Monday, November 7, 2016

Josh and Anna Duggar: SO HAPPY Together at Jinger Duggar-Jeremy Vuolo Wedding!

In a rare public appearance, Josh and Anna Duggar were spotted at his younger sister Jinger’s wedding to Jeremy Vuolo on Saturday.


What was the couple’s mood like?!



Josh and Anna both appeared to be in good spirits along with many others on hand as Jinger Duggar married Jeremy Vuolo in Arkansas.


The former 19 Kids and Counting star even flashed a wedding band on his finger after rumors of Anna Duggar divorcing Josh Duggar.


“Josh and Anna seemed happy,” a source reported from inside the Wedding of the Century, adding that Josh “had his arm around her.”


“They were talking and smiling.”


Does this put the divorce talk to rest? We wouldn’t go that far, but then again, rumors of Anna leaving were likely overblown to begin with.



Last week, In Touch claimed that Anna and Josh’s marriage was on shaky ground as the mom of four took stock of his previous scandals.


Obviously, the fact that Josh is a philandering child molester is not news to her, but her inner circle’s views may be finally taking hold.


Hearing what close friends and family say, Anna reportedly “agrees and is angry that Josh has treated her so appallingly for so long.”


“Hearing those outside views changed Anna incredibly,” an insider adds, while the Duggars are reportedly concerned that she’ll bail.


There’s also talk that Anna can’t get pregnant again (which we doubt), and that this sad fact may be influencing her decision as well.


In any case, “she will see a lawyer in the next few weeks to have divorce papers drawn up so she can rid herself of Josh,” an insider says.



By now, you know the story of Josh Duggar’s epic downfall that forever tarnished the family, but we’re obligated to restate it just the same:


In August 2015, Josh confessed that he’d been unfaithful to his wife after his account on infidelity website Ashley Madison was leaked.


This followed the revelation that he molested his younger sisters, including Jill and Jessa, while he was a teenager in the early 2000s.


He went into a faith-based treatment center for more than six months; Anna, by some miracle or desperation, has stuck by him thus far.


TLC yanked 19 Kids & Counting from the air in the wake of Josh’s scandals, but soon rebranded the Duggars as the current Counting On.



The new iteration of the show chronicles the Duggars’ life after the end of the original series, a.k.a. when Josh became persona non grata.


Jill, Jessa and their young adult siblings became the focal point, and Jinger and Jeremy’s wedding will be a special episode on November 15.


“We are married!” Jinger confirmed Saturday.


“We are so thankful to God, our parents and our families and friends for celebrating this day with us and for helping us arrive at this moment in time.”


“We love that we now are beginning our lives together as one, before God,” the adorable couple wrote on their website after their nuptials.


Her parents issues a congratulatory video too:



Absent from the public eye, and social media, and photos from the big event, despite his allegedly “happy” appearance with Anna?


You guessed it, one Joshua James Duggar.


Not surprisingly, producers are already planning to bleach Josh (so to speak) from the event as it appears on television next Tuesday.


Expect none of his footage in the final edit.


As far as his future with Anna is concerned, despite the talk of her epiphany and decision to give him a well-deserved kick to the curb …


We’ll believe that when we see it.


What do you think? Will Anna finally pull the plug on a disastrous marriage that has brought her such despair? Or will she soldier on?


Discuss in the comments!



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Kenny Chesney and Travis Tritt: We Love Beyonce! We Swear!

Two of country music’s biggest superstars have been forced to pledge their allegiances to the biggest superstar of them all.


And now all Kenny Chesney and Travis Tritt can do is pray that the Beyhive is in a forgiving mood.


Let’s start with Chesney and his perceived sin…




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The artist was in attendance last Wednesday at the CMA Awards when Beyonce took to the stage alongside The Dixie Chicks fora fun rendition of her hit “Daddy Lessons.”


But camera captured Chesney’s reaction at one point during the performance and… well…


… we’ll let @TheFactsofShade sum it up for us:


“Beyoncé is SLAYING for these white folks… But Keith Chesney doesn’t seem impressed,” wrote that Twitter user.


Check out the following video to see Chesney not exactly getting down with the beat:



Made aware of the criticism coming his way, Chesney actually issued a statement that emphasized his affection for Beyonce:


“I love Beyoncé … I loved her Super Bowl performance, her sense of how to make the music hit really hard – and give it drama when she’s onstage.


“The idea her fans were so quick to judge me, or know what I was thinking, doesn’t feel like the woman I’ve always imagined Beyoncé to be — and honestly, the people who love her music, either.”


Amazing.


Only Beyonce has the power to make a fellow celebrity have to come out with an explanation for actions that appear to be a slight.



And Chesney wasn’t even the only artist forced to do so!


On Thursday, Travis Tritt took to Twitter after a concert in order to both thank his fans… and take a shot at Beyonce’s CMA Awards appearance.


“Thanks to everyone who came out to see us in Bowling Green, KY tonight,” he wrote.


“Sorry we weren’t able to do any Beyoncé for all the country fans. FYI – My band and I are gonna try to work up Beyoncé’s ‘All The Single Ladies’ for all you die hard country fans who love traditional music!”


Added the crooner:


“I want to know when the BET or SoulTrain awards are gonna ask a country artist to perform on their awards show?”



As you might expect, Beyonce fans lashed out at Tritt over these comments.


“Why don’t you do a collaboration with Beyoncé? You might generate more hits,” one user wrote, while another added:


“If you hate pop music influencing country that’s fine. Singling out Beyonce is not. Daddy Lessons actually fits the genre.”


In response to the backlash, Tritt jumped on Twitter again to clarify his initial remarks.


“As I see it, country music has appealed to millions for many years,” he wrote. “We can stand on our own and don’t need pop artists on our awards shows.


“I love honest to God country music and feel the need to stand up for it at all costs. We don’t need pop or rap artists to validate us.”


That’s not an unreasonable point.


The Beyonce appearance, sadly, also generated a lot of hate from racist trolls.


They inundated the official CMA Awards social media sites with so many negative comments that producers gave in at one point and removed references to Beyonce.


Then, a few days later, Donald Trump slammed Beyonce and Jay Z for their lyrics during a concert in support of Hillary Clinton.



Unlike Tritt and Chesney, however, the Presidential candidate may no effort to walk his insults back.


Fortunately, Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks summed everything up best.


She tweeted lyrics from Beyoncé’s “Formation” over the weekend, throwing subtle shade at the haters in the process:


“You know you dat Bitch when you cause all this conversation,” she wrote. “Always stay gracious best revenge is your paper.”


AMEN!


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The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 9 Episode 1 Recap: The House of Shade and Dust

The ladies of the ATL are back, and Sunday on The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 9 Episode 1, boy did they return with a vengeance.


There’s plenty of tea to spill, if you will, so let’s get to it …


We got the reveal that Kenya Moore and Matt Jordan were over and there was no chance of them reuniting. 



Kenya revealed that splitting was the driving force behind getting her home renovated. If you lose your significant other, that’s probably as good an excuse as any to spend some money. 


Most people would purchase something that doesn’t really break the bank, but Kenya thinks revamping her home is a good substitute. 


The reason their relationship ended was that Matt was completely jealous when he didn’t know who she was texting and his anger exploded while they were in Mexico. He proved he was not the best guy for her when he kicked her door in, and threw things around in her room. 


“I am not going to be in the presence of someone who cannot control their anger,” she noted. It’s very true. No one should settle for that sort of behavior, so we’re really glad she kicked ditched him. 


Kenya was having a housewarming party in just two weeks and was worried that the renovations would not be completed in time. There is such a thing as delaying a party, but clearly that’s a foreign concept when the Bravo cameras are looking for some drama. 


Kenya sent a memorable invite over to Phaedra Park’s house. Unfortunately, Porsha Williams did not make the cut to be invited, but that didn’t stop Phaedra revealing that Porsha could go as her date. 



The two ladies then brought us up to speed with what had changed for them between seasons. 


Phaedra revealed that she wanted to remain single until her divorce from Apollo Nida was finalized. it makes sense. I mean, it’s not like someone will get serious with her while things are still going on with Apollo. 


Elsewhere, we got the reveal that Cynthia Bailey and Peter Thomas were at war, and that Cynthia was ready to end her marriage. 


Cynthia told the audience that the warring couple had been living apart for “about five months.” It’s no wonder that she’s ready to end things. 


“I just want to move on,” she said, while making it known that she really wants the house. The two have a prenup, but Cynthia had no idea where it was, so she quickly got on Facetime with Peter, but it did not go well. 


“Why are you FaceTiming me?” Peter asked. “You know I haven’t seen you in three months.”


“The only thing I wanted from you, was you,” Peter said. “This is f–ked up.”



It was clear Cynthia could not be bothered arguing with him, so she terminated the call, looking drained. 


If that wasn’t enough drama, we then followed the action to Kenya’s housewarming party. 


Cynthia showed up and she and Kenya had a heart-to-heart about life, but it was clear Kenya was upset about Matt not being there. 


“He loved it,” she said. Matt, however, was also feeling sentimental and sent Kenya a text before the party kicked off. 


“I love you and I’m sorry,” it read. 


“He doesn’t always do well, but I think he always means well,” Cynthia said. “Except for kicking down the door.”



Sheree Whitfield did not hold back when she arrived, because the place was far from complete. After Kenya claimed to be working on the home for five years, Sheree corrected her, saying she was not working on it that long.


If you watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta online, you’ll know we can expect fireworks between these two. 


We ended things with Porsha and Matt showing up. What will happen next?


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Lady Gaga Slams Melania Trump: What a Huge Hypocrite!

Unlike other celebrities out there, Lady Gaga does not think Melania Trump is a brainless b-tch.


At least not in so many words.


But the musical superstar isn’t a big fan of the aspiring First Lady, explaining why in a pointed Tweet over the weekend.



Gaga felt a need to speak out after Trump gave a speech late last week in which she came down hard on the issue of cyber-bullying.


Melania said this would be a major focus of hers as First Lady, if the Apocalypse really did befall humanity and her husband was elected to the Oval Office.


Thats a wonderful cause, of course, but Gaga said on social media what many of us were thinking:


How can Melania Trump claim to care about bullying? Has she ever listened to her husband speak or read his Twitter account?!?


To say u will stand for ‘anti-bullying’ is hypocrisy,” wrote Gaga. “Your husband is 1 of the most notorious bullies we have ever witnessed.”


It’s true.




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And Gaga has established the non-profit Born This Way Foundation, which is aimed at combating online bullying and promoting mental health awareness.


She speaks from a background of someone familiar with this problem and as someone trying to do something about it.


Said Melania in the speech in question:


“Like anything that is powerful, [social media] can have a bad side. Children and teenagers can be fragile. They’re hurt when they’re made fun of or made to feel less in looks or intelligence.


“This makes their life hard and can force them to hide and retreat. Our culture has gotten too mean and too rough, especially to children and teenagers. It is never ok when a 12-year-old girl or boy is mocked, bullied, or attacked…


“We have to find a better way to talk to each other, to disagree with each other, to respect each other.”


Yes, for sure. Absolutely.



Melania just might want to see what Donald Trump has said over the past several months about Muslims, immigrants and women before taking up the topic of bullying.


Or at least before taking it up with anyone outside of her own bedroom.


Poor Melania has been the subject of much ridicule during this Presidential campaign.


She plagiarized large portions of her Republican National Convention speech from Michelle Obama and then she ridiculously blamed Billy Bush for egging her husband on during the infamous Access Hollywood video from 2005.



Meanwhile, Lady Gaga also slammed the Republican candidate on a television show in Japan last week, where she spent several days promoting her latest studio album, Joanne.


“The truth is that, as an insider, because I am a celebrity, I have insight into the type of person that Donald Trump is,” she said.


“The truth is that we celebrities know that he is an actor, and that this is an act. So, we are standing with Hillary [Clinton] not just because she is far superior as the choice for president, but we are also standing with her because it would be a complete disaster to elect someone that is essentially a political impostor.”


Gaga has even changed the name on her Twitter handle to “#VoteHillary.”


We’ll find out on Tuesday night whether a majority of people in the nation follow this hashtag.


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