'R. Kelly has brought so much pain to so many people” - John Legend speaks out In new documentary

John Legend is one of the few stars speaking out in Lifetime’s new documentary titled Surviving R. Kelly.

The shocking 6-part docuseries features wide-ranging interviews with R. Kelly’s family members, former friends and colleagues, but most notably, women who claim that for decades the hit-making singer and producer used his power and influence to sexually and physically abuse women and young girls.

“R. Kelly has brought so much pain to so many people” Legend, 40, said during an interview for the documentary. Legend has openly supported women’s right’s organization Time’s Up and the #MuteRKelly boycott.

Love & Hip Hop couple Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels are officially married after 'secret wedding'

Love & Hip Hop couple Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels are said to have officially tied the knot. 

Sources close to Erica, told Media Take Out that the couple got "legally" married in Atlanta this week. The paperwork was filed at the Fulton County court, so the marriage is official.

The insiders explain, "They are married now legally, but they will be having a full ceremony later on this year."

This comes after days after Erica added Safaree Samuels' surname to hers on her social media accounts, and having revealed on Twitter that she will be Mrs. Samuels in 2019.

"We Are On A Mission To Send Buhari Back To Daura" - Eunice Atuejide - Politics -

The presidential aspirant for the National Interest Party (NIP), Eunice Atuejide, revealed on her twitter handle one of the reasons she is contesting for the post of the president. According to her tweet, one of the aims to be achieved is to send Muhammadu Buhari back to his homeland, Daura. She said this because of the recent actions of the president which were seen by her to make the other presidential candidates' effort futile.

Below was what she wrote;

Thank you so much too for the feedback. We're on a mission to send @MBuhari back to Daura. Setting us up to change our results by putting his sister in charge is unacceptable.

#BuhariMustGo 
#Eunice4President

: https://www.titiloyeblog.com/2019/01/we-are-on-mission-to-send-buhari-back.html

Photos from Regina Askia's look alike daughter, Tessa's 17th birthday dinner...She finnne!!

Yesterday January 3rd, one of actress Regina Askia-William's daughter, Tessa, turned 17 and her mum threw a birthday dinner for her. The resemblance between Regina and Tessa is uncanny. See more photos below

The Real Bling Ring: Where Are Those Crazy Hollywood Thieves Now?

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Emma Watson gives an impressive performance as Nicki, one member of the Hollywood thieving ring depicted in Sofia Coppola’s latest film, The Bling Ring. But it makes us wonder: What ever happened to Alexis Neiers, the real-life criminal who inspired Watson’s role? And did Paris Hilton ever get her jewels back, by the way? And how many of those kids charged with robbing celebrities actually saw the inside of a prison cell? If you’re as curious as we are to know what’s up with the real-life Bling Ring, here you go.

Rachel Lee
According to pieced-together testimony, Lee (renamed Rebecca in the film and played by Katie Chang) was the mastermind behind the Bling Ring. Her obsession with celebrity — or at least the Lindsay Lohan, reality-TV kind — led her to want to experience first-hand the big-money lifestyle she read about in the pages of US Weekly. Named “Best Dressed” in her 2007 yearbook and driving a white Audi A4 to school, Lee had already been fined and put on probation for shoplifting at a Sephora with fellow Bling Ring member Diana Tamayo. After taking her fair share of jewels and jeans from various celebrities’ homes, she headed to Vegas to live with her father. Both in Coppola’s film and in real life, the authorities eventually caught up with her. 
Did she serve time? Yes! After pleading no contest and being sentenced to four years (the harshest punishment among the crew), she served one year and four months.

Alexis Neiers
The Bling Ring’s most public figure, Alexis Neiers was busy shooting a reality show that would become E!’s Pretty Wild when police stormed her Westlake Village house in search of stolen property. Emma Watson’s impression of Neiers, now 21, is spot-on, as Neiers has graciously left a series of blog posts, YouTube vlogs, and VICE interviews in her wake. Since those days spent tagging along on sorties to rob the houses of various celebrities, Alexis has since given birth to a baby girl with her husband, Evan (whom she met while attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings). And for the record, regarding her famously contested courtroom outfit: “I was certainly not wearing Louboutins. Did I own Louboutins? Yes. Did I walk into court wearing Louboutins? Never. Was I really wearing a little tweed skirt and four-inch BeBe kitten heels? Yes, I was.”
Did she serve time? Not really. Neiers pleaded no contest to felony burglary charges and was sentenced to 180 days in jail, of which she served only 30. She also got three years’ probation and had to pay a fine of $600,000 (to Orlando Bloom!).

Obasanjo: My Role In Nigerian Politics Is To Raise Alarm - Politics -

Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president, has stated his role in the nation’s politics.

The former president quitted partisan politics in the country when he dumped the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) tearing his membership card in the process.

Prior to the 2015 general election, he pitched his tent with Muhammadu Buhari, then opposition candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
The APC flag-bearer after the endorsement of the former president won the election but the duo has fell out politically due to the second term ambition of the president.

Last year, the former president advised Mr Buhari to shelve his re-election bid due to alleged incompetence. The president has since dumped the advise in a trash can and went on to actualize his ambition.

Despite his acclaimed stance, Obasanjo has publicly endorsed Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP to battle it out with the president.

Addressing Yabaji Sani, presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) and his team when they paid him a visit on Thursday at Abeokuta, Mr Obasanjo said his role in the country’s politics is to raise alarm when events turn around in the way they ought not be.

“It is undemocratic, the attitude of some politicians who heat up the polity by undermining and denigrating other Nigerians through thuggery and harassment of innocent citizens,” Obasanjo was quoted in a statement by Pam Ibrahim, Director of Media and Publicity of Sani’s Campaign team, as saying.

Allow Me To Concentrate - Buhari To Labour Unions - Politics -

… Present minimum wage bill, Aremu tells President

John Ameh and Tunde Oyekola

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appealed to various labour unions in the country to reduce their agitations to enable his administration to concentrate on repairing damaged infrastructure.

He spoke during a meeting with the executive committee of the National Association of Nigerian Students at the State House in Abuja.

 Buhari specifically mentioned the Academic Staff Union of Universities and urged the striking teachers to appreciate the efforts of his administration at fixing collapsed infrastructure.

 “In three-and-a-half years, we have improved tremendously on what we met. We are trying to do infrastructure.