President Donald Trump criticized federal holidays like Juneteenth that cost the country billions of dollars. Trump previously supported the Juneteenth federal holiday every year during his first term in office.
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in America. It fell on June 19 and will also be observed on the third Saturday of the month (June 21).
Trump did not mention or acknowledge Juneteenth on Thursday. But he did suggest that federal holidays such as Juneteenth are “too many non-working holidays in America.”
In a post on his Truth Social app on Thursday, Trump wrote that the holidays cost “$BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed”.
He added that federal workers “don’t want” the holidays and that “soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year.”
Trump’s post sparked backlash on social media. One follower wrote, “You lost me here, Americans are already overworked and in many cases underpaid.”
Juneteenth is commemorated on June 19, to celebrate the freedom of enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas in 1865. Former President Joe Biden established June 19 as a federal holiday in 2021.
Donald Trump shares new post on Juneteenth:
“Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don’t want it either!” pic.twitter.com/iZVA0avgNx
Fake AI-generated videos featuring black women eating mukbang are going viral on TikTok and X (Twitter). The videos show what appear to be black content creators eating mukbang and expressing their reactions.
The mukbang trend began in South Korea and involves eating large trays of seafood, corn on the cob, potatoes, and vegetables.
The so-called food influencers have thousands of followers and their videos are viewed millions of times. However, all of the videos are AI-generated.
This video of a woman eating mukbang was viewed thousands of times on TikTok and X (Twitter). Viewers are surprised to learn the woman in the video doesn’t exist.
The videos are created using AI-powered editing tools to generate realistic looking scenes. The creators behind the videos can earn thousands of dollars in ad revenue if their videos go viral.
Wasting electrical energy and burning trees to make useless, borderline racist, chicken munching hyperghetticals.
They finna turn whoever made this away at the pearly gates like it's club LIV ?
TMZ is under fire for posting an old video that shows media magnate Tyler Perry urging his fans to stay safe and remain calm during the Covid lockdowns in March 2020.
On Wednesday, TMZ titled the article: “Tyler Perry Tells Fans to Stay Calm in Video Released Hours Before Lawsuit News Broke.”
The lawsuit was filed by Derek Dixon, a former actor on Perry’s TV drama series “The Oval.” Dixon claimed Perry sexually harassed him between 2019 and 2024.
Apparently, Perry’s reps contacted TMZ and informed them that the video is old.
Media mogul, actor, filmmaker, playwright, and God fearing Christian pastor, Tyler Perry — is letting it be known that no weapon formed against him will prosper ? pic.twitter.com/4CAZFwTeJ7
Dixon claims he was constantly harassed for sex by his former employer. He said when he resisted, Perry threatened to kill off his character, Dale, on “The Oval.” Dixon would have faced a financial loss of $400,000.
According to court documents, Dixon said the harassment began soon after he met Perry at his studio launch party in 2019. The two men exchanged phone numbers at the party and Perry called Dixon later that night to introduce himself.
The lawsuit news swept the Internet like a firestorm this week. Perry’s fans were in shock and denial. They refuse to believe that Perry harassed his former employee.
In multiple text messages, Perry asked Dixon about his sex life and whether he was intimate with anyone. In another text message, Perry told Dixon he wanted to have sex with him.
Human Resources experts say sexual conversations between an employer and an employee is inappropriate and should be avoided.
Perry, 55, has not yet responded publicly to the scandalous allegations.
However, Perry’s attorney, Matthew Boyd, denied the accusations.
“This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a scam. Tyler will not be shaken down, and we are confident these fabricated claims of harassment will fail,” he said.
Perry is set to release his new movie, Madea’s Destination Wedding on July 11.
Cardi B performed a snippet from her new track titled “Outside” at Spotify Beach in Cannes, France on Wednesday night.
“Outside” is a diss toward her estranged husband, rapper Offset, who she accused of cheating on her.
Cardi B rapped:
When I tell you these niggas ain’t sh-t, please believe me
They gon’ f-ck on anything, these ni–as way too easy
Good for nothing low down dirty dogs, I’m convinced
Next time you see your mama, tell her how she raised a b-tch
[Chorus]
I’m goin’ outside, ’cause it’s hot out
You was playin’ games, You on time out
Where them fine ni–as, I’m tryna find ni–as
I been cuffed up too long, Let me remind ni–as
After performing a teaser of her new track, Cardi B told the crowd “That’s enough!” She said the single comes out on Friday, June 20.
Cardi B outside in Cannes, France performing her highly anticipated song of the summer “outside”!!!!!???? pic.twitter.com/AU7yOJaCTc
The song marks Cardi B’s first solo effort since “Puntería”, featuring Shakira in 2024.
In a post on Instagram, Cardi wrote, “We OUTSIDE this Friday.” She also unveiled the single cover art on Instagram and X (Twitter). The cover art features symbols of an urban landscape in the inner city, including an open fire hydrant, dominoes, red Solo drink cups, a tube of lipstick, a condom wrapper, and confetti.
Brittany Renner is no longer practicing the teachings of Islam after her quickie Islamic “divorce” from rapper Kevin Gates.
In a new video on her Instagram page, Brittany removed her hijab for the first time since her divorce to reveal a head full of beautiful curly hair.
She wrote on the video intro: “I wore cornrows underneath my hijab just so my hair could fit in it.”
In the video caption, she explained that she no longer has “blind loyalty” to Kevin or his faith.
“I don’t have blind loyalty to any person, place, or thing. I also don’t need excuses to do what I want to do because I accept whatever comes behind my decisions,” she wrote. “It’s still Alhamdulillah for everything! Hope this helps.”
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Brittany previously converted to Islam in accordance with Kevin’s Muslim faith. “We got married April 6 and divorced May 28,” she told radio station REAL 92.3 in Los Angeles.
Their marriage was not officially recognized in a U.S. court of law.
“There is a 90 day waiting period in Islam, where you have 90 days to see if you’re pregnant because then he would be responsible,” Brittany explained.
“But also in those 90 days, it’s for recommendation because the law wants you to stay married. And during those 90 days, you are not to entertain anybody romantically.”
She continued: “So, what I will say is Islam has made my life easier. Honestly, I don’t think anybody gets married to not stay married. So this is a nice 90 day reset, just focusing on myself.”
A hijab is a veil that covers the woman’s head and part of her body. She must wear a hijab in the company of men because the garment symbolizes modesty and respectability for herself.
It is considered disrespectful for a Muslim woman to remove her hijab in public. Muslim women in some U.S. states are allowed to wear their hijabs in driver’s license photos and mugshots.
Brittany and Kevin ended their Islamic marriage after 52 days when she didn’t fall pregnant. Kevin, 39, is already married to Dreka Gates, the mother of his 2 children.
A Muslim husband take as many wives as he wants – as long as he can afford them. But a Muslim woman can only be married to one man.
GoFundMe donors raised over $8,300 (as of this writing) for a 17-year-old homeless kid who broke down crying in a viral video. Rafael Rogers, a.k.a. EJayChosen, told viewers that he was homeless and he didn’t get along with his mother.
In the video, reposted on X by Rain Drops Media, the aspiring rapper said, “I don’t know if I wanna cry or laugh right now… Ain’t nobody trying to help me, bro. I’m out here alone. I ain’t even had no time to think about what’s going on in my life. I just gotta stay on the move, bro.”
Rafael said he had to figure out where to lay his head and how to get food to eat.
He said his family wouldn’t take him in and he has no money. Rafael said he just got his job back. “Why do I have to be born into this sh*t?” he asked. “I’m alone, folk.”
Social media users responded by donating money to his GoFundMe and Cash App. They didn’t notice that Rafael was “crying” but no tears fell.
Instead of posting a photo of himself on the GoFundMe page, he posted an image of a rap group. He later added his own photo.
17-year-old kid breaks down in tears, saying he has no one in his life, nowhere to go, no family, no friends, and nobody. He’s been homeless for a week. ???? pic.twitter.com/COqc7A9iRh
Some people refused to donate because they suspect that Rafael is a problem child who was either kicked out of his home or ran away because he didn’t want to follow the rules.
Some men on X suggested he cut his dreadlocks and go to the nearest Army recruiting office.
One person wrote: “If someone can get in touch with this young man, please help him get in touch with an U.S Army recruiter. He looks physically fit and smart enough to pass the ASVAB. They’ll take care of you. Once you finish your contract, follow your dreams.”
Another person wrote: “Cut your hair and go sell cars, you’ll see a big difference. If you want to play that game of, i shouldn’t have to cut my hair game, dont waste my time. We are all judged on our appearance. Sad but true. Wishing you the best young man.”
A third person added: “You mean he ran away… cuz there’s no way he’s been with no family or nothing for so long. I’m a parent, & this is giving he mad & don’t want to live by somebody’s rules so he decides to leave on his own at 17… I’ve been there. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have family.”
In a follow-up video, Rafael thanked viewers for all the donations and the emotional support. He said he is not going to contact his mother because she put him in the situation he was in.
“Of course I love my mom to death,” he said, “she chose, this not me.”
Rafael added that he is living with a cousin until he gets back on his feet.
Angela Simmons confirmed breakup rumors during a sit-down chat on Angie Martinez’s IRL podcast.
Angela, 37, and music mogul Yo Gotti, 44, called it quits earlier this year.
“Are you telling me right now you’re in your single girl era again?” Angie asked the single mom-of-one.
“Not by choice, but you know, I respect him,” Angela told a confused Martinez, who asked who broke up first.
“This man, like, pursued you, so you’re not telling me that he ended it, did he end the relationship?” Martinez asked.
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“No, it was my choice, you know, I just, I had to make a decision,” Angela replied without going into details.
Angela said she is entering her “growing season” and “healing season.”
“I’m transforming into the next part of myself,” she added. Angela again confirmed she broke up with Yo Gotti. She hinted that their relationship was too public and she prefers being discreet.
“I wouldn’t have chose it, but it was what was best,” she said. “I could have probably been in and out of like four or five other relationships. People would have never known and gotten my feelings hurt or not or whatever. And I just wouldn’t speak on it because some stuff is just better left unsaid.”
Gotti openly professed his crush on the reality TV star in his track titled “Down in the DM” in 2016. They officially began dating in December 2022.
But Angela said Gotti fell in love with an imaginary image of her – not who she really was.
“Then you get in a relationship with me and you’re like, ‘Oh, I thought you were like this,'” Angela explained to Martinez. “I’m like, ‘Bro, that was five seconds of my life.’ This is who I am.”
Former “The Oval” actor Derek Dixon has accused movie and TV magnate Tyler Perry of sexual harassment and gender violence in the workplace.
Dixon, who played the gay twink character Dale in “The Oval” and “Ruthless,” filed a $260 million lawsuit against Perry in California on June 13.
Evidence submitted to the court includes text messages the two men exchanged over the years.
“I haven’t been touched in months…”
According to the court documents, Perry promised to produce Dixon’s TV pilot and cast him in his shows, “The Oval” and “Ruthless.”
The complaint accused Perry of subjecting Dixon to “escalating sexual harassment, assault and battery, and professional retaliation when Mr. Dixon did not reciprocate Mr. Perry’s unwanted advances.”
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The text messages portray Perry, 55, as a lonely elder gay, desperate for attention from a much younger man.
Perry told Dixon that he had sex with men before and that “he was a top”. He also told Dixon “when you have a big d*ck and when you hit the G-spot right on these bottoms, they go crazy.”
Highlights from Tyler Perry’s text messages:
1. “No Straight man would be going on walks with you or cooking dinner for you unless they wanted to f*** you. I would f*** you.”
2. “You home? I don’t want you out with your ‘friends’. Drinking.”
3. “You are the rose. But you are so blocked [sexually] that you refuse to be smelt or opened.”
4. “…when you finally are able to unlock your mind, you’re going to make that person crazy. Crazy in a good way.”
5. “Have you been intimate with someone?”
6. “Why did that photo [of Dixon and a male cast member] make me jealous. You two together.”
7. “unlock your mind you’re going to make that person crazy… Crazy in a good way.”
8. “What’s it going to take for you to have guiltless sex? Have you found that yet in therapy?”
9. “Whoever ends up with me is gonna be a happy motherf*****.”
10. “You have to be able to say no [to propositions for sex]. And mean it and make it
clear.”
11. “I was gonna say. Your cowboy needs a sugar daddy.”
12. “I would hope that you would let some one hold you and make love to you. You are missing the best years of your life my friend. Trust me. I hope you get past that block in your mind soon.”
13. “I give and give and give and no one ever does anything for me in return. No one ever gives me what I want or what I need.”
14. “Listen to me. If you let the cast know that you and I have a new friendship then you are opening yourself up to a lot of questions and foolishness. You want them to KNOW that you’re there because of your talent and not because we have a friendship or because Tony [Conway] got me to give you a job.”
15. “But I swear to you. I KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS SH*T! I love killing a motherf***** in a show that no one expects.”
Tyler Perry’s attorney, Matthew Boyd, said in a statement to @TMZ: “This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a scam. But Tyler will not be shaken down and we are confident these fabricated claims of harassment will fail.”
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham was ejected after she stepped up to defend her teammate, Caitlin Clark, during the Fever vs Connecticut Sun game on Tuesday.
It all started when Connecticut Sun guard Jacy Sheldon got in Clark’s face and Clark shoved her away. Sun guard Marina Mabrey then shoved Clark. Fever guard Lexie Hull stepped between them. No fouls were assessed as the refs let them play on.
Then in the third quarter, Sheldon poked Clark in the eye and Mabrey bumped her. As Clark walked away, Mabrey bumped Clark to the floor.
Later, Cunningham and Sheldon got tangled up when Sheldon drove into the paint. Cunningham grabbed Sheldon by her hair and threw her to the court in retaliation for the earlier foul no-calls on Clark.
A brawl ensued that resulted in Cunningham, Sheldon and Sun guard Lindsay Allen being ejected from the game with 40 seconds left. The Fever went on to win by a score of 88-71.
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Last season’s WNBA Rookie of the Year didn’t have an enforcer to defend her when other WNBA players got aggressive. Ex-Fever guard NaLyssa Smith was traded to Dallas for ‘liking’ social media posts bullying Clark.
Cunningham volunteered her bodyguard services and she was quickly signed by the Fever this season. Fans praised Cunningham after the game for defending her friend and the league’s Golden Goose.
Adriana Smith’s family confirmed the brain dead nurse delivered her baby son via emergency c-section while on life support at Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital. Smith delivered her premature baby early Friday morning at the same hospital system where she worked as a nurse.
Smith, 31, was nine weeks pregnant when she was declared brain dead in February. Emory Hospital refused to take Smith off a ventilator because she was pregnant.
Smith’s family said Emory doctors told them they were not allowed to remove Smith from life support because state law bans abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Smith’s case has stirred emotions and raised questions about abortion laws and hospitals playing politics.
April Newkirk, Smith’s mom, told WXIA-TV that the baby, named Chance, weighs 1 pound, 13 ounces. “He’s expected to be okay,” Newkirk told 11Alive News. “He’s just fighting. We just want prayers for him.”
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Newkirk said Smith loved working as a nurse at Emory. She said Smith went to Northside Hospital after experiencing intense headaches in February. The hospital sent her home on medication without running any diagnostic tests.
The next morning, Smith’s boyfriend found her unresponsive and making a gurgling noise. She was rushed to Emory Decatur and transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, where she was diagnosed with blood clots in her brain.
Smith has a 7-year-old son who misses his mom. Her family celebrated her 31st birthday on Sunday.
The family decided to remove Smith from life support on Tuesday.
“I’m her mother,” Newkirk told WXIA. “I shouldn’t be burying my daughter. My daughter should be burying me.”
