Nigerian brothers involved Jussie Smollett attack confirm $3,500 check from the actor was payment for training & not his hate crime attack

It was previously reported that Jussie Smollett made a $3,500 check to two Nigerian brothers to stage his hate crime attack, but now the pair have confirmed the check was for a training program.

According to TMZ, the $3,500 check made out to Abel Osundairo, 25, and his brother Ola Osundairo, 27, who are bodybuilders was for training to prepare the former Empire actor for an upcoming music video shoot. 

Abel and Ola's attorney, Gloria Schmidt, told TMZ the $3,500 check was compensation for a training and nutrition program designed to help Smollett bulk up for a music video.

Schmidt denied a reporter's suggestion that the brothers could be in legal jeopardy if they lied to police about the check.

New evidence reportedly shows Johnny Depp, 55, was allegedly abused by ex-wife Amber Heard, 32

New photos and evidence have been released to show that Johnny Depp, 55, was allegedly violently abused by his ex-wife, Amber Heard, 32.

Amber Heard had claimed Johnny Depp was abusive to her during their relationship. But this new evidence suggests she was the abusive one who subjected her ex-husband to domestic violence.

Amber reportedly had accused Depp of abuse, ensuring he was silenced in the industry as the Pirates of the Carribean actor was "cancelled" by the industry because of the alleged assault on Amber Heard.

But women who had come in contact with Johnny Depp came out at the time to defend Depp and say he's a gentleman who will never abuse a woman. His ex-wife of 14 years and mother of his kids wrote a letter to the public defending Depp.

Rapper OG Maco contracts flesh eating disease that's eaten into his scalp and face (viewer discretion)

Rapper OG Maco is going through a lot of pain and discomfort after he contracted a deadly skin-eating disease.

The rapper told fans that he suffered a mystery rash and when doctors tried to cure it, he contracted the flesh-eating disease.

The disease, known as necrotizing fasciitis, is an infection that results in the death of parts of the body's soft tissue.

Typically, the infection enters the body through a break in the skin such as a cut or burn, or in OG Maco's case a rash.

Infidelity scandal: Wife of Abuja-based Pastor Iginla breaks her since, denies having a love child while they were married

Last weekend,  the founder of Champions Royal Assembly, Pastor Joshua Iginla, made a shocking revelation about the crash of his marriage to his wife, Yemisi. While preaching in his church, Pastor Iginla told his congregation that his wife, Yemi, had a love child and he kept it a secret because he wanted their marriage to stand the test of time. He also confessed that he too had a love child while they were married.



Accoridng to him, his wife and himself were AA and AS genotype and he found out that their first child, a girl, had an SS genotype which biologically is not possible. He told his congregation that he kept his wife's secret of infidelity to save their marriage but that when his wife knew he fathered a child outside their marriage, she made life a living hell for him, always threatening to expose and disgrace him.

116-year-old Japanese woman honored as the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records

A 116-year-old Japanese woman who loves playing the board game Othello has been honored as the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records


The global authority on records officially recognized Kane Tanaka in a ceremony at the nursing home where she lives in Fukuoka, in Japan's southwest. Her family and the mayor were present to celebrate.
 

Justin Bieber receives sweet kisses from his wife Hailey Baldwin during trip (Video)

Canadian singer, Justin Bieber, 25,  who recently admitted that he has been struggling a lot, took to Instagram to share cute videos of himself traveling with his 22-year-old wife, Hailey Baldwin.

In one of the videos, the singer started by saying: "Married life. She doesn't even love me anymore, ' before Hailey then hopped over to give him multiple kisses on the cheek then on the lips.

This comes days after he opened up on his personal struggles in a frank Instagram post.

'Just wanted to keep you guys updated a little bit hopefully what I'm going through will resonate with you guys,' he wrote.

Nick Jonas gifts wife Priyanka Chopra a luxurious Maybach car

Priyanka Chopra returned to the United States from India to find a luxurious Maybach car gift waiting for her, courtesy of her husband.

Jonas Brothers - a group consisting of Nick Jonas and his brothers - recently released a comeback single titles "Sucker" and it has reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

To celebrate it, Nick gifted his wife a brand new car and Priyanka took to Instagram to share her joy.