The Bawse woke up bright and early for a visit to “Good Morning America” on Thursday. The hip-hop heavyweight sat down with “GMA” correspondent Sara Haines and shared how his CrossFit RossFit training program helped him shed a whopping 85 lbs. He decided to make a change to his lifestyle after he suffered two seizures two years ago. “I woke up from that and I was like, ‘Wow, I really need to re-evaluate what I’m doing,’” said Rozay, whose second album this year, Hood Billionaire, debuted at No. 6.
As part of his new diet, he traded alcohol and soda for pears (“Shout out to the pear”) and has been getting more sleep.
Some of the ladies miss the overweight Rozay, but he knows the change is for the better. “I feel I’m fat boy forever. I’m going to always be a fat boy. But it most definitely was just something I had to do,” he said.
One thing that hasn’t changed is his music. “My music comes from the heart, that comes from my mindset,” he said. “After I sit down and absorb this great interview, it’s something that’s gonna come to me that I can put into a record.” Watch a much slimmer Rozay open up about his dramatic weight loss.
Love hurts. Nicki Minaj has managed to keep her personal life private. But she got emotional while discussing her breakup with her boyfriend of 12 years, Safaree “ScaffBeezy” Samuels. During her interview with Angie Martinez on Power 105.1, Nicki reflected on her relationship and revealed that she still has love for her ex.
“My relationship was based off of love,” she said. “And there still is nothing but love there. This is not some person I picked up off the street. This is somebody I grew up with. Like I don’t even know how I’m gonna function without that person in my life. I’ve never lived my life as a famous person without him.”
She confides in her girlfriends, but sometimes misses having SB around. “I tell my girlfriends, my best friends, but sometimes I still wanna tell him stuff and get his opinion.”
She broke down in tears as she spoke. “I don’t think people realize it’s not just a relationship or breakup. That was a humongous part of my life,” she told Angie. “It is something that I am dealing with publicly and it’s not easy. I’m also not gonna joke about it or try to disrespect him and try to act like he didn’t mean the world to me and still doesn’t mean the world to me. I’m just figuring it out.”
She admitted that her career and the music industry drove them apart. “If I wasn’t a rapper, we would have children, be married, and be living happily every after. And that’s what we’re both sad about because we know that this shit is what did it.” While she raps about love and heartbreak on The Pinkprint, most of the tracks including “Bed of Lies” were written while she was still dating SB. “I wasn’t broken up when I was writing a lot of these songs,” she revealed.
There are rumors that she has found a new man in Meek Mill, but she denied that she is dating the Philly rapper. “We’re friends. He’s dope. Shout out to him,” she told Big Boy on Power 106.
When for better turns worst, Reportedly, Tasha Smith and her husband, Keith Douglas, are one step closer to officially ending their marriage. The actress has officially filed for divorce after four years of marriage. Since she reportedly makes more money than her now estranged hubby, she has been ordered to pay spousal support — upfront. According to TMZ, she’s to pay $50K, until a permanent support agreement is hammered out in divorce court.
As previously reported, the two have filed a restraining order against each other.
The Why Did I Get Married? actress previously stated in legal documents that she was fearful of her life. In fact, she claimed that her estranged husband is very jealous and has accused her of sleeping with other women. Reportedly, he’s flown into angry rages, calling her a ‘f*ck*ng d*k*’. She says,
When he’s in a rage, I feel that he is capable of killing me.
In the court documents, Tasha also says that she is fearful that she’ll end up like the wife of actor Michael Jace [ “The Shield” actor allegedly shot and killed his wife]. If necessary, Tasha says that she will have some of her celebrity friends, including Tisha Campbell Martin, confirm her claims of abuse.
Meanwhile, Keith is singing a similar song. He says Tasha flies into alcohol fueled rages and threatens to kill him, warning him to “not fall asleep or something will happen.” He has a restraining order against Tasha in the home that they share, preventing them to stay two yards away from each other. Both deny the allegations the others have made. [TMZ]
Following a visit to “Today” in the morning and an interview with Elliott Wilson’s CRWN series in the afternoon, Nicki Minaj closed out her day on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Onika sat down to discuss her previous jobs as an office manager and waitress at Red Lobster, her double-platinum single “Anaconda,” and Beyoncé. She admitted that she was embarrassed when Bey used a high school photo to wish her happy birthday.
“I do hate this picture. Eww!” she said.
After changing into a fur, she hit the stage to perform “Bed of Lies” with Skylar Grey. According to HITS Daily Double, The Pinkprint is expected to sell 155-165k copies in its first week.
I know it's hard to believe but, K. Michelle has made no secret that her latest album, 'Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart' is based on her eight month secret romance with actor Idris Elba. Breaking his silence Idris owns up to the affair while K dissolves into a crying fit while discussing their ill-fated romance for a recent promo… K. Michelle had a tough time talking about her affair with Idris on the Russ Parr Morning show the other day and left the studio in tears in the middle of her interview after she was asked why she and Idris broke up. It’s not really clear what triggered the breakdown specifically, but she seemed to get a bit emotional after expressing that there’s no hatred between them.
“I think people knew [we were seeing each other]. People kind of hinted that around the time of our musical and everything. I don’t think that I’m snitching on him because he doesn’t really hide it. It’s just what I went through and that’s my life. That’s my art and it is what it is.”
“He knows with my music, I’m the Black Taylor Swift. I’m going to write about you and I’m going to talk about you. He really has no choice. Within the last week, I haven’t spoken to him about it. I’m sure he’s a little bothered, but my thing is, I feel like I’ve protected you for so long.
These are my emotions that I deserve…I have to protect myself and deal with my emotions. I love him and always will.”
“It’s not a hate thing and we don’t hate each other,” said the singer. “It’s a timing thing.” At this point, K noticeably breaks down.
Meanwhile, as news traveled far and wide that K - The Queen of Rachet was able to pull Idris, the actor himself weighed in on the controversy caused by K's messy admission. He probably thought she was going to take there little tryst to her grave.....NOT!
Netflix is jumping on the Nina Simone bandwagon. The on-demand content streaming provider announced plans earlier today to produce a documentary on the singer titled “What Happened, Miss Simone,” and release it in the fall of 2015. The documentary will reportedly incorporate unreleased audio recordings by Simone, spanning more than three decades, plus archival footage of some the singer’s rare performances, mostly shot throughout Europe and Africa.
The project will be helmed by Oscar-nominated director Liz Garbus, best known for her films “The Farm: Angola, USA,” “Bobby Fischer against the World” and “Love, Marilyn.”
If you all remember, Zoe Saldana wrapped up shooting on a film about Simone’s life last year, however it was not sanctioned by the family and has yet to be picked up for distribution. Simone’s daughter is expected to take part in the docu-film and released her own statement today saying “’What Happened, Miss Simone,’ will tell my mother’s story in her own words via hours of unreleased recordings, excerpts from her diary and rare interviews. It will be the gift my mother’s fans have been waiting for.”
Taylor Swift celebrated her 25th birthday with a few famous friends. The pop superstar was joined by Beyoncé, Jay Z, and Justin Timberlake at her birthday bash at her apartment in New York on Friday night. They huddled up for a group photo with Sam Smith and sisters of the band HAIM, while Timberlake wore a hat resembling the poop emoji.
“So this is being 25….. #WHAT #bestbirthdayEVER,” said Taylor.
Other guests included Nick Jonas, Selena Gomez, Victoria’s Secret model Karlie Kloss, Chrissy Teigen, Charli XCX, 5 Seconds of Summer, and Iggy Azalea.
“happy birthday Taylor swift plaid is for YOU!” said the “Fancy” rapper. According to E! Online, Timberlake was seen arriving with a David Bowie album, while Beyoncé and Jay Z left the party around 4:50 a.m.
