Rusten Sheskey ID’d as Kenosha Cop Who Shot Jacob Blake in the Back 7 Times While He Was Walking Away

Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Justice have identified the cop who shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin as Officer Rusten Sheskey, a seven-year veteran of the Kenosha Police Department.

DOJ officials said Kenosha police were sent to a residence near 28th St. and 40th Ave. after a woman called to report that her boyfriend was present and wasn’t supposed to be on the premises. The woman also complained that Blake had taken her keys and “refused to give them back.”

Eyewitnesses said Blake had pulled his car up near “six or seven women shouting at each other on the sidewalk” and “Blake did not say anything to the women.” According to Blake’s attorney, Benjamin Crump, he was “attempting to de-escalate a fight between two other people who officers arrived at the scene.”

During the incident, officers attempted to arrest Blake, and even deployed a Taser in an unsuccessful attempt to stop Blake and subdue him.

Officials said Blake then walked around the vehicle and opened the driver’s side door. While holding onto Blake’s shirt, Officer Sheskey fired his service weapon seven times “into Mr. Blake’s back,” officials said.

Blake’s three children—ages 3, 5 and 8—were inside the vehicle at the time of the shooting.

DOJ officials noted that Sheskey was the only officer on the scene who fired their weapon. Officials said during the investigation following the incident, Blake “admitted that he had a knife in his possession.”

After the shooting, authorities say they recovered a knife from the driver’s side floorboard of Blake’s vehicle, but no other weapons were found.

Blake was taken to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, where he remained as of Wednesday. His father said he’s paralyzed from the waist down and doctors say he will likely never walk again.

Videos showing the shooting from multiple angles have since gone viral, fueling protests that have been going on across the country since the May 25th killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.

The investigation into Blake’s shooting is being conducted by the FBI, Wisconsin State Patrol and Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department. The officers involved have all been placed on administrative leave.

17-Year-Old Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse Pictured in Front Row of Donald Trump Rally in January

Kyle Rittenhouse—the 17-year-old white supremacist suspected of murdering two people and injuring another during Jacob Blake protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin—was photographed in the front row of a Donald Trump rally back in January.

Kyle Howard Rittenhouse’s social media pages were filled with photos and videos showing him posing with weapons, posts supporting “Blue Lives Matter,” and comments speaking of misogyny and white supremacy.

Wednesday evening (Aug. 26), after Rittenhouse’s was arrested, BuzzFeed News uncovered an image showing the teen just feet away from the president, in the front row, to the left of the podium.

Rittenhouse also shared a video on TikTok from the event, which was held at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

More via BuzzFeed News:

Seven months later, Rittenhouse went with his rifle to the third night of Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha after police shot Blake, a Black man who is now paralyzed as a result, according to his family.

Rittenhouse attended as an armed vigilante, supposedly assisting police and protecting property in an unofficial capacity but instead he prowled the protest with a gun. Videos captured him fraternizing with law enforcement and attempting to get their attention.

By the end of the evening, he was considered a fugitive on the run. He was arrested Wednesday morning in Antioch, Illinois, and is expected to be extradited to Wisconsin to face charges of first-degree intentional homicide.

Rittenhouse’s mother did not respond to a request for comment. The Lake County Public Defender’s office, who represented him in court today, told BuzzFeed News it does not comment on active cases.

Kyle Rittenhouse pictured with his mother in an undated photo.

Wednesday’s arrest record from Antioch Police said that Rittenhouse “fled the state of Wisconsin with the intent to avoid prosecution for the offense.”

According to public records, Rittenhouse lived in Antioch, which is about 20 miles away from Kenosha, with his mother and siblings and worked as a lifeguard at the local YMCA.

A close look at his social media accounts and background show a teenager obsessed with law enforcement who also identified as a strong supporter of President Donald Trump and “Blue Lives Matter,” a pro-law enforcement movement that evolved in response to Black Lives Matter.

His connections to law enforcement, however, go beyond his vocal support of police on social media.

In a statement to BuzzFeed News on Wednesday, the Grayslake Police Department confirmed that Rittenhouse was a former member of the Lindenhurst, Grayslake, Hainesville Police Department’s Public Safety Cadet Program.

According to a description of the program that has been recently removed from the department’s official website, the program “offers boys and girls the opportunity to explore a career in law enforcement” through “hands-on career activities,” such as riding along with officers on patrol and firearms training.

Along with the page describing the Public Safety Cadet Program, the organization’s official Facebook account was deleted after images from 2018 of a boy in a police uniform identified as “Kyle” began to circulate online. BuzzFeed News has not been able to confirm that the boy in the image is Rittenhouse.

Rittenhouse was also a Fire Protection Cadet with the Antioch Fire Department. Its chief, Jon Cokefair, confirmed Rittenhouse was part of the program, which he said has been discontinued since March due to COVID-19.

The program, taught by firefighters, introduces high school students to a career in firefighting. “Our weapons are axes and fire hoses. We don’t have any kind of firearms training or anything,” said Cokefair, who declined to comment on Rittenhouse’s charges.

On his now-deleted Facebook page, Rittenhouse is seen posing with an AR-15 style rifle above the words, “Blue Lives Matter.” Nearly all of his public Facebook posts are related to the movement, including two posts in memory of officers who were killed in the line of duty.

On Dec. 22, 2018, he asked his friends to donate to “Humanizing the Badge” a “nonprofit organization seeking to forge stronger relationships between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.”

His social media pages indicated he had access to at least two different types of guns before Tuesday. A video posted to one of his two TikTok accounts on July 21 shows him assembling what appears to be the rifle pictured in his Facebook profile image.

In two videos posted Aug. 13, he and a friend are shown firing a weapon he identifies as a 12 gauge shotgun. In these videos, Rittenhouse is wearing a backward cap featuring an image of the American flag that appears to be the same hat worn by the shooter.

Videos taken on Tuesday night showed Rittenhouse running through the streets holding a large gun weaving through protesters, who’d gathered to demand justice for Blake. Right before midnight, Kenosha police said three people were shot on the corner of 63rd Street and Sheridan Road, and noted that “investigators are aware of the social media video being circulated regarding the incident.”

In one video clip, a law enforcement official in an armored truck is seen handing over a bottle of water to Rittenhouse. In a separate video, Rittenhouse says he was “pepper sprayed by a person in the crowd” and that he was ready to defend property.

After the alleged shootings, video shows Rittenhouse walking directly towards four police vehicles, holding his weapon and his arms raised. People were shouting at police that he had just shot someone. The police vehicles drove past Rittenhouse and did not detain him.

When asked about the video Wednesday, Sheriff Beth said that in those situations police have “incredible tunnel vision” because of the loud noises —”there’s screaming, hollering and chanting”—and could not explain why they did not detain him.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said that he’d been asked by a group of armed vigilantes to deputize citizens to allow them to help law enforcement during protests. Referencing the shootings that killed two people, Beth said, “I think they were part of this group that wanted me to deputize them.”

Court records state that Rittenhouse made an appearance at Lake County, Illinois Circuit Court Wednesday after his arrest. He will appear in court again on Friday (Aug. 28) for a hearing about extraditing him to Wisconsin to formally answer to his first-degree intentional homicide charges.

“Kyrie Was Right!”: Twitter Demands Apology for Kyrie Irving After NBA Postpones Playoff Games Amid Jacob Blake Shooting Protests

Back in June, it was reported that NBA superstar Kyrie Irving had made it known that was not in support of the league’s plan to restart the season in Orlando, Florida because he wanted to focus on systemic racism and racial injustice amid the Black Lives Matter protests going on in the country in the wake of rampant police killings across the country. (Not to mention, we are in the middle of a pandemic.)

“I don’t support going into Orlando,” Irving reportedly said in a conference call with over 80 fellow NBA players, including Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard. “I’m not with the systematic racism and the bulls**t. Something smells a little fishy.”

Shams Charania of The Athletic also reported that Irving said that he’s “willing to give up everything” for social reform.

Since then, the NBA decided to resume the season in what is now known as the “NBA Bubble.”

But now that the league has decided to postpone upcoming playoff games amid protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Twitter is pointing out that Kyrie Irving made this call a long time ago and deserves an apology from everyone who said he was wrong and crazy for wanting to outright cancel the 2019-2020 NBA season.

Do you think Kyrie Irving deserves an apology? Sound off in the comments below!

 

17-Year-Old Kyle Rittenhouse Arrested for Murder After Shooting & Killing 2 Kenosha Protesters

Kyle Rittenhouse—the 17-year-old who was identified as the suspected shooter who allegedly killed two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin Tuesday evening—has been taken into police custody and is facing homicide charges.

According to public records from the Lake County, Illinois Clerk of Courts obtained by the Daily Dot, Rittenhouse was arrested in his hometown of Antioch, Illinois on Wednesday (Aug. 26) and has been charged with murder in the Kenosha killings.

The criminal complaint also states that Rittenhouse was labeled a “fugitive of justice” after he “fled the state of Wisconsin with intent to avoid prosecution” for the fatal shooting.

Rittenhouse’s arrest comes after it was reported early Wednesday morning that at least three people had been shot—two fatally—amid the Kenosha protests.

According to a media release from police, two people were killed and one was hurt with “serious, but non-life threatening injuries” following a shooting incident Tuesday evening in the area of 63rd Street and Sheridan Road.

Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said early Wednesday that both the suspected shooter and one of the people killed were white.

The shooter has since been identified as 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, who is described as an alleged white supremacist and part of a vigilante militia group. He was seen with a long gun walking down a street in Kenosha Tuesday night (Aug. 26) before he opened fire on people protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

 

Footage from the protests showed a gunman in the middle of the street brandishing a semi-automatic rifle before shooting at multiple people.

Eyewitnesses said the gunman was then allowed to walk right past police without being arrested, and in one particular video, protesters can be heard shouting at police that he was the gunman as officers drove by to tend to the victims.

There was also unverified footage shared on social media purporting to show Rittenhouse “being offered water from the Kenosha police,” who allegedly told him: “We appreciate you being here.”

Another video showed a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head after being shot allegedly by Rittenhouse.

In another video, after he had already shot someone, a man who appeared to be Rittenhouse could be seen being chased by protesters who were trying to subdue him. He is then seen falling to the ground before unloading his weapon, striking at least two people.

Then, in a “shocking” turn of events, as police swarm the area in patrol cars and fortified vehicles, the gunman—with his weapon still clearly visible around his chest—puts his hands in the air, but the police vehicles all drive right by him as the crowd screams that he’s the shooter.

Watch below (BE WARNED, SOME OF THE FOOTAGE IS VERY GRAPHIC):

This is a stark contrast from Sunday’s (Aug. 23) shooting of the Black and unarmed man Jacob Blake, who was shot in the back seven times by an officer as he tried to get into his car. Blake is now paralyzed from the waist down, according to his father.

As video footage about Tuesday night’s shooting circulated online, social media sleuths identified the potential suspect as Rittenhouse.

His Facebook page is no longer available to the public, but screenshots show that he posted a number of “Blue Lives Matter” and pro-police statements. Others who saw the teen’s social media pages before they were taken down reported seeing misogynist and white supremacist comments.

One image circulating of Rittenhouse (in the header image above this article) showed the teen carrying a rifle similar to what was allegedly used during the shooting.

“This morning Kenosha County authorities issued an arrest warrant for the individual responsible for the incident, charging him with First Degree Intentional Homicide,” the Antioch Police Department said in a press release Wednesday.

“The suspect in this incident, a 17-year-old Antioch resident, is currently in custody of the Lake County Judicial System pending an extradition hearing to transfer custody from Illinois to Wisconsin.”

Rittenhouse was interviewed prior to the shooting Tuesday night and was asked why he was attending the protest.

“So people are getting injured and our job is to protect this business,” Rittenhouse said while posted up in front of a boarded-up building in a video posted by a Daily Caller reporter. “And part of my job is to also help people. If there is somebody hurt I’m running into harm’s way. That’s why I have my rifle because I need to protect myself obviously. I also have my med kit.”

Earlier on Wednesday, Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth confirmed to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that armed citizens have been patrolling the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, in response to the looting, burning, and other damage to buildings and cars in the area from protesters. He wouldn’t confirm whether the gunman from Tuesday night’s shooting was among them.

“They’re a militia,” Beth said. “They’re like a vigilante group.”

Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, who is Black, slammed authorities for allowing armed gunmen to walk the streets with rifles without facing any repercussions.

“How many times across this country do you see armed gunmen, protesting, walking into state Capitols, and everybody just thinks it’s OK?” Barnes said in an interview with Democracy Now. “People treat that like it’s some kind of normal activity that people are walking around with assault rifles.”

Barnes continued: “You know, in many instances, these people have been led on by various conspiracy theories that have ruminated on the internet, and these people are demanding to have their country back. And to assume that nothing bad is going to happen, to assume that these people are up to—or, have the most fine intentions, is completely ridiculous.”

Rittenhouse has been assigned a public defender and faces charges of “first-degree intentional homicide”. He’s expected to appear in court on Friday.

“Rupaul’s Drag Race” Star Chi Chi DeVayne Dead at 34 After Being Hospitalized with Pneumonia

Chi Chi DeVayne, an accomplished entertainer who competed on two seasons on the hit VH1 series Rupaul’s Drag Race, has died at the age of 34.

Chi Chi is the stage name of Zavion Davenport, and she appeared on the eighth season of Drag Race as well as the third season of Rupaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars.

Via EW.com:

News of the drag queen’s passing came Thursday, less than a week after DeVayne informed her Instagram followers that she was back in the hospital.

“Keep me in your prayers. I’ll be back soon,” DeVayne said in a video message shared Saturday morning, which showed her attached to medical equipment while laying down in a hospital bed.

In July, DeVayne was previously hospitalized with high blood pressure and suspected kidney failure, telling fans she had catheters to her heart and kidneys surgically installed before undergoing dialysis treatment. She was eventually discharged later that month.

The Shreveport, La. native rose to national prominence on season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, where she dazzled with her quick wit and personality before finishing the competition in fourth place.

DeVayne was later asked to return to compete on the third All-Stars spin-off in 2018, but was eliminated on the fourth episode.

Still, she often credited the series with inspiring her to evolve her skills in an art form that served as a gateway for her to escape a difficult upbringing involving gangs and struggles with her sexuality.

“I was so stressed out and it got to a point where I was like, okay, I’m in the bottom every week. It might be time to go home and work a little bit more on my drag,” DeVayne told EW with a laugh shortly after her All-Stars 3 exit. “I’m a real person, and I just felt it was my time to go. There was no reason to be sad or bitter.”

In addition to her appearances on RuPaul’s Drag Race, DeVayne had a small part on season 1 of the Apple TV+ anthology dramedy Little America, appeared on fellow Drag Race alum Yuhua Hamasaki’s Bootleg Opinions YouTube series, and guested on an episode of the popular queer talk show Hey Qween in addition to her various performing gigs and tours as a drag artist.

DeVayne is the second contestant from Drag Race to have died since the show’s inception, following the death of season 2 contestant Sahara Davenport, who died of heart failure in 2012.

According to Love B. Scott, Chi Chi lived with scleroderma, a rare, but potentially life-threatening condition caused by the immune system attacking the tissue under the skin, and around internal organs and blood vessels, which can also cause scarring and thickening of tissue.

R.I.P.

Trey Songz Posts “Receipts” to Deny Sexual Assault Allegations, Gets Dragged for Allowing White Woman to Call Him N-Word

Trey Songz is defending himself against allegations of sexual assault after a woman went on a podcast claiming that he performed a sex act on her without her consent.

Via People:

In a recent interview with the No Jumper podcast, Aliza, a friend of OnlyFans model Celina Powell, spoke about an alleged sexual encounter with the “Nobody Else But You” signer, 35, when she said he took away her phone and purse and wouldn’t let her leave a hotel room.

“I kept asking, like, ‘When can I leave, what time is it?’” Aliza said. “And he just, like, wouldn’t answer, he would just f——- ignore me. And I’m like, ‘Okay.’ And then he was like, ‘You can leave when I go to my flight,’ and I was like, ‘’Kay, when’s that?’ Wouldn’t tell me.”

Aliza also claimed that, during the otherwise conseual encounter, Songz urinated on her without her consent and that she “didn’t know what was happening, he just did it.” She then continued on to say that Songz “already got mad at me for talking about him, but I don’t give a f—.”

On Twitter, Songz (born Tremaine Neverson) addressed the claims, writing that the accusation is “convenient” for someone who seeks “to destroy someone’s life.”

“I usually stay quiet on this but I feel that in many ways the movement to fight for the women who actually have suffered harassment and abuse on various levels, has been hijacked by those who find it convenient for themselves to come up as they seek to destroy someone’s life,” he tweeted.

In another post, Songz wrote that “Jane Doe claimed I sexually assaulted her in Miami” and she “wants me to pay for her therapy and the rest of her school cause of ‘all the trauma she’s been through.'”

“You will choose 2believe what you want,” he wrote in a separate tweet. “I’ve been focusing my energy and time on good things and I know the Devil wants my soul more now than ever. Ima keep my head high and push forward. If you holdin me down in these moments I preciate that.”

In a since-deleted tweet defending himself against the allegations, the “Say Aah” singer said: “Y’all stay ready to believe a bird” and shared screenshots of a DM exchange between himself and Aliza.

In one of the messages in which she tries to link up with the singer, Aliza calls him the n-word (see IG post below and swipe to slide #2).

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEE6LLjHOu-/

Needless to say, Mr. Steal Yo Girl was dragged all over the interwebs for allowing a woman who is clearly NOT Black to call him the n-word.

 

Mind you, this is the same guy who finds time to call out other Black celebrities for being “coons,” and back in June, he got into it with Meek Mill after calling him out for not donating to the Feed Your Community challenge.

So, honestly, who’s the real coon here?

Barack Obama Says “Donald Trump Hasn’t Grown Into the Job Because He Can’t” As He Endorses Joe Biden for President

Former President Barack Obama addressed Democrats Wednesday night (Aug. 19) during the third night of the Democratic National Convention, and he did NOT hold back on his criticisms of sitting President Donald Trump while endorsing his own former Vice President, Joe Biden, as President of the United States.

While making the case for the Biden-Kamala Harris ticket, Obama claimed the current POTUS has shown zero interest in taking his role as the leader of the free world seriously, which has consequently hurt many American lives.

He called out the nation’s coronavirus death toll (over 173K and counting, as of now) as one of the biggest indicators of Trump’s failure to lead, and noted that Trump “hasn’t grown into the job” of running a country “because he can’t,” claiming that his presidency is just “one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves.”

“I have sat in the Oval Office with both of the men who are running for president,” Obama noted. “I never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies. I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously; that he might come to feel the weight of the office and discover some reverence for the democracy that had been placed in his care. But he never did.

“For close to four years now, he’s shown no interest in putting in the work; no interest in finding common ground; no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends; no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves.”

Obama continued: “Donald Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t. And the consequences of that failure are severe. 170,000 Americans dead. Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever. Our worst impulses unleashed, our proud reputation around the world badly diminished, and our democratic institutions threatened like never before.

The 44th U.S. President also acknowledged that the nation was in the middle of polarizing times, as the majority of voters have already decided which candidate they will vote for in November.

But for those who are still undecided, Obama urged them to consider his former vice president, Biden, stating he has both the character and experience to improve life for American citizens.

“Twelve years ago, when I began my search for a vice president, I didn’t know I’d end up finding a brother,” he said. “Joe and I came from different places and different generations. But what I quickly came to admire about him is his resilience, born of too much struggle; his empathy, born of too much grief. Joe’s a man who learned early on to treat every person he meets with respect and dignity, living by the words his parents taught him. ‘No one’s better than you, but you’re better than nobody.’

“… Tonight, I am asking you to believe in Joe and Kamala’s ability to lead this country out of dark times and build it back better. But here’s the thing: No single American can fix this country alone. Democracy was never meant to be transactional—you give me your vote; I make everything better. So I am also asking you to believe in your own ability—to embrace your own responsibility as citizens—to make sure that the basic tenets of our democracy endure. Because that’s what at stake right now. Our democracy.”

He added: “Do not let them take away your power. Don’t let them take away your democracy.”

Watch Former President Barack Obama’s full speech below:

Former Trump Advisor Steve Bannon Arrested & Charged with Fraud for Stealing Money From Border Wall Fundraiser

Yet another one of President Donald Trump’s colleagues has been arrested.

Steve Bannon, who previously served as Trump’s White House Chief Strategist and campaign advisor, was taken into custody and charged with defrauding donors as part of a fundraising scheme to support Trump’s border wall.

According to a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office, Bannon and three others were arrested Thursday morning (Aug. 20).

The four men are being indicted for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars donated to a group called “We Build the Wall” and using the funds for personal expenses, among other things.

Prosecutors claim Bannon used a faux non-profit organization called Non-Profit-1 to receive more than $1 million from We Build the Wall to “secretly” pay another defendant, Brian Kolfage, and cover hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bannon’s own personal expenses.

The We Build the Wall campaign ultimately raised more than $25 million, despite “repeatedly and falsely” claiming to the public that Kolfage didn’t take a salary. Bannon, notably, also publicly referred to the effort as a “volunteer organization.”

Bannon, Kolfage, Andrew Badolato and Timothy Shea have all been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

“The defendants defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors, capitalizing on their interest in funding a border wall to raise millions of dollars, under the false pretense that all of that money would be spent on construction,” Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss, said in a statement.

“While repeatedly assuring donors that Brian Kolfage, the founder and public face of We Build the Wall, would not be paid a cent, the defendants secretly schemed to pass hundreds of thousands of dollars to Kolfage, which he used to fund his lavish lifestyle. We thank the USPIS for their partnership in investigating this case, and we remain dedicated to rooting out and prosecuting fraud wherever we find it.”

The White House and a spokesman for Bannon declined to comment on the indictment Thursday morning.

Bannon joins a growing list of Trump associates who have faced criminal charges since Trump took office, including Rick Gates, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Michael Cohen, Michael Flynn, Richard Pinedo, Alex van der Zwan, and George Papadopoulos.

In the words of Hip Hop Harry … WHO’S NEXT?!?

NFL Star DeSean Jackson Proposes to Longtime Girlfriend & Mother of His 2 Sons Kayla Phillips

DeSean Jackson is kneeling … but for a VERY different reason.

The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver just proposed to Instagram model Kayla Phillips, his longtime girlfriend and the mother of his sons, and she said yes!

Video surfaced Wednesday (Aug. 19) showing Jackson, 33, on bended knee in front of Phillips, 29, at an indoor golf spot.

“You guys are the first to know, I haven’t posted on social media or anything, but yeah, I’m getting married,” Phillips said in the clip as she showed off her engagement ring.

Jackson and Phillips met through social media back in 2014, and announced they were expecting their first child together, son DeSean Jackson Jr., in late 2015. Their second son, Jacey, was born three years later.

Kayla also has a third son, 5-year-old Tru, from her previous relationship with her high school boyfriend

Phillips boasts over 829K followers on IG, where she promotes her online business, Shop Kay Lovely.

Jackson, who is currently entering his 13th season in the NFL, was recently in the middle of a controversy when he posted anti-Semitic quotes attributed to Hitler back in June. He was fined for the incident and later apologized. He also accepted an invite from a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor to visit Auschwitz.

“I grew up in Los Angeles, and never really spent time with anyone from the Jewish community and didn’t know much about their history,” Jackson said during a Zoom call with Edward Mosberg, according to the Jerusalem Post. “This has been such a powerful experience for me to learn and educate myself.”

Megan Thee Stallion Posts Pics of Her Injuries After Getting Shot in Her Feet (Allegedly) by Tory Lanez

WARNING: Graphic Photo Below

Megan Thee Stallion is sharing photos of her foot injuries after Tory Lanez (allegedly) shot her.

The rapper took to Instagram Wednesday (Aug. 19) to silence haters who questioned whether or not she was really shot in both her feet after she was spotted partying it Atlanta the other night.

Meg attended Allure Monday Nights at Allure Gentlemen’s Club in ATL Monday night (Aug. 17) and was photographed wearing a bandage on her foot.

She was out celebrating the success of “WAP,” her new single with Cardi B, which is currently the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first single by two female rap artists to debut at the top of the charts.

“New photo surfaced of Megan Thee Stallion feet from the other night while she was in the club partying!” one social media blogger tweeted, alleging: “There is no bullet wounds! This clearly means Meg must have got cut by glass OR bullet FRAGMENTS on the BOTTOM of her feet.”

“Lol what I have learned [about] majority of the people on social media is y’all like to hear bad news before good news, a lie spreads quicker than the truth, and y’all really be believing the sh** YALL make up,” Megan wrote on Instagram in response to the naysayers Wednesday (Aug. 19), alongside images of her getting stitches removed. “I got hit at the back of my feet because when I got shot I was WALKING AWAY FACING THE BACK.”

She continued: “Why would I lie [about] getting shot? Why are y’all so upset that I don’t wanna be in the bed sad? Why y’all upset that I can walk? I got my stitches out my feet like 2 weeks ago and I was ready to go celebrate WAP going number1… I usually don’t address internet bullsh** but y’all people are so sick!

“God was really watching over me and I’m healing so well! Sorry I’m not [as] sad and miserable as a lot of y’all lol but I’ma keep being Megan Thee Mf STALLION.”

Last month, sources revealed that Tory Lanez allegedly shot Megan while she was “trying to leave” his car following an argument. She and Tory had been seen hanging out with Kylie Jenner on Instagram Live prior to the shooting.

“There is video and the police are investigating,” an insider told PageSix. “This is a case of a man physically harming and abusing a woman.”

Tory has since been charged with possession of a firearm, but nothing more.

Megan later tweeted that the incident left her “traumatized” and she also slammed people making jokes and memes about the situation.

Lil Wayne Allegedly Gave Toya Crabs During His “Hot Boys” Years

Lil Wayne gave his ex-wife/baby mama Toya crabs back when he was a “Hot Boy,” and we’re not talking about seafood … or at least that’s what former Cash Money rapper Turk is claiming.

During a recent interview, Turk revealed that he and Wayne contracted the STD years ago from two sisters from Houston they were sleeping with.

“That’s like my lil’ bro, you feel me? We caught crabs from these two sisters from Houston,” Turk said. “We was f**king these two sisters, and we got on the tour bus, and n***as was itching.”

According to Turk, Wayne ended up giving crabs to Toya and he gave it to his own baby mama as well.

“Wayne gave that sh*t to Toya and I gave it to my baby mama,” Turk told the interviewer.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEC2xEVJg1v/

Something about this seems like zero lies were told … but that ain’t none of my business.

Sweetie Pie’s Owner James “Tim” Norman Charged With Conspiracy in Murder-for-Hire Plot in Nephew’s Killing

James “Tim” Norman, owner of Sweetie Pie’s restaurant made famous by the OWN reality show Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s, has been arrested and charged for an alleged murder-for-hire plot in the 2016 shooting death of his own nephew.

Federal authorities allege that Norman—who is the son of Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s star Miss Robbie—obtained a $450,000 life insurance policy on his 18-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery, back in 2014 and listed himself as the sole beneficiary.

The feds say that Tim then conspired with a woman named Terica Ellis to allegedly commit a murder-for-hire plot in exchange for money.

According to the feds, Norman and Ellis, who is an exotic dancer, used burner phones to communicate with each other in the days leading up to Montgomery’s murder in St. Louis.

According to the criminal complaint, days before the murder, Ellis told Montgomery that she was coming to St. Louis, and on March 13th, 2016—the day before Montgomery’s murder—Norman flew to St. Louis from his home in Los Angeles.

On March 14th, Ellis and Norman communicated with each other using burner phones that were activated that same day, and Ellis also used the temporary phone to communicate with Norman and find out his location.

Immediately after finding out Montgomery’s location, Ellis called Norman, and around 8 p.m. that same day, Montgomery was shot and killed. Location information from Ellis’ phone placed her in the area of the murder at the time of the shooting, federal officials said.

Ellis called Norman immediately after Montgomery’s murder and then traveled to Memphis, Tennessee. Ellis then deposited over $9,000 into various bank accounts.

On March 21st, 2016—just seven days after Montgomery’s murder—Norman contacted the life insurance company in an attempt to collect on the policy he’d obtained on his nephew.

Norman and Ellis were both charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce facilities (i.e. a cellphone) in the commission of a murder-for-hire, resulting in death.

LisaRaye McCoy Says She Finds Will Smith Attractive: “We Can Have an Entanglement”

LisaRaye McCoy says she’s down with having an “entanglement” with Will Smith … or, at the very least, an attractive man like him.

The actress recently sat down with Garcelle Beauvais on Beauvais’ “Going to Bed With Garcelle” podcast, and when asked who she would want as a romantic partner, she said she finds Will Smith attractive.

After Garcelle reminded LisaRaye that Will Smith is married, she replied: “We can have an entanglement”

LisaRaye continued: “I’m saying a Will Smith type, you know. He’s so charming. He’s rich, a poetic [sic], he’s a philanthropist. He’s a humanitarian, a great dad.”

McCoy’s comments come after Jada Pinkett-Smith admitted to being in an “entanglement” with August Alsina while she and Will Smith were separated and experiencing challenges in their marriage.

Pinkett-Smith also addressed Alsina’s claims that Will gave him his blessing to have a romantic relationship with his wife.

“I got into a different kind of entanglement with August,” she said. “One thing I want to clean up … about you giving ‘permission’ which is … the only person that can give permission in that circumstance is myself.”

She continued: “But what August was probably trying to communicate, because I could see how he could see it as permission because we were separated amicably, and I think he wanted to make it clear he’s not a home-wrecker because he’s not.”

Will then pressed her to clarify what she meant by “entanglement,” to which she responded: “Yes, it was a relationship absolutely.”

LisaRaye spoke on Jada’s controversial relationship with August during an interview with Claudia Jordan on Jordan’s Cocktails with Queens show last month.

“I think and I feel that he was a baby,” she said, referring to August.

“Now I’m all for if you want to date somebody younger, go for it. But because of his circumstance and why in which he came to her, wounded and hurt, and in her lap—how in the hell did he get from off her lap, and then you got onto the d**k? I don’t understand.”

h/t: The Jasmine Brand

Breonna Taylor Billboard in Louisville Vandalized With Red Paint Splattered Across Her Forehead

A billboard demanding that the officers who killed Breonna Taylor at her home in Louisville, Kentucky was vandalized with red paint on Tuesday (Aug. 18).

The billboard is among 26 purchased by Oprah Winfrey on behalf of her O magazine earlier this month, and it features Breonna’s face along with the statement: “Demand that the police involved in killing Breonna Taylor be arrested and charged.”

A quote from Winfrey accompanies the message: “If you turn a blind eye to racism, you become an accomplice to it.”

The red paint on the vandalized billboard—which is near the area of Lexington Rd. and Spring St. according to WLKY-TV—was strategically smeared in the middle of Taylor’s forehead, making it appear as if it were a gunshot wound.

It wasn’t immediately clear who vandalized the billboard or whether Louisville police were investigating the crime.

WLKY-TV reported that the paint was gone by around 5 p.m. though it wasn’t clear whether the billboard had been cleaned or replaced.

The billboards, which direct people to the social justice organization Until Freedom, went up all over Louisville the same week O magazine released an issue featuring Breonna on the cover, which marked the first time Oprah didn’t cover the magazine in 20 years.

Community activist Tamika Mallory, who has helped organize and participated in several protests demanding justice for Taylor, shared the vandalized billboard on Instagram asking the public to “stand with us in Louisville if you can.”

She added: “We must confront the mindset in this picture. It’s flowing from the top to the bottom. We are stronger together!”

On March 13th, police entered Breonna Taylor’s home with a no-knock warrant and fatally shot the EMT worker while looking for illegal drugs, which were never found.

It’s been over five months since the fatal shooting, and only one of the free officers involved in Taylor’s death has been fired, and none of them have been charged.

Taylor’s family filed a lawsuit against the Louisville Metro Police Department back in May accusing them of wrongful death, excessive force and gross negligence.

In June, Mayor Greg Fischer signed “Breonna’s Law,” which bans the use of no-knock warrants and requires officers to wear body cameras when executing search warrants.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama referenced Taylor’s death during her speech Monday night (Aug. 17) during the first night of the Democratic National Convention.

“Here at home, as George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and a never-ending list of innocent people of color continue to be murdered. Stating the simple fact that a Black life matters is still met with derision from the nation’s highest office,” Mrs. Obama said. “Sadly, this is the America that’s on display for the next generation.”

Taylor’s shooting death by LMPD officers is still under investigation by the attorney general’s office.

No timeline on a conclusion for the investigation has been provided, although AG Daniel Cameron recently said he’s still waiting to receive evidence from the FBI.

Fight Breaks Out at Embassy Suites in Atlanta, Hotel Employee Beats Guest With Phone & Rips Her Wig Off (VIDEO)

A vicious brawl broke out at an Atlanta hotel between an employee and a guest … and it all was captured on video.

Footage filmed by a witness shows a masked front desk receptionist attacking an unmasked guest at the Embassy Suites Atlanta Galleria.

What led up to the fight is unclear, but one of the videos shared online shows the guest in the hotel lobby yelling at the employee, threatening to “f**k [her] up,” and telling her to call the manager, as the employee speaks on the phone.

Another video shows the employee, clearly fed up with the guest, shouting obscenities and using that same phone to repeatedly hit the guest in the head before yanking her wig off as horrified onlookers (hotel staff members and guests alike) watch.

The fight then spills out into the rest of the lobby as the guest is seen swinging the phone by its cord at the hotel employee and chasing her across the floor.

As the two women scrap against a door, two men can be seen trying to break up the fight, but to no avail, while the hotel employee tries to kick the guest to get away from her.

The employee then quickly tries to run to the office behind the counter, with the phone cord tangled around her leg and trailing behind her, but she’s unable to shut the door in time as the guest runs after her and continues the fight, at which point the video ends.

It isn’t known whether anyone was injured or if any charges were filed.

Barack Obama Reportedly Has Concerns About Joe Biden’s Presidential Run, Thinks He Could “F**k Things Up”

Despite Barack Obama recently giving his endorsement for Joe Biden as President of the United States, behind the scenes, it’s being said that he doesn’t feel 100% confident in his former VP’s ability to run a successful election campaign.

According to a new Politico report, the former POTUS has privately voiced concern about Biden not having an intimate connection with voters.

“And you know who really doesn’t have it? Joe Biden,” Obama told another Democratic candidate during primaries, according to Politico, specifically suggesting Biden wasn’t in good standing with the Iowa electorate.

The report also says Obama told another unnamed Democrat during the 2020 primary campaign: “Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to f**k things up.”

Politico noted that there have been lingering tensions between Biden and Obama’s camps over the former president’s level of support for Biden’s campaign that date back to 2016 when Obama backed his former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.

In this year’s race, Obama didn’t even endorse Biden until Biden had already essentially locked up the party’s nomination following the momentum that began with his decisive win in South Carolina.

Biden “did feel that he needed to go out and earn it himself, as opposed to having people see it as an extension of a third Obama term or having it be any kind of referendum directly on Obama,” said Biden adviser Anita Dunn in comments reported by the Daily Mail.

Until his recent endorsement, Obama’s support this year for Biden’s presidential run was very limited.

As the Daily Mail noted, earlier this year he said: “I believe Joe has all of the qualities we need in a president right now. He’s someone whose own life has taught him how to persevere … and I know he will surround himself with good people.”

In contrast, when Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016, he said: “I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.”

Obama’s alleged concerns about Biden potentially “f**king things up” may be warranted, as Biden has made more than a few head-scratching comments over the past few months.

Earlier this month, Biden came under fire after saying the Black community is not as “diverse” as the Hispanic community.

Back in May, Biden told Charlamagne Tha God during a Breakfast Club interview: “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”

And we can’t forget about when he told a crowd in Iowa back in August 2019 that “poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.”

Despite his gaffes and missteps, Biden would make a much better president than Donald Trump though.

And the former FLOTUS, Michelle Obama, agrees. She delivered a scathing rebuke of our current POTUS Wednesday night (Aug. 17) during the first night of the Democratic National Convention.

“Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head,” she said. “He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is.”

Mrs. Obama added: “If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me — they can and they will if we don’t make a change in this election. We have got to grab our comfortable shoes, put on our masks, pack a brown bag dinner and maybe breakfast, too, because we’ve got to be willing to stand in line all night if we have to.”

Two Men Indicted on Murder Charges for 2002 Killing of Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay

It’s been nearly 18 years since the murder of Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay, and now federal prosecutors believe they have the men responsible for the killing.

Jay (born: Jason Mizell) was shot to death on the evening of October 30th, 2002 in a recording studio that he owned in Queens, New York. He was 37 years old.

And now, almost 18 years later, federal prosecutors are indicting two men for the crime.

Citing two law enforcement officials, the New York Times reports that 56-year-old Ronald Washington and 36-year-old Karl Jordan Jr. were indicted on charges of murder while engaged in drug trafficking.

Washington—who has been a suspect in JMJ’s murder for years, but was never charged due to lack of evidence and witnesses—is already serving a 17-year federal prison sentence for robbery, while Jordan was arrested on Sunday (Aug. 16).

The charges against the two men will be formally announced by federal prosecutors sometime on Monday.

Kim Kardashian Teams Up With Monica to Help Free Master P’s Brother C-Murder From Life Prison Sentence

Kim Kardashian has joined the fight to help free Master P’s brother, rapper C-Murder, from prison.

Kim Kardashian, in recent years, has become known for her work with inmates and helping to free convicts who were wrongly imprisoned.

Now, she’s taken to Twitter to reveal that she has put a team together to take on the task of freeing No Limit Records star C-Murder, who many believe was wrongly imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit.

Sunday afternoon (Aug. 16) on Twitter, Kardashian-West laid out the details of Corey “C-Murder” Miller’s case and noted that Miller was arrested for the murder of 16-year-old Steve Thomas, who was shot and killed in a nightclub C-Murder had performed at.

She noted that Miller was sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted him 10-2, which wouldn’t have happened today, as “the jury would have had to be unanimous for him to be convicted.”

Kim also pointed out that since Miller’s trial, several witnesses have recanted their stories and “new evidence of his potential innocence has come to light, and there are claims of jurors being pressured into voting to convict.”

She added: “True justice for the young man requires that the person who actually killed him be held responsible and that Corey Miller he returned home to his kids. Today I’m teaming up with Monica, Jessica Jackson and Edy Haney to #FreeCoreyMiller.”

She concluded her message by acknowledging Steve Thomas’ family, saying: “I can only imagine how hard this is and my intention is never to open up this painful wound but to help find the truth behind this tragedy.”

C-Murder’s case has received newfound interest after parts of it were featured on the new BET limited series No Limit Chronicles, which outlines the rise of fame of the Miller family and how they created No Limit Records.

Monica, who was romantically involved with C-Murder int he past, posted a lengthy statement Sunday (Aug. 16) about vowing to help get him released from prison.

“@cmurder & I are bonded by truth, honesty & Loyalty! There’s never been a promise broken & I vowed to seek help! After a tearful conversation with @lala she and I spoke to @kimkardashian & I explained why I KNEW Corey was innocent,” she wrote.

She continued: “I shared that There are lots of issues in Corey’s case that speak to his innocence including witnesses recanting their testimony, dna not matching & a 10-2 jury! Corey deserves to come home to his girls and be the father they need, be the artist & leader he’s always been as well as spread hope to those who have also experienced this.. I’ve locked arms with @kimkardashian, @jessicajackson, @edyhaney and all those who believe in Corey and are ready to fight to #FreeCoreyMiller #FreeCoreyMiller #FreeCoreyMiller.”

Keyshia Ka’oir is Pregnant! She & Gucci Mane Are Expecting Their First Child Together

Congratulations are in order for Keyshia Ka’oir and Gucci Mane, who are expecting their first child together!

Ka’oir announced the news on Instagram with a photo showing off her growing baby bump.

She captioned the image: “I ain’t athletic but on @laflare1017 D I did gymnastics” followed by a pregnant woman and baby emojis.

And just minutes later, Gucci followed up with his own post on the ‘Gram, writing: “My wife pregnant my life is great.”

Gucci and Keyshia first met back in 2010 when Guwop was in jail, and they got engaged in November 2016 when the rapper popped the question at an Atlanta Hawks basketball game with a 25-karat ring reportedly worth over $2 million.

They tied the knot in October 2017 (10.17, get it?) in an extravagant all-white wedding that aired on BET in a TV special called the “Mane Event.”

This will be the couple’s first child together, though they both have children from previous relationships.

Gucci Mane (real name: Radric Davis) is the father of an 11 or 12-year-old son, while Keyshia has four children of her own, aged between 15 and 21. With the new addition, that makes six kids total for the Davis family.

Congrats again to the Davises!

Seahawks Cut Rookie CB Kemah Siverand After He Was Caught on Video Trying to Sneak Woman Dressed As Player Into Team Hotel

The Seattle Seahawks cut rookie cornerback Kemah Siverand earlier this week “after he was caught on video trying to sneak a female visitor into the team hotel,” according to NFL Networker reporter Tom Pelissero.

Pelissero added that Siverand’s ruse was pretty elaborate, saying that the woman was dressed in Seahawks gear “in an attempt to disguise her as a player … It did not work.”

While the NFL hasn’t implemented a “bubble”-like environment like the NBA or NHL amid the COVID-19 pandemic, teams and players are under strict orders to act responsibly to lower the risk of an outbreak of the virus.

As NFL.com writer Nick Shook put it: “Siverand’s attempt to welcome a visitor into the team hotel was a violation of team rules, especially during a camp that is operating amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With outside contact expected to be at a minimum if at all, jeopardizing the rest of Seattle’s team by inviting an outside visitor into the team’s hotel was a violation the Seahawks could not overlook.”

Shook added: “Even in a regular, non-pandemic camp setting, players are usually forbidden from welcoming visitors to team hotels or dorms.”

While it hasn’t been revealed what Siverand’s motive for sneaking a woman into training camp, we can only imagine it was for one thing … SEX. Yep, the man wanted some “WAP,” and risked his entire NFL career to get it.

The 23-year-old was an undrafted free agent from Oklahoma State who signed with the Seahawks on May 4th and could have possibly made an impact as a special teams player. But, nope … that wet and gushy was more important to him.

“Clear message on the responsibility everyone has in the NFL’s COVID-19 world: Put the team at risk, suffer the consequences,” Pelissero tweeted.

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