Showing posts with label Russ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russ. Show all posts

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Russ and Paola Mayfield: We"re Having A...

Brace yourselves, 90 Day Fiance fans.


We now know exactly what the stork is bringing Russ and Paola Mayfield.


In a very sweet and revealing Instagram message, the veteran reality stars alerted fans to the gender of the baby growing inside of Paola.



Are you ready to find out?


Are you sure?


Okay. Here we go…


IT’S A BOY!


We’ll let Paola explain in further detail, per her caption to the photos above and below:


We are having a BOY!!!!


I didn’t care if it was a boy or a girl, I just wanted a healthy baby and to be able to have it in my arms as soon as possible.


Of course I’m always rooting for a girl but a boy is a blessing as well and I know my husband is really excited!


This is an amazing experience now I can finally say I’m pregnant!!! I’m having a little boy.



The Mayfields announced their first child was on the way back in late July.


They did so via the following statement to Us Weekly:


“This is the most amazing feeling ever! We can’t believe we are going to be parents – we are already so in love with our baby.


“We are ready for this new adventure and we know it will bring us closer together.


“God has blessed us again, and this time, we are going as strong as our baby’s heartbeat.”


The couple also included the following image with this adorable confirmation:



News that Paola and Russ are expecting was met with surprise and also joy by fans of 90 Day Fiance.


We say surprise because there had been chatter as recently as a few weeks ago that the twosome’s marriage was on the rocks, as they seemingly could never settle the tension that existed over Paola so often posing near-nude.


And we say joy because Paola suffered a miscarriage last year.


This tragedy took a toll on the relationship in a variety of ways.


But Russ has strongly defended his union every step of the way, telling off trolls on Instagram not long before this pregnancy news went viral.



“Keep hating and commenting to better your dull lives because your opinions are meaningless in my eyes,” Russ said at this time, pulling nary a punch and concluding:


“You’re only hurting yourself hiding behind your keyboard. Which proves nothing to you or me…


“I am proud of where I come from,. And where I am going and that’s with the love of my life.”


So there you have it. Well said.


Congratulations on the impending little boy, Russ and Paola!



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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Paola Mayfield and Russ Mayfield: Expecting First Child!

Paola Mayfield and Russ Mayfield have spent the past few weeks insisting that they’re still together.


Constantly facing questions about their status, the 90 Day Fiance stars have sworn that everything is good and positive and now they have a new and exciting way to prove it…




… Paola is pregnant!!!!!!


And you don’t need to simply take our word for it, either.


Just listen to what the TLC personalities themselves have to say.


“This is the most amazing feeling ever! We can’t believe we are going to be parents – we are already so in love with our baby,” the stars tell Us Weekly.


“We are ready for this new adventure and we know it will bring us closer together.


“God has blessed us again, and this time, we are going as strong as our baby’s heartbeat!”


This baby will be the first for Russ and Paola, but that statement does come with a caveat.



The couple revealed earlier this year that Paola had suffered a fairly recent miscarriage.


This tragedy was actually featured on an episode of 90 Day Fiance, as a doctor explained to the model that the miscarriage was due to her having type O-negative blood that was also Rh-negative.


This is a rare condition, but it’s one that a doctor can manage for a future pregnancy once he’s aware it exists.


The very sad situation created a rift between the Mayfields, who got married in October 2013.


Paola thought that Russ was not there for her in the way she needed following the devastating news; while Russ thought his wife was trying to shut him out.


The other major obstacle Russ and Paola thave run into centers around the latter’s penchant for showing off her body.



Russ was raised in a more conservative manner and has admittedly taken issue with Paola’s topless shoots.


But he insited in a July 7 Instagram post that this doesn’t mean he isn’t committed and in love.


“I am tired of the comments from the marriage ‘experts’ stating I deserve better, my wife doesn’t respect me, or she only loves me for my money,” Mayfield captioned a photo of himself kissing his wife.


He elaborated, growing a bit angry:


“The mere glimpse of our lives shown doesn’t always show our best moments but impressions and impressions from our cultural differences and how we are coming together as an even stronger couple. …


“I am proud of where I come from and where I am going and that’s with the love of my life.”



That sounds fair, doesn’t it?


Reality television shows certainly are known to edit content at times in order to increase the drama.


This doesn’t mean the Mayfields haven’t clashed over their belief systems on occasion.


But their marriage does not appear to be in trouble.


Part 2 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? airs Sunday, July 29, at 8/7c on TLC.


Congratulations to Paola and Russ!


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Monday, July 9, 2018

90 Day Fiance: Russ Mayfield SLAMS "Benighted" Critics of Paola

90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? star Russ Mayfield has had it up to here with so-called fans who want to shame his marriage.


Recently, Paola Mayfield clarified that she’s still with Russ, and she really let some followers have it for their negative takes on their relationship and on her career.


Now, Russ is following in her footsteps and telling followers exactly how he feels about their unsolicited commentary.



Russ begins: “There’s much more to me than what you see on tv.”


That is usually the case! Reality television works through intelligible, often simple, storylines.


The presence of cameras alone is going to impact a narrative, and editing does the rest.


“I’m honestly not the jealous type,” Russ insists.



He is famously uncomfortable with Pao’s modeling work.


Russ does admit: “I’d had preferred to keep my wife’s curves a mystery, especially when it comes to the lusting creeps out there.”


That last part sounds more like he’s protective of her.


Admittedly, the bit about her mysterious curves sounds more like guarding her jealously, though.



“I accept and am proud of my wife for the beautiful woman she is,” Russ continues.


Good for him. And for her.


Russ makes it clear that he has no doubts of her fidelity, saying: “And she’s all mine”


“But like most relationships,” Russ says. “We find ourselves with differing opinions at times and love costs and takes effort for it to work.”


That is why they argue. Many couples argue, unfortunately.


“I am tired of the comments from the marriage “experts” stating I deserve better, my wife doesn’t respect me, or she only loves me for my money and so on and so forth,” Russ says.



Russ goes on to remind followers that 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? cannot, by its very nature, show the whole story of his marriage.


“The mere glimpse of our lives shown doesn’t always show our best moments,” Russ writes.


What viewers see, Russ says, are “but impressions and expressions from our cultural differences and how we are coming together as an even stronger couple.”


That’s a beautiful and powerful story! It’s just not the whole story.


“If I or my story bores you and creating a mocking meme or mocking comment of me and/or my wife is how you make yourself feel better about your unshared and perfect life,” he says.


To those people, Russ says: “well thank you for your benightedness as it only spices us up even more.”



Yes, Russ wrote “benightedness” unironically. His diction in the post is very goofy at times.


“So go on,” Russ says. “And keep hating and commenting to better your dull lives because your opinions are meaningless in my eyes.”


That’s an understandable point of view, but perhaps not polite. But he wasn’t really trying to be.


“But you’re only hurting yourself hiding behind your keyboard,” Russ warns. “Which proves nothing to you or me.”


That’s true for every troll.


“Especially when I have yet to meet someone to end a conversation with me with such nescience and mockery,” Russ says.


Again, his vocabulary is absolutely correct but does not quite match the intended tone of his post. The results are worth a chuckle or two.



“I am proud of where I come from,” writes the Oklahoma native. “And where I am going and that’s with the love of my life.”


That is very precious.


Russ reminds followers that Paola is his wife, “whom I love for better or for worse.”


For better, surely.


“I am not perfect,” Russ admits. “And only look for support from my followers, not hypocritical and judgmental ignorance seeking ‘like’ attention.”


If he wanted marital advise, he’d probably go elsewhere than social media.



It’s interesting that Russ singles out the people who shame Paola and think that Russ is the good guy when the couple argues.


We so often see people shaming Russ for being (seemingly, on camera) insecure about his wife’s modeling work.


But sometimes it is easier to see yourself get hate than it is to see people say negative things about someone whom you love.


That is, perhaps, why he was lashing out at those who speak ill of his beautiful and talented wife.



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Thursday, July 5, 2018

90 Day Fiance: Are Paola and Russ Still Together?

Gorgeous 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? star Paola Mayfield is answering some nagging questions that followers can’t help but ask.


(Though curiously, she leaves one major question off of the list)


The biggest and most important query is whether or not she and Russ are still together and whether they’ve finally stopped fighting over Paola’s job.



Pao starts her post with: “I hope this photo gets your attention!”


You’ll see the photo in question in a moment. Suffice it to say that she was successful.


“Frequently asked questions: Did my husband ever get over me taking photos like this?” Paola says.


This is just the first of several FAQs that she wishes to address.


“Well,” she answers. “Yes and no but it doesn’t affect him as much as some of you.”


Believe it or not, Paola actually gets hate sometimes from fans who think that she should abandon her career to just, like, iron the curtains of her lord husband’s house.


“He accepts me,” Paola says. “Loves me and respects me the way I am and lets me work even when he is not 100% comfortable.”



“We fight and we make up,” Paola says. “Girls talk like never they fight with their spouses, talking about me not being a “good wife” just because the gigs I take are ‘too sexy"”


Some people don’t argue with their loved ones, but those are definitely a minority.


“But let’s be honest,” Paola continues. “None of you have seen photos of me completely naked or rumors of me being unfaithful to my husband.”


Definitely not! Though there is of course nothing wrong with posing nude.


Paola writes: “My only ‘sin’ is my work.”


It is good that Pao put sin in quotation marks, because, even if you believe that there is such a thing as sin, it’s hard to imagine that looking pretty in photos qualifies as one.


“God will be the only one judging me,” Paola says. “Not wannabe perfects!”



Paola cites another question: “Why do I not end up my friendship with Juan?”


Russ had some insecurities about his wife’s friendship with Juan, leading some fans to absurdly demand that she end a friendship.


“It is easy to say it,” Paola says. “But you wouldn’t call it a friendship if you don’t care about someone after 16 years of friendship and without trying to make it work.”


She’s right!


“I don’t have many friends,” Paola continues. “Maybe because I don’t trust people that easy and I am ok with that but giving up part of my life and past isn’t easy for me.”


“I love my husband but I also love my friends,” Paola explains.


That’s good. Any boyfriend or husband who insists that you stop having friends is toxic.


“My life didn’t end when I got married,” Paola explains. “it was the beginning of a new chapter.”



Last but not least, Paola addresses questions about “My ‘delusional’ modeling and acting career. This is one is easy.”


“I really don’t know why people care so much if I model or act at my age,” she admits.


For the record, Paola is drop-dead gorgeous. But that’s beside the point. Even if she weren’t, it would still be her choice to model.


Paola asks and answers: “Is it your business if I succeed or fail? No.”


“Is it your life?” Paola asks, before answering: “No.”


She’s right.


“I’m living my life to the fullest,” Paola writes. “And I’m having so much fun with all that I do!”



“My conscience is clear and clean,” Paola writes, followed by a red heart emoji.


Paola then says that she is “just happy that I’m doing great and I’m chasing my dreams.”


Good for her!


As we mentioned, there was no effort to address lingering questions about whether Paola Mayfield is pregnant.


But though she is a reality star, that’s still her business.


Perhaps it was so far from her mind that she didn’t even think to include it on the list.


Maybe.



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Monday, February 19, 2018

Odell Beckham Jr. Trolls Russ and Harden in All-Star Roast Sesh

Odell Beckham Jr. came out FIRING on his NBA bros from courtside at the All-Star game — from James Harden to Russell Westbrook to Victor Oladipo — and it was pretty damn hilarious. To Dipo: “Little Foot! I seen you on ‘Land Before Time’…


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Friday, January 5, 2018

Rapper Russ Says 2 Chainz Has Legit Gripe About "Governors Ball" Lineup

Russ thinks 2 Chainz deserves higher placement on the ‘Governors Ball’ 2018 poster, for sure, but he also thinks it’s no big deal … as long as they don’t do it to him, too. The rapper was at LAX Thursday when we asked him about 2 Chainz going off…


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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Paola Mayfield & Russ Mayfield: SLAMMED for Controversial Costumes!

Paola and Russ Mayfield are a 90 Day Fiance couple that keeps on going. They have their controversies, sure, but they love each other and stay together.


Usually, when it comes to Paola and Russ, any disagreements see fans taking sides. Some say that Russ is too jealous or controlling, others say that Paola should quit modeling. That sort of thing.


This time, these two have stirred up a very different sort of controversy.



Paola Mayfield and Russ are an attractive couple.


But are their Halloween costumes problematic and offensive?


The short answer is: yes.


That doesn’t mean that we aren’t still huge Paola fans. In fact, we were rooting for Paola to win Maxim‘s contest, which could be an amazing boost to her modeling career.


But dressing as Native Americans for Halloween is a big no-no. It’s just below blackface and Nazi symbols on the list of what to never, ever wear.


Why? Because of America’s history of genocide against Native Americans, basically. Native Americans are still heavily marginalized, but white Americans love to adopt their symbols as their own.


A general guide to life is: If a marginalized person tells you that what you’re doing is kinda screwed up, don’t get defensive. Just ask how you can change.


Anyway, apparently none of this crossed Russ and Paola’s minds as they donned their couples costumes and got into double trouble.


Paola shared the photos on Instagram, and the backlash in the comments was immediate:



One comment read:


“Not a fan of this costume at all! disgusting. Next year go as ketchup and mustard. Leave the traditional wear to the people that actually!!!! wear it for their cultures! Sickening people still think this is okay. Not a fan of miss @paola_mayfield so much anymore. #dobetter”


We don’t know that one needs to stop being her fan, but that’s every individual’s choice.


Here are some other comments:


“Ummm, cultural appropriation much?”


“Agree! It is disrespectful!! I am disappointed again!!”


“It’s not an issue about sensitivity. It’s an issue of DISRESPECT of a people/culture as well as an APPROPRIATION by the dominant culture who has sought out to eliminate Native American people since the 1400s.”


“Oh honey. No.”


“Wtf?!? Not ok!!!!”


“Tasteless, Native regalia is not a Halloween costume.”


As you can see, some of those commenters tried to explain. Others just expressed their disgust.


A few thought to differentiate between Paola and Russ.


“Ah yes a white guy in native headdress and an over sexualized Native American woman…this is not okay.”


One repeated a helpful motto:


“Its a Culture NOT A COSTUME!!”


Oh, and some of the commenters were Nativa Americans, for whom this issue hits very close to home.


“My culture is not your costume @paola_mayfield .. this is so sad and offensive.”



As you can imagine, there were opposing opinions presented, too.


These were folks from the “who cares if it’s bad, I don’t want to change my behavior or think about how my actions impact others” camp.


And, just like during the 2016 election, these people were out in force.


“You guys look great! Too bad the world is so sensitive these days that even halloween costumes r censored!”


Costumes aren’t censored, that’s not what that word means. But people can and should make wise choices about what they wear.


“And here come the PC offended ….”


People love to misuse “politically correct,” which is a largely meaningless term that’s usually used by people who just aren’t interested in being better people.


“Halloween isn’t about representing a cultures struggle it’s about having fun! People are so worried about hurting feelings that nothing is allowed anymore.”


That commenter, who apparently forgets that Native Americans exist and might have less fun in the face of such a mocking costume, continued.


“I’m from Canada … and there are still indigenous costumes sold and worn. “I think they have beautiful traditional costume and choosing to dress up in one is not disrespectful in anyway. What are people ‘allowed’ to dress up as now a days. Geez! Everything will offend someone.”


It’s worth noting that there are literally thousands of Native American women missing in Canada without any explanation. Our polite neighbors to the north aren’t a better authority on how to treat indigenous folks.


Another commenter added hyperbole:


“People read into way to much now if someone wears a feather in their hat it’s called discrimination I could add so many other examples but it would take me forever get over it people look at it as fun dressing up just love live enjoy #tomuch hate in this world”


There are basically endless costume choices. Don’t dress as an outfit to either ridicule or sexualize a marginalized person. There aren’t many rules, but that’s one of them, and it’s super easy to follow.


“Get over it. Everything has to be an upset and about race these days. Stop being so up tight and sensitive. It’s not a big deal. There are better things to be up in arms about…”


If there’s one thing that minority groups like Native Americans love to hear, it’s “get over it.” That’s right up there with “it’s just a little genocide.”



In case you’re concerned about the state of the world (which, actually, you should be) because these comments are so polarized, know that some commenters understand nuance.


“She probably doesn’t know. She’s from a different culture.”


And that, we think, might be the crux of it.


Russ wasn’t able to predict the backlash, we suppose, because he’s a conservative white guy from Oklahoma.


That’s not an excuse, mind you.


Paola, however, is Columbian. She may have somewhat fair skin, but she is from Central America. She’s not quite.


While that doesn’t make Paola part of any Plains Native American ethnic groups and doesn’t fully excuse the costume, it’s something to keep in mind.


More to the point, as one of the commenters stated, Paola is still adapting to American culture and was almost certainly not aware that this costume would invite backlash.


We can afford to be forgiving, folks.


An apology — especially from Russ — would be appropriate, though.



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Saturday, January 14, 2017

Future Standing Sideline For Russ Wilson"s Playoff Game

Future could just be the good luck charm the Atlanta Falcons need to take down baby mama Ciara’s hubby-to-be Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks. The rapper is standing right on the sideline for Saturday’s NFC playoff matchup … and it’s likely…


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Future Standing Sideline For Russ Wilson"s Playoff Game

Future could just be the good luck charm the Atlanta Falcons need to take down baby mama Ciara’s hubby-to-be Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks. The rapper is standing right on the sideline for Saturday’s NFC playoff matchup … and it’s likely…


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