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Let’s be honest, winter has really just begun and that means we’ve got a few more months of struggling hair, but that’s only if you choose. The health of your hair is crucial during the winter between battling breakage due to dryness and harsh weather conditions. Seemingly, your hair goes through its own version of mercury retrograde.

But don’t fret, if your normally on-fleek mane has been suffering, ’cause we’ve got you covered.

From root to end, we’ve found great great ways to lock in the moisture and keep your strands happy and healthy. Check out 10 items your hair will thank you for this winter, from oils to vitamins and items you’ve probably had in your cupboard this whole time. Thank us later.

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By Franny Crooks

This week, the Internet broke when a Texan woman decided to marry herself. That’s right! Yasmin Eleby decided that instead of going on a big shopping spree or leaving the country on a posh trip overseas to celebrate her 40th birthday, she would marry herself. On January 3, 2015, Ms. Eleby or should we say Mrs. Eleby tied the knot amongst her friends, family, and three ministers. She had the dress, the reception, and even cut a wedding cake. If you’re wondering why a woman would go so far as having a full-on wedding just to exchange vows with herself, Eleby says she promised herself that if she did not find that special man to marry her by the time she turned 40, she would go it alone.

Weighing out the pros and cons, we began to question if marrying yourself is even worth it as opposed to just being single? Let’s take a look at the predicament this idea presents …

What’s Your Relationship Status?

So now you’re married to yourself. What is your marital status when you meet someone? A guy approaches you and gives you the notion that he is into you. You follow suit and give him your contact information. Days later you two are talking and he asks, “Soooo, are you seeing anyone? Are you single or married?” What will your answer be after you went off and married yourself and ran off into the sunset on an international honeymoon with YOU? Marrying yourself is not legal in the United States, but one would hope that when you take all the steps you won’t just turn around the next day screaming, “I’m SINGLE and AVAILABLE,” from the rooftops. That would defeat the whole purpose, right? If you meet a guy and he wants to get to know you, how do you break the news to him that you are married? And after you get over that first hurdle, how do you explain that you are married to yourself, in all actuality? When you’re single and ready to mingle, the transition is easy when you are ready to date. A man might ask why you are single and that’s a normal conversation to have. To explain the steps you took to marry yourself, might be a turn off to some men. They might view you as desperate. Or they might feel a bit insecure knowing how independent you are to follow through with such an idea. Or they simply might never fully understand why a woman would do that.

With This Ring I Thee Wed

When you get married, the exchanging of the rings is a symbol of an eternity of love. It is also a way for other people to know that you are in a committed lifelong relationship with usually, someone else. If you marry yourself and have to sport a flashy wedding ring, how can you find the man of your dreams with such a visible man repellent gleaming on your finger? At least when you’re single, you are more approachable. A man can come up to you and proceed to pursue if he is interested. When you’re over a certain age, the ring finger is the first place most people look when they spot some eye candy and are wondering if the person is available. Going the extra mile by wearing a wedding ring after you marry yourself could backfire and might just keep you in your solo marriage for longer than you intended. When living a single life, you can commit to yourself without the world knowing. It can be something that lives solely within you and exudes through your confidence and attitude. Limiting your options by wearing a wedding ring could have you missing out on some great men. And if a man is approaching you while you clearly have on a wedding ring, you might want to rethink giving him a chance anyway. They obviously have no respect for marriage, so it wouldn’t be such a great idea to pursue that relationship if being married is your end goal.

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Is Divorce an Option?

You’ve been married to yourself for years now, but when you have finally found someone who gets you and you feel like he is “the one” what is the next step? Do you divorce yourself and then remarry? Eleby had a wedding with 160 guests. That’s not a small party. So when she does find her proverbial knight in shining armor, should she expect these same people to be in attendance of her second wedding? When you’re single, these pressures are non-existent. You can get engaged and be in that moment without replaying your first wedding in your mind. You can enjoy planning your wedding to the man of dreams without wondering if your friends will show up for the second time — with gifts. Things can get very questionable really fast. However, the upside to having planned a wedding for yourself is that when you go to plan your second wedding, the groom doesn’t have to worry about too many bridezilla moments because you have done this before.

Commit to an Act of Bravery

Eleby taking a vow to love herself the way she did it, is not for the faint of heart. To get up in front of all your friends and family to marry yourself has to be the bravest thing she has ever done because with that comes a lot of questions and judgment. Going to the altar with no groom to look you in your eyes or to hold your hand while you say heartfelt vows has to be hard. Doing all of this in a way is like admitting to the whole world that you have failed to find “the one.” But it also lets the world know that you love yourself enough to not settle for just any ol’ man. That speaks volumes that a lot of women need to turn up and listen to. Eleby didn’t have to go through with her marriage but she did and who knows, with all this media attention, she might just snag her a great man before her solo honeymoon is finished. Yessss! She’s going on a honeymoon by herself. Did you think she would have it any other way?

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With Super Bowl XLIX approaching, anticipation for the most epic commercials of the year is in full swing. Last year, the football championship was viewed by over 100 million people, so corporations have kicked up their creativity in hopes of airing an advertisement that will be remembered long after the game is over. With these ads reportedly costing at least $4.5 million to air, you can bet that the visuals and execution are top-notch.

Take a look at our top 10 Super Bowl commercials of 2015.

Bud Light – Real Life PacMan #UpForWhatever

When a regular guy finds a gigantic quarter, he uses it to enter a game of real-life Pac-Man. What’s his prize for his victory? A Bud Light, of course.

Toyota – To Be a Dad

Toyota gathered fathers from the pro football league in a touching segment that includes the dads talking about what their own fathers meant to them, and then the athletes’ children discussing why they appreciate their dad. “I make sure that they know how much I love them and how much I’m proud of them,” LaVar Arrington says about his parenting.

Toyota – How Great I Am

Toyota uses mesmerizing audio of the great Muhammad Ali and the visuals of Sochi Olympic medalist Amy Purdy to animate the speed and spirit of “The Bold New Camry.”

Old Spice- Nightmare Face

Beloved muscle man Terry Crews has appeared in Old Spice ads before. This time, he plays his usual hyper self, but also portrays a sassy wife, complete with a blonde wig and pink lipstick.

BMW i3 – Newfangled Idea

Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel recreate a dumbfounded moment they shared 21 years ago when both asked “What is internet anyway?” A BMW i3, “Electric Avenue,” and questioning Katie about twerking is also involved.

Nationwide – Invisible Mindy Kaling

The adorable Mindy Kaling from “The Mindy Project” stars in this humorous Nationwide insurance commercial, in which she thinks she’s invisible. She then does what any other invisible person would do; sit in the park naked and eat all the free ice cream her heart desires.

Budweiser – Lost Dog

The dog from one of the most popular ads of Super Bowl 2014 is back. This time, he finds himself in the middle of rainy days and lonely nights until his Clydesdale friends save him from a wolf and he reunites with his owner, who enjoys a cool bottle of Budweiser to celebrate his best friend’s return.

Snickers – Super Bowl Teaser

Actor Danny Trejo is scary, yet hilarious in this skit set in Martha Brady’s room from “The Brady Bunch.” It is only a Snickers teaser, but after seeing Trejo comb his long locks and childishly yell “Shut up, Mom!” the full version is bound to be entertaining.

Turbo Tax – Where’s Janet

Apparently, this ad has already aired on television, but it’s worth watching again. This commercial, set during Mardi Gras festivities, somehow makes tax season look enjoyable.

Squarespace – The Cliff

The Big Lebowski star Jeff Bridges plays a snippet from his new album, Sleeping Tapes, to advertise for the website builder, Squarespace.

If you keep close watch on food-centric Instagram posts, chances are you’ve faved something from the kitchen of Chef Jourdan Cha’Taun Atkinson. The Cali based celebrity chef has put her skills to work for the likes of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Floyd Mayweather and Shad Moss.  She’s a notorious freestyler who whips things up on a whim. Hers is a no recipe-zone.  But after much cajoling, she put together a crowd-pleasing Super Bowl menu – with recipes – that works if you’re a Seahawks fan (like her) or if you’re pulling for the Patriots. Get involved with her Super Bowl recipes for Seahawks Seafood Macaroni and Cheese, Chicken Club Sub, and Jourdan’s Ribeye Pizza.

From Chef Jourdan:

“I was approached to provide Super Bowl recipes two weeks ago – before my beloved Seattle Seahawks were announced to be the West Coast contenders. And in true Libra fashion, I waited until the last minute to decide what I was going to cook. You see I’m a private chef that hardly ever has a set menu. I freestyle – not using any recipes. So this recipe writing was a minor issue. I had my good friend Chef Ethan Taylor come in and write the recipes as I went along.They may seem complicated but I assure, once you get into them, you’ll see they are quite simple to execute and will give you long standing uses in the kitchen for the future.”

“Considering the fact I was raised in the 206 – that’s Seattle for those who didn’t know – I had to provide a seafood dish because…. well duh, Seattle has some of the BEST seafood in the USA. So I present to you one of the tastiest Seafood Macaroni and Cheese ever.”

Seahawks Seafood Macaroni and Cheese
6 cups macaroni pasta, cooked
2 cups steamed broccoli
2 cups steamed asparagus tips
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup bell pepper, sliced
2 cups caramelized leeks
Salt to taste

Seafood Mixture
3/4 lb shrimp butterflied
1 lb cubed salmon
zest of 1 lemon
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 T minced garlic

Cheese Sauce
3/4 cup diced red onions
4 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup of white wine
1 cup chicken stock
2.5 cups whole milk
1.5 cups colby jack cheese
1 T dried mustard
2 T of cilantro
2 oz flour

To marinate the seafood, combine shrimp, salmon, lemon juice & zest, fold mixture together and set aside.

For the cheese sauce heat a 4 qt sauce pot on medium heat. Add 2 T oil, sauté onion and garlic for 2 minutes. Add white wine and reduce by half, turn heat to low. Once reduced, stir in flour and slowly add chicken stock and milk until incorporated. Slowly whisk cheese, mustard, and cilantro until well mixed and set aside.

Assembly

Mix the vegetables with pasta, add half the pasta mixture to the 8×8 pan. Add 1 cup of cheese sauce alternating with cheese sauce and pasta. Add other half of mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and fold in seafood mixture. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and fresh herbs, bake an additional 12 minutes until cooked.

“Then I figured what’s a Super Bowl party without some sort of chicken? In true 12th man style this tasty Chicken Club Sub is sure to save the day for anyone that needs a last minute dish idea. Of course if you don’t eat swine you can substitute maple pork backon with some awesome organic turkey bacon.”

Chicken Club Sub
8 Servings

8 mini French Baguettes
16 Slices of Smoked Gouda

1 cup onion, sliced
16 pcs of maple bacon, cooked
2 heirloom tomatoes, sliced

Orange Basil Aioli
1 cup mayo
1/2 cup orange juice
zest of 1 orange
1/8 t liquid smoke
2 T finely chopped basil
1 T garlic minced

To make the aioli, combine ingredients in a mixing bowl, stir for 2 minutes and set aside.

Chicken
4 chicken breasts Butterflied
1/2 cup olive oil

Dredge the chicken in flour while heating a non stick skillet on medium heat. Add 4 T of oil to the pan and cook the chicken 4 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove pan.

Sandwich Assembly
Slice & toast baguette then spread with aioli. To the bottom of one baguette slice,  and layer the sliced chicken, bacon, tomato, cheese and top of the baguette. Place in 400 degree oven for 10 minutes and enjoy.

“And for the grand finale of Super Bowl Dishes I brought the BEEF. Considering Beef can be expensive, I felt adding it as a pizza topping would cut down on cost but still be able to provide a tasty meaty option. I know, I know “she wants me to make dough” is in the back of your mind. And yup you guessed it, that’s exactly what I want you to do. It takes less than 30 minutes to create your own fresh pizza dough from scratch. My goal is to show you all how easy it is to make things on your own! Save yourself some time and marinade your meat a day ahead of time.”

Jourdan’s Ribeye Pizza

Dough
1/4 cup small diced sweet onion
1/4 cup diced bell pepper
2 cloves minced garlic
1 clove roasted garlic
1 T chopped oregano
1/4 oz of pizza yeast
1.5 tsp sugar
1/2 cup of warm water
2.5 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp chili flakes
zest of one lemon

Sauté onions, peppers, garlic, & herbs. Mixed the cooked vegetables with the warm water then add the yeast. Set aside.

Topping
2 lb of ribeye steak
2 cups blanched asparagus
1 red onion, sliced
3/4 cup bell pepper
1/2 cup of cherry tomatoes
3 cloves minced garlic
1 T of minced rosemary
2 T of red wine vinegar
1 lime zest
1 T cilantro
1 T kosher Salt
1 tsp black pepper

Marinate 1.5-2 lb steak for at least 2 hours (can be done 2 days in advance). Set oven to broil and place rack at least 6 inches from top so the steak doesn’t burn. Broil the ribeye 6 minutes on each side. Remove from oven and let cool. Sauté the sliced red onion, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes.

White sauce
1/2 cup onion
3 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup of white wine
1 cup chicken stock
2.5 cups whole milk
1.5 cups italian cheese (like mozarella, etc.)

Sauté onion and garlic for 2 minutes, add 2 tab butter and 2 T of white flour, cook for 2 minutes. Add half cup of chicken stock, add 1.5 cup whole milk (to desired consistence) add 1 cup cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste, 1 T of rosemary

Pizza Assembly

Roll out the dough into a 14 inch rectangle. Add 1 cup of sauce then 1 cup of cheese. Slice steak and arrange on the pizza with the cooked vegetables. Bake on pizza stone at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven and slice immediately.

After months and months of news revolving around the messy divorce of Sherri Shepherd and her ex, Lamar Sally, the public is finally being introduced to the surrogate the estranged couple used to birth their baby.  The surrogate, Jessica Bartholomew, is still confused and upset about the former “The View” host’s decision to opt out of parenting the child, which resulted in Bartholomew being stuck with the baby’s medical bills and, possibly, child support payments.

The 23-year-old had signed up to have the baby Shepherd and her then-husband were expected to raise through a surrogacy agency.  She became pregnant with the baby when Sally’s sperm and another woman’s egg was implanted inside of her, since Shepherd’s eggs were not viable.

After three years of marriage, Shepherd and Sally filed for divorce in May 2014.  Bartholomew found out that the television personality and Sally were getting a divorce while she was pregnant, but Shepherd never told her personally, and the surrogate stopped hearing from the supposed-to-be new mother. Reports spread that Shepherd was opting out of the agreement to care for the baby.

“She would call up and check on me during the pregnancy in the beginning. At the 20 week appointment, she seemed very excited. She was going to see the baby for the first time…I didn’t see any warning signs right away,” Bartholomew told “Inside Edition.”

Bartholomew had the child last August, but she was not let off the hook regarding responsibility of the baby.  At the time that he was born, no mother was there to claim Lamar Jr., so Bartholomew’s name was put on the birth certificate.

Sally now has full custody of the baby boy. Lamar sally Jr. has medical issues, and when Sally applied to receive free or low-cost health assistance from the state of California, this triggered the government to come after Bartholomew— who is a waitress— financially.

“I am now listed as a noncustodial parent in California. I have a child support case coming against me now,” said Bartholomew. She still wants answers as to why Shepherd has abandoned what many see as a responsibility that she helped create.

“I would ask Sherri why she did what she did – if she thought it was okay to do something like that…I just don’t understand how she can act like this baby is nonexistent. It just blows my mind,” she said.

The murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez began Thursday in Fall River, Mass. Hernandez accused of shooting and killing his friend, semi-pro football player, Odin Lloyd.

Lloyd’s lifeless body was found in a pit at an industrial park with bullet holes in his torso and head in June of 2013. Although Lloyd was good friends with Hernandez, he was also dating the sister of Hernandez’s girlfriend.

According to Daily Mail, Lloyd’s mother ran out of the courtroom crying, as details were being described of her son’s murder. Hernandez, who plead not guilty, was reportedly chewing gum and rocking from side to side as he listened to the arguments.

Defense attorney Michael Fee declared that the then-23 year old was being targeted simply because he was a Patriots player.

“Aaron never had a chance,” Fee said. “They locked on Aaron and they targeted him.”

But prosecutors said Hernandez and two other friends, Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace, drove Lloyd to the park and shot him to death. Footage was reportedly shown of Lloyd in the car with Hernandez, and then later in the day, the car arrives at the athlete’s house without Lloyd.

TMZ has also obtained footage that was reportedly shown in the courtroom. In the video, Hernandez is seen walking through his Massachusetts home just hours after Lloyd was killed on June 17. Hernandez is holding an object, and prosecutors are claiming that he is clutching the same firearm he used to kill Lloyd.

The defense team argues that the object in his hand could be a number of things, such as an iPad, cell phone, or remote control.

Prosecutors say a cannabis cigarette was found near Lloyd’s body that contained Hernandez’s DNA. They also suspect that Hernandez’s motive for killing his friend could be that Lloyd knew about two other murders that the NFL star is accused of committing in 2012. Hernandez has not yet gone to trial for those murders.

Watch the video of Hernandez holding the mystery object here.

A riot broke out at St. Louis City Hall Wednesday night after tense talks about a proposal asking for the formation of a civilian board that will review the future actions of the city’s police department.  The meeting was forced to end early after a woman was pushed and a racial insult was hurled.

The uproar started about an hour into the meeting when police officers began to speak, expressing displeasure with the proposal.  Jeff Roorda, Missouri state Republican and business manager for the police department, stood up and shared a few words, and the crowd grew loud in opposition.  Committee Chair Alderman Terry Kennedy then told Roorda, “Excuse me, first of all, you do not tell me my function.”

After Kennedy’s statement, Roorda reportedly began making his way through the crowd toward the chairman.  Officers had to hold Roorda back. While making his way toward Kennedy, Roorda shoved an attendee, a black woman named Cachet Currie.

“I was literally just trying to leave the meeting and I got caught in whatever Roorda and Kennedy had going on in their exchange,” Currie told KMOV. “Roorda just jumped out into the aisle, pushed me over, and tried to get to Kennedy. I’m like ‘wait a minute, don’t push me.’ Then he started going off on me, pushing me. Some man grabbed me by the hair, just started trying to throw punches at me. From there, it just went wild.”

In audio of the brawl, someone can be heard shouting “‘You white supremacist motherfucker. Get the fuck out of here, man!”

The turmoil lasted 15 minutes until several people were able to push their way out of the two exits and the meeting was adjourned. Many of the attendees were upset with Roorda, who was wearing an “I Am Darren Wilson” bracelet, referring to the officer who shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown last year, which sparked months of nationwide protests.

“Why go up to the front and show the bracelet off?” protester Rasheen Aldridge told reporters. “You’re being held to a higher standard as the business manager of the police officers’ association, so you need to be responsible for what you do. What he did was completely irresponsible, childish, and wrong.”

This week in celeb quotes, Rashida Jones checks a red carpet correspondent about her skin complexion, Big Sean explains the stolen Rolex accusation, and Gabrielle Union reveals she requested a prenuptial agreement from Dwyane Wade. Plus, Terry Crews states why wearing a dress makes him feel more “manly.” And Lil Scrappy said what?! AND I QUOTE …

“Well…you know, I’m ethnic.”

Rashida Jones responding to a TNT correspondent’s question regarding her “tanned skin,” on the red carpet for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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“I’m mad [Josh Mond] cut out my kissing scenes with David. We made out so many times and it was so good! That’s my only gripe.”

Kid Cudi dishing on his deleted gay scenes from the film James White, during a Q&A session at the Sundance Film Festival.

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“I know I’m a man. You put me in a dress, I’m more manly.”

Terry Crews on playing himself and his fictitious wife in an Old Spice Super Bowl commercial, on the red carpet for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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“Everything is about latching on to a rising star, so you can kick your heels up. That’s never been my story, ever … I want people to know the work that it took to get through UCLA, that I had student loans and worked. I was eating Top Ramen and lived well below my means.”

Gabrielle Union explaining why she requested a prenuptial agreement, in an exclusive with Yahoo Style.

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“I never spread a rumor that Wale had herpes. All I said was, ‘I’d never be jealous of a man with herpes. Drop the mic.’ But whoever got offended by it, that’s up to them.”

Kevin McCall revealing how he slandered Wale‘s name in a jealous rage over Eva Marcille, on “The Breakfast Club.”

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“First of all, why would I have to steal a Rolex. Second of all, every Rolex that I have, I have receipts for, papers for, certificates of authenticity for. I would never steal a Rolex from anybody. You see that tweet got deleted in like 20 seconds.”

Big Sean responding to accusations by his ex-fiancee Naya Rivera that he stole a Rolex from her, via Complex.

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“She’s helping them tear black people down. I don’t care if I never go on there. She’s always downing Black people. And I really used to like her, but f*ck @wendywilliams.”

Lil Scrappy lashing out at Wendy Williams after she did a segment on the most recent Bill Cosby rape controversy,  via Instagram.

Yesterday at her press conference, Katy Perry hinted that she was incorporating a surprise guest for her Super Bowl XLIX halftime show this Sunday. After revealing clues that it would be a female, and would give us a “throwback” vibe, the guesses started rolling in on social media. Although it probably would’ve been better as a surprise, the anticipation served as too much, since the cat is out of the bag.

According to the Associated Press, Missy Elliott is signed on as the special guest during the “Firework” singer’s big performance at the University of Phoenix stadium.

“I’m very excited about this guest because I thought long and hard about it and wanted to kinda bring someone back, a throwback of sorts, that definitely needed some more shine,” Katy originally stated during her press conference. “All I can say is that it will be a real female fun night. When you hear the first ring of the chord, I think jaws will drop and faces will melt.”

While Katy isn’t featured on any of Missy’s classic tracks from the early 2000s, the rapper/producer did offer a verse on Katy’s “Last Friday Night” a few years ago. There’s no confirmation from the NFL, but Katy also has already revealed that Lenny Kravitz will be joining her for the show.

Source: Associate Press

Eddie Murphy hasn’t been on the classic sketch show Saturday Night Live! for nearly 30 years, but he’s coming back in light of the 40th Anniversary special this season. During an interview with Roland Martin of “NewsOneNow,” the veteran comedian made the announcement, and even explained why he hasn’t returned since his departure.

He told the host,“It’s just timing. It just never worked out where the timing was right for me to do [it]. It’s part of my life, ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Actually, they are having a 40th anniversary, I think, in two weeks. I’m going to that. That will be the first time I’ve been back since I left.” There are no details about whether he will bring back some of his infamous characters, such as Mr. Robinson and Buckwheat, but viewers will find out when the special airs on February 15.

Eddie also discussed leaving stand-up comedy. “When you come from the stage, and you come from a show like ‘Saturday Night Live,’ I think you always have that feeling. There’s nothing like connecting with a live audience. That feeling is the best.”

Eddie is credited with paving the way for many modern-day comedians, and he praised two of today’s most popular and successful funnymen, “I love Chris Rock, and I love Kevin Hart. I love them both,” he told Martin. “It’s a lot of funny dudes around; there’s a lot of people around that’s funny. Those two dudes are special.”

After years of having all kinds of diversity on their list of princesses, Disney has finally created a Latina princess for fans. Princess Elena won’t be getting her own movie like Pocahontas or Mulan, but she is set to get her own spin-off series Elena of Avalor on Disney Junior. She is first set to make an appearance on Sofia the First in 2016.

The network announced the show yesterday and described Princess Elena as “a confident and compassionate teenager in an enchanted fairy tale kingdom inspired by diverse Latin cultures and folklore.” She is 16 years old, and will be voiced by Aimee Carrero of ABC Family’s Young & Hungry. 

Elena’s story includes “trying to protect her little sister, Princess Isabel.” Instead, she’s “imprisoned in [an] amulet by an evil sorceress, Shuriki. Decades later, Sofia “discovers the truth . . . and sets out to restore Elena to her human form and help her return to the kingdom of Avalor.”

Since the release of the news, some critics have argued Elena’s features are more Caucasian than Latina. A senior vice president at Disney recently released a statement to her Facebook page, clarifying that all Disney princesses were not created to reflect real-life cultures.

Source: People Magazine

Suge Knight is in some deep trouble after running over a friend with his car on the N.W.A. movie set in Compton, California, yesterday afternoon. According to TMZ, the former Death Row Records head got into one altercation there, followed by a second one at a burger spot.

Suge apparently became paranoid after the incidents, seemingly recalling being shot in August of last year. This resulted in him rushing to his car to drive off from the scene, but in the process of fleeing, Suge gunned it while backing up his vehicle, hitting his friend hard enough to kill him.

The site reports that two other men were also hit, but they suffered from non-life threatening injuries. Suge fled the scene after the incident, and was then wanted for questioning for the death. Late last night, he turned himself in to authorities and was arrested for murder.

Witnesses say that one of the victims, who survived, was involved in the altercation with Suge. Whether or not there was animosity between the men will play a key factor in the witness questioning. The site reports, “We’re told one of the critical factors is that witnesses claim Suge threw his car in reverse once, and then a second time … and they believe he intended to hit one of the people with whom he was fighting.”

Suge’s bail has been set at $2 million. Before he turned himself in, he was wanted by police, who were warned that he should be considered “armed and dangerous.”

Source: TMZ

According to TMZ, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unconscious and unresponsive in a bathtub at home.

The daughter of the troubled music stars was discovered by her husband Nick Gordon and a friend according to police officers in Roswell, Georgia. Once finding Bobbi unresponsive in the tub, Nick and friend started cardiopulmonary resuscitation until rescuers arrived in hopes to revive her. While there is still no details on when the 911 call was made, reports are alleging that the call was made from Bobbi’s home.

After arriving at the hospital, doctors were fortunately able to revive the young star. She is currently breathing; her condition is stable; and she is in an ICU.

This story comes as particularly shocking to many, because it will be three years in February that Whitney Houston was found dead in a bathtub.

Let’s hope that Bobbi Kristina has a swift recovery and gets the help that she needs.

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The biggest name in tennis, Serena Williams has proven yet again why she’s the hottest chick in the game. The top ranked and title-winning athlete took home yet another trophy at the 2015 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Australia, making it her 19th Grand Slam title and her 6th Australian Open finals. She defeated long time competitor Maria Shapiro from Russia.

When commenting on her win she had this to say, “I’m so honored to be here and to hold this 19th trophy… I didn’t think it would happen this fast, to be honest, but it feels really good.”

Serena Williams not only shut down the arena with her incredible victory, she did so while being sick. “I had a really bad cough, I ended up throwing up, actually. I think that helped me when I got it out. I’ve just got a really bad cold, a really bad cough. Usually when that happens you stay in bed, you don’t play matches every day,” said Serena. The champ fought through her circumstance and dominated once again, further proving her discipline and dedication to the sport.

Serena Williams, at 33 years old has become the oldest winner of the Australian women’s title in the Open era. She is also ranked at number 2 for having the most wins. She falls behind Steffi Graf, who has a total of 22. Already Serena has her sights on surpassing Steffi’s record saying,

“I would love to get to 22. I mean, 19 was very difficult to get to,” she said. “But I have to get to 20 first, and then I have to get to 21. It will be a very big task.”

Congratulations Serena Williams!

Soul’s most wanted artist was tapped by Saturday Night Live for his first live, televised musical performance in years. On Saturday night D’Angelo took the studio stage to perform two tracks from his highly anticipated and critically acclaimed album, Black Messiah.

He kicked off his run as a musical guest with a sultry performance of “Really Love”, a favorite on his recently released album. “The Sugah Daddy” singer and his band The Vanguard serenaded the SNL crowd with the Spanish-inspired tune, an excellent way to get the evening started.

He followed up “Really Love” with “The Charade”. He used this performance to make a social statement and stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matters movement. Band members rocked out in “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirts, ending the rather emotional performance with their fists in the air.

Luckily for us, D’Angelo has been very busy lately. He released his third studio album after a 14 year hiatus and plans to embark on a European tour this month with one date in Harlem New York. Check out tour dates below.

02/07 – New York, NY @ Apollo Theater
02/11 – Zurich, CH @ Volkshaus Zurich
02/12 – Frankfurt, DE @ Hugenottenhalle
02/14 – Berlin, DE @ Halle
02/16 – Paris, FR @ Palais Des Congres
02/17 – Birmingham, UK @Academy Birmingham
02/18 – Manchester, UK @ Apollo
02/20 – London, UK @ Apollo
02/21 – London, UK @ Apollo
02/24 – Hamburg, DE @ Docks
02/25 – Frederiksberg, DK @ Falconer Salen
02/27 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
02/28 – Stockholm, SE @ Annexet
03/02 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
03/03 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
03/04 – Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli
03/06 – Koln, DE @ Tanzbrunnen
03/07 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National

With  the Superbowl being the talk of the country right now, everyone is gearing up for how they will spend their Superbowl Sunday. If football isn’t your sport of choice or your team just didn’t make the cut (sorry), chances are you at least plan on watching to catch an epic Halftime performance.

This year’s Halftime show features a headlining performance by Katy Perry with special guests Lenny Kravits and Missy Elliot. Just in case you’re not a big Katy Perry fan, we put together a list of some or our favorite Superbowl performances of recent years. We’ve got everything from Diana Ross, Motown’s anniversary special to of course Beyonce’s epic halftime appearances.

Click through our video gallery and jam out to some of the baddest and blackest halftime shows the Superbowl has ever seen.

1993 Superbowl Halftime Show
Michael Jackson turned the Superbowl XVII into the MJ show, creating one of the greatest moments in television history. Please note, he just stood on stage during the first 2 minutes of his performance doing nothing. The power of Michael Jackson is so real folks.

1996 Superbowl Halftime Show
The legendary diva Diana Ross performed a myriad of her hits including “Stop In Name of Love” and “Take Me Higher”. The crowd ate it up.

1998 Superbowl Halftime Show
At Superbowl XXXII they celebrated 40 years of Motown with The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, The Boyz II Men, Queen Latifah and more.

1999 Superbowl Halftime Show
In 1999 Stevie Wonder performed a medley of hits and shared the stage with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Gloria Estafan. Of course Stevie Wonder stole the show.

2004 Superbowl Halftime Show
Who could forget the infamous halftime show of 2004 featuring Janet Jackson and her wardrobe malfunction. Despite the looming controversy of that incident, the MTV produced show featured P. Diddy, Nelly and Justin Timberlake, but all the world could talk about was Ms. Jackson.

2007 Superbowl Halftime Show
Prince took over the stadium and shut it down by performing his hits at the XLI Superbowl. Unfortunately, his performance isn’t on Youtube but you can watch it here.

2013 Superbowl Halftime Show
Who could forget when Beyonce turned off the lights at the 2013 halftime show. She even brought out Destiny’s Child for a big reunion.

I was out last week having a glass of wine with a good friend who is going through a difficult time. We met professionally while she was at the top of her game. She was responsible for one of the most successful deals her company had ever closed, and she controlled a $50 million dollar budget to spend at her discretion. Needless to say, she was very popular. She’s now at a point in her life, like many before her, where she finds herself unemployed, struggling to recreate herself, and trying to rebuild her finances. She told me about a lead she had on a new job but she was having difficulty getting a return phone call or email response. I listened as she went on to tell me about all the roadblocks she was experiencing. Finally, I started to ask her a few questions that I thought she needed to consider more carefully. Here are some of those questions and for those of you still pondering your life’s purpose, I hope you find them helpful:

Q. Why are you still talking to the same people? Why aren’t you expanding your horizons beyond the scope of that same industry and those same people?

Q. What is it that you have to offer the company that they don’t already have? Why should they hire you? What’s novel about you and your idea?

Q. Why do you want this job? Is it just to pay your bills or do you feel passionate about it?

Q. What do you feel passionate about and what are some of the ways you can generate income in a field that supports your passion?

Q. What can you do to ease your financial burden in the meantime? Can you work part time while you start your new business or look for your ideal job so that you can experience peace and security?

Q. Tell me how I can help you? Are you afraid to ask for help?

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Wendy Credle is an entertainment lawyer and founder of the executive coaching & education company, Spanda Coaching. Follow her on twitter @IamWendyCredle or contact her at www.spandacoaching.com

If you were on Facebook at least once this weekend, the story about New Rochelle police pulling a gun on a group of Black teens enjoying a snowball fight probably popped up on your News Feed. The story went viral on the Internet because the video seems to capture the teenagers engaging in a bit of harmless fun, to which the police responded with excessive force. However, top brass at the New Rochelle Police Department say there wasn’t a snowball fight. Instead, the police were responding to a 911 call about a gun.

“There was no snowball fight,” New Rochelle Deputy Police Commissioner Anthony Murphy told the New York Daily News. He called the video a piece of “clever mischief,” as the woman who released the truncated video clip paints a different picture of the incident.

Murphy said the police received an emergency call that a teen standing in a group of six at the Heritage Houses had pulled a gun from his waistband and pointed it at another individual, around 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30. “We dispatched several cars to the area. Police officers got out of their cars and one of the individuals bent down, adjusted something in his waistband and ran,” he said. As one officer ran after the suspect, the other officer detained the five other teens who didn’t run and were compliant, according to Murphy.

Meanwhile, “the other cop is in foot pursuit of the suspect that had the gun. The suspect runs into an apartment house and into an unknown apartment,” said Murphy. The police didn’t catch the suspect.

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Another high-ranking source backed up Murphy’s account of the incident. “The video looks terrible, but it’s completely out of context,” the source said. “It’s a completely different incident than it appears from that snippet. There’s clearly a lot of misunderstanding. The record of the 911 call will by itself illustrate what was going on.”

Officials will not release a recording of the 911 call, but may release a transcript.

Murphy and the NRPD have received a bit of support from an unlikely source. New Rochelle Councilman Jared Rice, who has questioned police training in the past, addressed the incident on Twitter yesterday:

Met w/ NRPD and heard the 911 tape. There was a call made re someone w/ a gun. Allegedly, he ran away from the group that was seen on video.

— Jared Rice (@CouncilmanRice) February 1, 2015

The video shows the group who stayed and were compliant w/ the police when the gun was drawn and profanity used.

— Jared Rice (@CouncilmanRice) February 1, 2015

Check out the video clip that went viral below and let us know your thoughts on this incident.

The only daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown is still in intensive care after her body was discovered Saturday in her suburban Atlanta home.  Bobbi Kristina Brown was found by husband Nick Gordon face down in a bathtub full of water. An unnamed family friend reports Monday that she is currently on a ventilator in ICU.

Emergency services called in her condition as a “Twenty-one-year-old female in the bathtub, facedown. PD’s (police department’s) en route” and referenced “possible cardiac arrest.”

Bobbi Kristina wasn’t breathing and had no heartbeat when medics arrived and performed CPR. The 21 year old was placed in a medically induced coma once she arrived at North Fulton Hospital.  The amount of time she was unconscious in the water is unknown and her brain function can’t be determined until she is pulled out of the coma. There are reports that she is allegedly brain dead and that the family is discussing funeral preparations.

Speculation is swirling that Brown tried to commit suicide. Police spokesperson Lisa Holland indicated that currently, police consider it a medical incident. Investigators have found no evidence that her condition was drug- or alcohol-related.

The harrowing event triggered memories of her mother’s untimely death, and how Houston’s lifeless body was found floating in a tub at The Beverly Hilton, the day before the 2012 Grammy’s.  Houston’s accidental drowning was impacted by the singer’s  “heart disease” and “cocaine use” according to the LA coroner.

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Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, of the Grammy Award-winning group The Roots, has partnered with MOSCOT, an iconic New York-based eyewear brand, to create black tortoise GRUNYA frames. One hundred percent of proceeds from this charitable collaboration will go to Trotter’s GrassROOTS Community Foundation and The MOSCOT Mobileyes Foundation.

MOSCOT and Trotter have designed 300 Special, Limited Edition Black Tortoise GRUNYA frames, which are numbered for authenticity and stamped in gold with Trotter’s signature. The frames are based on the MOSCOT Original, The GRUNYA, and “boasts double laminate combination black tortoise acetate, and brown glass gradient sun Lenses with an anti-reflective backside for reduced glare,” according to a press release.

“Working with MOSCOT to create this handsome frame has been a really special experience,” said Trotter in a press release. “Not only is this frame a reflection of my own style, inside and out, but the ability to help sustain the important work these two foundations do is what makes this conscious collaboration really matter. I’m excited for our fans to be a part of it.”

According to the website, the GrassROOTS Community Foundation aims to “create a world where girls grow up to be healthy women.”

The first 100 fans to preorder the GRUNYA frames will be treated to a once in a lifetime experience. On Feb. 12, The Roots and special surprise guests will perform an exclusive, live show at The MOSCOT Gallery and Music Space. In addition, who preorder will receive a raffle ticket for the chance to win two tickets to a live-taping of “The Tonight Show,” with a VIP meet and greet with Trotter.

The Limited Edition Black Tortoise GRUNYA frames by Tariq Trotter are available for presale here.