The network quietly removed the late King of Pop from the name of its Video Vanguard Award without explanation during Monday’s show.Page Six first reportedlast month that MTV would pull Jackson’s name from the honor due to potential backlash after HBO’s controversial documentary “Leaving Neverland.” The film focuses on sexual abuse allegations against the star.
MTV did include Jackson’s name on a press release sent out to announce rapperMissy Elliottas this year’s Vanguard recipient — but other promos excluded his name. MTV renamed the award for Jackson in 1991.Elliott did mention himduring her acceptance speech, saying, “The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award means so much to me,” before thanking Janet Jackson for her friendship and inspiration. MTV hasn’t commented. Jackson’s estate is suing HBO over the film.
Today would have been Michael Jackson’s 61st birthday.
Meek Millsays a white guy spray painted his grandmother’s Philly home with racist graffiti … and he’s got video of the crime.
The “Championships” rapper tweeted about the incident Tuesday, saying it all went down Monday night. He also posted surveillance footage of the street outside which shows the guy casually tagging the side of a building. It’s hard to make out what he wrote, but Meek says it was a racist remark that referenced white privilege.
He also seems to suggest the tagging is a result of his grandma’s neighborhood becoming gentrified, saying it was a black neighborhood 20 years ago … but no longer.
Meek sends out a clear warning to the perpetrator, calling him a coward … and telling him he better hope Meek and co. don’t catch him on the streets.
A white man sprayed a racial remarks on my Grandmom’s house last night in south philly referencing white Privileged…. the crazy part is this was a all black neighborhood 20 years ago It was gentrified and now this! Just don’t let us catch you coward! T…https://t.co/ieIA61NUyY
Law enforcement sources tell us, although they have not had any official reports filed about the vandalism, they’re aware of the incident. Sources close to Meek, meanwhile, say he’s troubled by the act as his grandmother’s home was one of only a few that were vandalized in the area. No word yet on whether she plans to report it to cops.
The “country-trap” track notched a 17th week at the top of the Hot 100, becoming the chart’s longest-running No. 1 song.
The longest-running No. 1 single in the 61-year history of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart is not by Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson or Madonna.
And no longer is that record held by “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, from 1995, or “Despacito,” the 2017 Latin smash by Luis Fonsi, with Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber — both of which held the top spot for 16 weeks.
The new champion is as much a novelty song as it is a meme and an object lesson in the state of music marketing: Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” which — after its latest blast of remixes and videos — on Monday notched its 17th week atop Billboard’s flagship singles chart.
In its latest week, “Old Town Road” had 72.5 million streams in the United States and was played 7,200 times on the radio, according to Nielsen. Although the song’s lead has been slipping in recent weeks — Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” had 51 million streams last week, and twice as many radio plays as “Old Town Road” — it was enough to lead Lil Nas X to a historic run.
Since it first topped the chart in April, “Old Town Road” has consistently had huge numbers, often with two or three times as many streams as its closest competitor. Along the way it has blocked new songs by chart giants like Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Eilish and Shawn Mendes from reaching No. 1.
Prince Charleswas 12 years older thanPrincess Dianaand when the Royal Palace announced their engagement the Prince of Wales’ friends had warnings for the Heir to the throne that could have changed the history of theRoyal Familyif only Prince Charles listened. The Channel 5 documentary Charles and Di: The Truth Behind Their Wedding revealed the Prince eventually shared concerns about his decision to marry then Lady Diana Spencer just mere hours before the big day.
The documentary reports Prince Charles said of Princess Diana “she is exquisitely pretty, a perfect poppy. But she is a child”.
He added: “She does not look old enough to be out of school, much less married.”
Royal expert Ingrid Seward said: “There was a whole group of Charles’ friends who saw this could be an absolute disaster.
“She was like a high-school student and he was like a professor.”
Prince Charles’ close friend Penny Ramsey had raised her doubt to the Prince about the match.
The Prince of Wales reportedly told friends he was in a “confused and anxious state of mind” and “terrified” of making a promise that he would later regret in his life.
Ms Seward added: “Prince Charles kept saying ‘I want to do the right thing by my country. I want to do the right thing by my family’.
“In his heart, I think he knew that they just had nothing in common.”
But Prince Charles was not the only one having second thoughts about the wedding.
Princess Diana’s dreams of happiness with Prince Charles started to crumble when she made a devastating discovery on July 22 1981, royal experts said.
Biographer Christopher Wilson believes the then-20-year-old princess was already “very suspicious” of the relationship between the groom-to-be and Camilla, to the point that she had pressed those close to Charles over the nature of the close bond with his female friend.
But on the same day of her final wedding dress fitting, Diana spotted a package with the name of Camilla on it on the desk ofPrince Charles’s private secretary, Michael Colborne.
After insisting to see what was inside of it, Diana found a gold bracelet with the letter G and F engraved, the initials for the nicknames Charles and Camilla used for each other – Gladys and Fred.
Mr Wilson said the discovery left her devastated. He said: “I think she was very suspicious of anything Camilla.
“She asked to see what was inside and eventually she was allowed to have her way.
“She was absolutely in tears, in a terrible state about it.
“It was clear that this was Prince Charles’ farewell present to Camilla.”
Pro boxer Jose Benavidez was arrested this weekend for alleged street racing in Arizona.
Benavidez — who fights as a welterweight — was busted Saturday night in Maricopa County, where he was taken in and booked for one count of misdemeanor racing/exhibition of speed and one count of driving with a suspended or revoked license (also a misdemeanor).
Benavidez is no longer in custody as of Sunday afternoon, but he stuck around long enough to pose for this mug. The exact circumstances around his arrest remain unclear, but we’re working on getting more info. What we do know is that the Arizona Department of Public Safety — which has state troopers — is the agency that picked him up.
The guy is a rising star in the world of boxing — he recently fought and lost to Terrence Crawford, who’s a megastar. Crawford retained the welterweight belt after knocking out Benavidez in the 12th round, this following tons of trash talking from Mexican-American fighter.
He reportedly suffered a leg injury about a week ago, and postponed a fight he had scheduled with Luis Collazo on August 17. It was postponed for October of this year.
Unclear if this is gonna have any impact on that fight.
“Fresh Prince of Bel Air” starAlfonso Ribeirois suing the makers of the video game Fortnite for allegedly stealing his “Carlton dance.”
Ribeiro, who played the character Carlton Banks in the 90s sitcom, alleges the “Fresh emote” dance done by characters in Fortnite is a rip off of his famous moves on the show.
In a statement, a lawyer for Ribeiro said his dance is intellectual property that Epic Games stole without asking him.
“Epic has earned record profits off of downloadable content in the game, including emotes like “Fresh,”attorney David Hecht told NBC. “Yet Epic has failed to compensate or even ask permission from Mr. Ribeiro for the use of his likeness and iconic intellectual property.”
Earlier this month, a Brooklyn rapper also sued Epic Games for allegedly stealing a dance that he popularized.
Though British pop singer-songwriterEllie Gouldingonly just released her new album Delirium in November, the newly announcedCoachella performerhas premiered a cover ofJaheim’s 2001 single“Just In Case.”With the help of producerJordan Evans, Goulding swaddles the update in springy keyboards and her breathy, punctuated vocals. “Just for fun,” she wrote on SoundCloud.
Trump tweeted that during “a very good call” with Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, he also “assured him that A$AP was not a flight risk.” The platinum-selling,Grammy-nominated artist has been in custody since early this month over an alleged fight.
While not an option in Sweden, bail is common in theUnited States. A defendant is allowed to post an amount of money set by the court to guarantee the defendant will appear for trial if he or she is freed pending those proceedings.
Urged on by the first lady and celebrities includingKanye WestandKim Kardashian West, the president had said in a Friday tweet that he would intervene to try to free Rocky, whose real name is Rakim May.
“Our teams will be talking further, and we agreed to speak again in the next 48 hours!” Trump wrote Saturday after speaking with Lofven.
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The prime minister’s press secretary, Toni Eriksson, confirmed hours later that Lofven and Trump had a conversation that “was friendly and respectful and lasted about 20 minutes.”
Lofven “made certain to emphasize the complete independence of the Swedish judicial system, prosecutors and courts,” Eriksson said in a statement. “He underlined that in Sweden everyone is equal before the law and that the government cannot and will not attempt to influence the legal proceedings.”
The two leaders may have a follow-up call, “but nothing has been booked or planned,” she said.
Lofven had issued a statement earlier Saturday saying he would be glad to speak with Trump about A$AP Rocky’s detention but giving the same warning about his government’s unwillingness to interfere.
“I understand that President Trump has a personal interest in the case,” the prime minister said before they spoke. “He has expressed the desire for a conversation with me, which is certainly positive.”
Rocky has been behind bars while Swedish police investigate the fight in Stockholm he allegedly was in before appearing at a music festival. Videos published on social media appear to show a person being violently thrown onto the ground by Rocky. A defense lawyer has said it was self-defense.
Other recording artists have spoken on his behalf, including Sean “Diddy” Combs, Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Nicki Minaj and Post Malone.
Julianne Hough admitted to seeing a sex therapist.
The “America’s Got Talent” judge and her husband Brooks Laich opened up about their experience with a sex therapist on Laich’s podcast “How Men Think,” according to a report published Tuesday by Page Six.
Houghrevealed the couple had found a therapist and took a sexual capability test which helped them build “erotic blueprints.”
“When I took the test, I realized that there were certain things that gave me connection and intimacy that were different than what gave Brooks connection and intimacy,” Hough said during the podcast. “By almost learning each other’s language — sort of like love languages — it was almost like a menu of how we could please each other sexually, but also intimately.”
Johnny Ray Gill, the star of dramas like Rectify, Underground, and Brain Dead seems to have a career that’s on fire. Like so may Stars, he has an active presence on social media. But unlike most of the beautiful people with the blue checks after their names, Gill got real in a recent Instagram post that revealed a setback and discussed the dangers of social media.
Shockingly, Gill disclosed a personal disappointment: he lost his agent. The lengthy post went on to explain that he was sharing this heartbreak with his fans to show them that, just like them, his life is not without challenges, disappointments, and fears.
He went on to encourage his fans not to get caught in a social media trap, saying “Social media is a place where it can often seem like everyone is living and winning big — except you — but that’s a mirage.”
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