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TikTok Star Mr. Prada, 20, Charged with 1st-Degree Murder in Death of Therapist, 69

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Terryon “Mr. Prada” Thomas, a 20-year-old TikTok personality, is charged with 1st-degree murder in the beating death of a 69-year-old therapist.

Thomas’s charges were upgraded to 1st-degree murder from 2nd-degree murder because of the victim’s age said the district attorney.

Police found the body of Dr. William Nick Abraham wrapped in a tarp along a rural highway in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana on Sept. 29.

Thomas was arrested in Dallas, Texas on October 1. He was extradited to Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Monday, October 7.

Thomas’s father attended his initial court hearing on Monday afternoon. “I send my condolences to the other family,” he told WAFB-TV outside the courtroom.
 
RELATED: Therapist was seen entering TikTok star Mr. Prada’s apartment before he was found dead
 
An autopsy revealed Abraham was beaten to death with a blunt object. He suffered fatal injuries to the head and neck during the attack.

Sheriff Gerald Sticker described the homicide as a “very physical, very violent death.”
 
READ ALSO: TikTok therapist who was fired for bashing Black men is struggling with depression (Video)
 
An investigation determined Abraham was killed inside Thomas’s apartment on Mancuso Lane in Baton Rouge. Abraham was observed on surveillance video entering the apartment around 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28.

The next day, Abraham’s body was found in a ditch along Highway 51 near the Village of Tangipahoa. His body was clad in the same clothes he had on when he arrived at Thomas’ apartment.

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Police released surveillance images of a man believed to be Thomas fleeing the scene in the victim’s black 2018 Lincoln MKZ sedan.

A police chase ensued and Thomas crashed the car into a business. A witness said Thomas tried to reverse the car out of the business but a wheel fell off the car, so he fled on foot.

Thomas hitched a ride back to his apartment in Baton Rouge, where he gathered some items and left again.

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The prosecutor’s office is investigating whether Thomas had help from his family to escape.

“When that information went out to everyone, we had family members that reached out and said he got a ride back to his apartment after the pursuit with BRPD, and somehow he got to the bus station. And from the bus station, he took the bus to Dallas, Texas,” Hicks said.

In 2015, Abraham was accused of molesting an 11-year-old boy during a counseling session, WAFB reported.

Sheriff Sticker said there is no evidence that Thomas was a patient of Abraham’s.

Abraham’s former attorney, Jarrett Ambeau, denied TikTok rumors that Thomas was the 11-year-old accuser. Thomas would have been 11 years old at the time of Abraham’s arrest.

“It’s unequivocally not him,” Ambeau told WAFB on Wednesday.

LeBron and Bronny James Combine for 19 Points in Their First NBA Game Together

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LeBron and Bronny James Combine for 19 Points in Their First NBA Game Together
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LeBron James and his eldest son Bronny James became the first father-son duo to play in the same NBA game together on Sunday.

“It’s definitely a moment that I will never forget, and it’s pretty cool,” said LeBron, 39. “I mean, for a father, it means everything.”

The history making moment surpassed all expectations. LeBron and Bronny, 20, combined for 19 points in a 114-118 loss to the Phoenix Suns at the Staples Center. LeBron scored 19 points — all in the first half.

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And Bronny, well he scored zero points – but that’s close to his scoring average of 4 points in the G-league.

“He should have stayed in school,” one Western Conference executive said earlier this year, according to ESPN.

“In a normal world, he would’ve been a really good four-year college player,” one Eastern Conference scout said.

“Analytically, if you just had the numbers on a page and had no name attached to it, he doesn’t project in any way, shape or form to be an NBA player. His measurables don’t project as an NBA player. There’s literally nothing about him on paper — if no name is attached to it — that makes this make sense.”

Bronny fared better during his first ever NBA game as a rookie when he scored 2 points in a 124-107 blowout loss to the Timberwolves at home on Oct. 4. His father sat out that game.

But NBA games are more than just scoring or winning. The Lakers are being marketed as family-oriented fun. Forget about winning games or championships. That’s so 2023.

What’s more family-oriented fun than purchasing expensive tickets for your family to watch father-son teammates play together?

If you think the Lakers care about winning games this season, think again. The Lakers are now 0-2 in the preseason — and they couldn’t be happier.

Meanwhile, Lakers fans are annoyed that Bronny gets minutes on the floor while veteran players are riding the bench.

It will take Lakers fans a little more time to accept that the Lakers are a feel-good team who don’t care about winning.

Keeping LeBron happy is the Lakers’ top priority heading into the regular season.

Kanye West and Bianca Censori Spotted Shopping in Tokyo Amid Breakup Rumors

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Ye West and his wife Bianca Censori were spotted shopping together in Tokyo amid divorce rumors. The pair were seen walking arm-in-arm at an upscale shopping center on Tuesday, Oct. 8.

Bianca dressed appropriately for the outing in an off-white, long sleeved cropped top with matching leggings. She accessorized her outfit with furry knee high boots.

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The rapper, formerly Kanye West, wore a white, long sleeve jersey with baggy white pants and Yeezy sneakers. They appeared to be in love. Bianca touched his face as they rode up an escalator together. She seems very comfortable and secure with Ye.

The rapper has been on tour in Asia for 2 months now. And his faithful wife has been by his side.

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Whenever Bianca leaves her husband to visit her family in Australia, the gossip blogs claim they broke up. That’s why it’s best to ignore the rumors for a few days to see if she returns to her husband’s side (she always does).

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TMZ reported that Ye’s marriage was “on the rocks” in a sensational headline on Monday.

Via TMZ — Multiple sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Ye and Bianca have been telling people around them they split up a few weeks ago, with the Yeezy architect heading down to Australia to spend time with her family since the split.

While there’s no word on what prompted the split or who pulled the plug on the relationship, we’re told Ye has been telling people close to him he plans to live in Tokyo … and divorce Bianca.

Tyler Perry is the subject of ‘Surviving T. Perry’ documentary

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Update: The executive producer of “Surviving T. Perry” emailed corrections to my original post.

1. Christian Keyes has been contacted to appear in the documentary,
however we believe the settlement from his 2023 post YouTube video NDA will
prohibit such.

2. The registration that we have seen and CONFIRMED is NOT for a Truck
from the state of GEORGIA, but a Mid-Level Luxury (very popular Sedan at
the time) in the state of CALIFORNIA and was for the year 2007-2008.
Shortly after this time CK would shuffle back and forth between Metro
Detroit and Los Angeles due to his inability to find consistent work in LA.
This does NOT mean the Sedan could have been purchased earlier when CK was
very active in TP plays as his go-to leading man around 2005-2007, it is
only the registration year we can confirm.

3. Our EP of the film was PRESENT on several occasions and saw CK
personally driving the vehicle in Los Angeles during the time when
Christian and Claudia where trying one of their many attempts ( between her
NFL romances) to date.

4. Just a little bit of exclusive Tea for you:
Our EP has met TP on several occasions, including once with CK and another
time at a very private Super Black Hollywood A-List gathering/celebration
in Monticello,Ca at the Sprawling estate of Madame Oprah Winfrey.

5. The vehicle was the most expensive and popular CHRYSLER sedan model
available at the time.
 
Originally published on Oct. 8 at 9:24 a.m.

Director and playwright Tyler Perry is the subject of a 3-part documentary titled “Maxine’s Monster: Surviving T. Perry.”

The documentary is set for release on November 28. There is also a “Surviving T. Perry” website that includes more information about the film.

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Sandrarose.com received a promotional poster for the documentary, which features the names of “victims” superimposed over an empty director’s chair.

The names on the poster include actors Christian Keyes, Lance Gross and Alfonso Ribeiro.

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Earlier this year, Alfonso Ribeiro set off alarm bells when he rejected Perry’s help to revive his stagnant career.

Ribeiro responded to a tweet: “I don’t need or ever want that man to do anything for me.”

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Lance Gross played Calvin Payne on Tyler Perry’s House of Payne from 2007-2012.

On Monday night, YouTuber Storm Monroe dropped exclusive tea about the documentary and some of the people who will be interviewed, including actor Christian Keyes.

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If you recall last year, Keyes exposed a Hollywood “billionaire” who offered him $100,000 and a car for his silence.

The powerful man asked Keyes to take off his clothes. He didn’t want sex from the actor, he just wanted to see Keyes’s muscular body.

Keyes claims he refused the man’s advances, but an insider provided Storm Monroe with a 2007-08 California registration for an expensive sedan in Keyes’ name. Keyes starred in Tyler Perry films around that time.

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Monroe also claims Keyes was in a relationship with media personality Claudia Jordan around that time. But Jordan denies dating Keyes.

Watch Storm Monroe’s podcast below.

PHOTOS: We TV’s “Tia Mowry: My Next Act” Exclusive Watch Party

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PHOTOS: We TV’s “Tia Mowry: My Next Act” Exclusive Watch Party
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On Friday, October 4, We TV celebrated their highly anticipated original series, Tia Mowry: My Next Act with a pre-reception and invite-only watch party with Tia Mowry at Neuehouse Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA.

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Tia warmly and emotionally welcomed a full house of attendees – many of her close friends and family including Gabrielle Union, Terrell Grice (Host of The Terrell Show), actress Essence Atkins, actress Robin Thede, actress Loretta Devine and actress Jackée Harry (Sister, Sister).

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“This show is raw, authentic and emotional. I felt there wasn’t a lot of representation when it came to transitions in life and I did this show to inspire and encourage. I didn’t want people to feel alone, as I did, through my journey,” Tia said.

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Tia Mowry makes her eagerly awaited comeback with Tia Mowry: My Next Act airing exclusively on We TV on Fridays at 9:30pm ET/PT and streaming on ALLBLK. The brand-new reality series pulls back the curtain on her post-divorce transformation, offering unfiltered access to her personal and professional life as she embraces singlehood, motherhood and a thriving career.

Gabrielle Union and Tia Mowry

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(L-R): Jackée Harry Tia Mowry and Loretta Devine

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(L-R) Jerome Wiggins, Natasha Marc, Tia Mowry, Ciara Rodriguez, and Aleena Clavel

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Loretta Devine

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Essence Atkins and Tia Mowry

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(L-R): Natasha Marc, Jerome Wiggins, Tia Mowry, Ciara Rodriguez and Aleena Clavel

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Atmosphere

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Cardi B Cheated On Offset with Texans WR Stefon Diggs

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Cardi B Cheated On Offset with Texans WR Stefon Diggs
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Last week, it was reported that rapper Cardi B cheated on her estranged husband, Offset, with an NFL star.

Social media users guessed that the NFL player was Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill.

But according to DJ Akademiks, Cardi B allegedly had an affair with Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs while she was 8 months pregnant.

Offset accused Cardi B of sleeping with his friend while she was pregnant with their third child. Cardi recently gave birth to a baby girl.

Akademiks claims Diggs is also dating 2 other rappers’ girlfriends.

Akademiks cautioned Diggs to be careful because the rappers are “gangsters” who love gunplay.

“You’re on my fantasy team, bro, I want you to keep doing good,” said Akademiks. “Bruh, make this the last ni**as girl you’re trying to f*** or have f****d. You’re starting to inch into the territory — some of these ni**as will shoot you… So stop playing around! There’s a lot of girls at the Texans’ games you can f***. Leave the rappers girls alone!”

Akademiks continued: “You catching bullets, but you can’t catch THEM bullets. All right? I’m just telling you.”

Diggs, 30, earns an average of $24 million a year and is in the first year of a 4 year contract with the Texans.

In an unofficial poll, Diggs was voted the NFL player that his Vikings teammates don’t want to see dating their sisters.

RIP: Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s Mother, Dead at 91

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RIP: Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s Mother, Dead at 91
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Grammy winner Emily “Cissy” Houston, mother of the late pop icon Whitney Houston, has died from natural causes. She was 91.

Houston died Monday morning in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, The Associated Press reported.

Her daughter-in-law Pat Houston confirmed her death to The Associated Press. She said the gospel singer was surrounded by her family.

“Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We lost the matriarch of our family,” Pat Houston said in a statement.

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“Mother Cissy has been a strong and towering figure in our lives. A woman of deep faith and conviction, who cared greatly about family, ministry, and community. Her more than seven-decade career in music and entertainment will remain at the forefront of our hearts.”

She continued: “We are touched by your generous support, and your outpouring of love during our profound time of grief. We respectfully request our privacy during this difficult time.”

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Cissy Houston (2nd from right) is pictured with Dionne Warwick, and singer/songwriters Nick Ashfrord and Valerie Simpson.

Cissy taught her daughter, Whitney, how to sing. She gave Whitney her start singing in the choir at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey.

Whitney joined her mother’s band as a background singer during Cissy’s performances on the cabaret club circuit in New York.

Cissy was a member of The Drinkard Singers and the founder of The Sweet Inspirations before becoming a solo artist.

Cissy won Grammys for her gospel albums Face to Face in 1997 and He Leadeth Me in 1998.

Cissy Houston authored three books: “He Leadeth Me,” “How Sweet The Sound: My Life with God and Gospel” and “Remembering Whitney: A Mother’s Story of Life, Loss and The Night The Music Stopped.”

Therapist was seen entering TikTok star Mr. Prada’s apartment before he was found dead

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A Louisiana-based mental health therapist was seen entering the apartment of 20-year-old TikTok personality “Mr. Prada” before he was killed.

Terryon Thomas was arrested in Dallas County, Texas, on Sept. 30. He is awaiting extradition back to Baton Rouge.

Thomas is believed to be the last person to see 69-year-old William Nicholas “Nick” Abraham alive.

The doctor’s body was found wrapped in a tarp along a Louisiana highway on Sunday, Sept. 29. Police believe his body was dumped there on Saturday, Sept. 28.

An autopsy revealed Abraham was beaten to death with a blunt object. He suffered fatal injuries to the head and neck during the attack.

Sheriff Gerald Sticker described the homicide as a “very physical, very violent death.”
 
READ ALSO: TikTok therapist who was fired for bashing Black men is struggling with depression (Video)
 
An investigation determined Abraham was killed inside Thomas’s apartment on Mancuso Lane in Baton Rouge. Abraham was observed on surveillance video entering the apartment around 11 a.m. on Saturday.

The next day, Abraham’s body was found in a ditch along Highway 51 near the Village of Tangipahoa. His body was clad in the same clothes he had on when he arrived at Thomas’ apartment.

A gray comforter was duct-taped around Abraham’s body, with his head covered in a dark towel.

Police found a “significant amount of blood”, along with “multiple sharp objects and other weapons” inside Thomas’s apartment.

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Investigators said Thomas tried to clean up the scene and threw away additional evidence in a dumpster.

Neighbors reported seeing Thomas dragging the blue tarp hours after Abraham arrived. He appeared to be struggling while dragging the heavy object down the stairs. Thomas then loaded the tarp into Abraham’s vehicle, according to the arrest warrant.

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Police released surveillance images of a man believed to be Thomas fleeing the scene in the victim’s car.

Sheriff Sticker said there is no evidence that Thomas was a patient of Abraham’s.

In 2015, Abraham was accused of molesting an 11-year-old boy during a counseling session, WAFB reported.

The boy was so upset that he told his parents he “never wanted to see [Abraham] again.”

Abraham was arrested, but he was released on $25,000 bond and the charges were eventually dropped. He was allowed to continue counseling young patients despite the allegations.

“While there was probable cause for an arrest, my office had to determine if the evidence supported our burden at trial which is proof beyond a reasonable doubt,” District Attorney Hillar Moore told WAFB this week.

“This matter was under review by my office for approximately two years. After considering all available evidence, the best interest of the child, and the lack of any inculpatory statements by the arrestee, we declined to institute formal charges,” Moore added.

Abraham’s former attorney, Jarrett Ambeau, denied TikTok rumors that Thomas was the 11-year-old accuser. Thomas would have been 11 years old at the time of Abraham’s arrest.

“It’s unequivocally not him,” Ambeau told WAFB on Wednesday.

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Thomas has 8.2 million followers across several TikTok accounts. His main TikTok account has over 4 million followers.

Last year Thomas recorded a TikTok video that read “practicing for my mug shot cuz this might be the year someone gonna meet God if they piss me off too much.”

Foxy Brown Addresses Speculation About Her Relationship with Jay Z

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Inga Marchand, better known as retired rapper Foxy Brown, addressed the speculation surrounding her relationship with Jay Z, a.k.a. “HOV.”

The rumors claimed Foxy Brown was molested by Jay Z when she was only 15.

The rumors about Jay Z and Foxy Brown resurfaced after music mogul Sean Combs was arrested in New York on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges.

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In a post on Instagram over the weekend, Foxy Brown addressed a rumor that Jay Z forced her to sign an NDA that expires in 2025.

“Miss me wit tha fake news NDA?” she wrote. “Ain’t a MF alive could stop my story.”

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Foxy, 46, also shared a post honoring Russell Simmons, who was hit with several sexual assault allegations over the years.

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“Dear Russell, being your first protege was one of the greatest joys of my life,” Foxy wrote. “We had the biggest bidding war in hip hop history but they really never stood a chance, I knew I’d chosen the best! Your kind soul is a rarity in this industry. Baby C’s so lucky to have you as a godfather!”

In 1996, Foxy Brown released her debut studio album, Ill Na Na, which spawned the Top 10 hit song “I’ll Be” (featuring Jay Z).

Def Jam canceled the release of her fourth studio album Ill Na Na 2: The Fever in 2003 when she left the record label.

Jay Z ultimately signed her to Def Jam again to record another album, Black Roses, which was never released.

Foxy Brown’s lack of album releases spawned rumors that she was suffering from a mental health condition.

Sean Combs’ Mother, Janice Combs: ‘My Son is Not a Monster’

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Sean Combs’ mother, Janice Combs defended him in a statement through her attorney on Sunday.

Janice said her son is not perfect and has “made mistakes in the past, as we all have,” but he is not guilty of the allegations against him.

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“It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies,” she said in the statement, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.

“To bear witness to what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words. Like every human being, my son deserves to have his day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence.”

Combs’ legal problems began in November 2023 when ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura sued him for sexual assault throughout their decade-long relationship. He settled the lawsuit the next day.

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Janice acknowledged that her son lied about physically assaulting Cassie.

“My son may not have been entirely truthful about certain things, such as denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the hotel’s surveillance showed otherwise,” she said. “Sometimes, the truth and a lie become so closely intertwined that it becomes terrifying to admit one part of the story… This is why I believe my son’s civil legal team opted to settle the ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit instead of contesting it until the end.”

Janice said settling the lawsuit so quickly resulted in “a ricochet effect as the federal government used this decision against my son by interpreting it as an admission of guilt.”

Sean Combs faces 120 lawsuits from clients of Houston attorney Tony Buzbee. He says many of his clients were raped after being drugged as far back as 1991.

Combs is locked up in solitary confinement at a federal detention center in Brooklyn, while awaiting trial.

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