instagram. He looks so dapper and his son is super handsome. See another one below…
Popular South African rapper Cassper Nyovest took a camera crew and flowers to the set of where his stunning 25 year old South African television presenter/model and recording artist girlfriend Boity Boitumelo Thulo was yesterday and asked her to be his girlfriend
“You know, we’ve been like seeing each other and you always say ‘I’m not really your girlfriend’, so I wanted to ask you out!” Boity said yes, that she’d be his girlfriend.
Quite different from what we see. Usually when a man does this, he proposes marriage. Anyway, watch the video below…
The couple later trended on SA twitter after Drum Magazine released a magazine cover featuring the couple. The totally besotted star posted the magazine cover and wrote “I just want the world to know how much I’m madly in love with you!!! You’re perfection!!! #AnDeyLove’es”
The star shows off her chassis and her hot pink car.
The 31 year old mother of one took her brand new pink Jeep on a spin in LA yesterday after getting a company to pimp it to her taste. Amber Rose took to Instagram on Monday and showed off her chassis and car – she wore a fucshia jumpsuit for the pick up. Another pic below…
Not sure when will these useless followers realize that this so called pastor might have mental issues? Another weird set of photos of South African pastor, Penuel Mnguni have surfaced online. This time, the controversial ‘man of God’ is seen making his members chew and swallow a piece of cloth during a prayer service. He prayed on the cloth and asked them to eat it…and they all obeyed! Can’t fool be stopped?
He also rode on the back of his members like a donkey. This is the same man who asked his members to swallow a live snake during one of his prayer sessions. See the pics below…