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The new week is here and we’re back with a brand new set of horoscopes to help you plan for the week ahead by checking what the stars have in store!

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Here’s another week of astrological forecasts, courtesy of our favorite — Psychic Zya.

Astro Overview:

Hey Cosmic Lovers!

We are now headed into the Fall’s eclipse season.

Eclipses are special events when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon which causes the Moon to disappear and casts a shadow over the moon.

Astrologically speaking eclipses are important cosmic events that bring out important changes and transformations.

This week on the 17th of this week we have a Lunar eclipse and a Full Moon that will be in Pisces.

And then in two weeks on October 2nd we have a solar eclipse with a New Moon in Libra.

This week’s Lunar eclipse is for the lovers, the mystics and the dreamers.

Pisces always represents the flow of the divine feminine and masculine while also highlighting what spiritual aspects of ourselves need developing.

It likes to delve into our psyches and force us to really question who we are at a soul level.

If you’ve been doing any spiritual bypassing and/or refusing to heal your shadow wounds – you will now be forced to stop this behavior.

And most likely it won’t be a soft “stop”…

Prepare for your delusions to be shattered…

The best way to use this energy is to simply pay attention to your emotions, your intuition and the people in your life who show up at this time and how they show up.

Also feel free to spin the block back to your vision board from January and see how things are coming along.

Since this is such a powerful transit I’m giving each sign an Eclipse affirmation.

Here’s a quick but powerful Eclipse Ritual: The best way to use this is to spend at least 30 minutes on the day of the eclipse in quiet contemplation and meditation. Grab your fave cup of tea and a crystal of your choice and chant the meditation out loud for at least 10 mins non-stop.

Afterwards you can journal quietly whatever thoughts and feelings come up for you.

Then continue to chant the affirmation first thing in the morning for ten minutes until the next eclipse on the 2nd of October.

Pay attention to signs from the universe, who pops up in your life and who exits along with your general emotional state.

Alrighty, let’s see how this Lunar eclipse will be shaking things up for you over the coming weeks.

Did you know that you can get a psychic reading with Zya? Try her out at BOOKZYA.com.

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CAPRICORN:

Shadow work, shadow work, shadow work, honey! Cappys y’all know how to get to the bag, but getting to the heart is another matter. Chile, smh. Many of you have done everything but tend to your inner child, set boundaries and stop your people-pleasing ways. Well this will be coming to an abrupt end and most likely erupt– be triggered from some sort of family squabble with either the lead matriarch or patriarch of your family. Spend this week contemplating what you need to heal while doing the mini Eclipse ritual I gave you. Hang in there– it will get greater later.

ECLIPSE AFFIRMATION: “A healthy and balanced inner child is important and healing for me.”

Keep reading for more BOSSIP horoscopes!

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Tinder U Swipe Off Challenge

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Tinder is back with the legendary ‘Swipe Off Challenge’ allowing college students a chance to win a live show from Gunna and GLOrilla.

Tinder’sSwipe Off Challenge: Swipe Off‘ is one of the most competitive competitions Tinder has created and deployed at college universities. Up for grabs is a free concert for the school and the talent is top tier with Cardi B, Saweetie, and Charli XCX previously participating.

Tinder U users can rejoice because the challenge is back and this time Gunna and GloRilla are joining the fun.

To compete, all students must do is create a Tinder profile with their student email and start swiping. All participation until October 2nd will count towards the total and the school with the most activity wins a free concert. The winners will be announced on social media and in the app on October 21.

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For a limited time, TinderU users can get 50% off premium subscriptions which level the playing field. Tinder U will also help you connect and meet new people with the ability to match based on interests, clubs, greek life, and graduation year. Stretch those fingers and prepare for battle because a free concert with Gunna and GLOrilla is too good to miss.

You can watch Gunna break down the Swipe Off Challenge below.

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It looks like Jennifer Williams and Christian Gold have officially tied the knot! Reality TV show producer Carlos King recently posted a video of the Basketball Wives star in a wedding dress at what looks to be a wedding reception for the couple.

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According to The Jasmine Brand, the wedding took place in Paris. Not many details about the ceremony have been released, as the couple has not posted anything. However, King’s post on Instagram has some fans who are concerned about Jen’s relationship.

You may recall that the couple hard-launched their relationship in 2023 and were engaged a short time later. Their relationship received quite the backlash from Williams’ castmates on Basketball Wives. Though Williams and Gold seemingly had a solid relationship, Gold has a bit of a criminal record.

As BOSSIP reported, Gold was arrested just days before the September 14 wedding date. This came after the asset manager posted pictures of him and Williams in Switzerland and Italy. Apparently, he did not obtain permission from his probation officer to travel out of the country.

The 31-year-old is currently on probation for false imprisonment, something Basketball Wives viewers will not let her forget — even on her wedding day. Although Williams and Gold have not posted anything regarding their wedding, King’s comment section is full of disapproving fans.

In the video, Gold gives a speech dedicated to his new wife. As he wraps up the speech, he states that he loves her more than God does.

One Instagram user stated, “The moment he said I love you more than God That’s a wrap, God’s Love is everlasting, no one will love me more than that.”

Another user stated, “Jen….. Girl blink twice if you need help…..this man just said he loves you more than God!”

Other users criticized Williams for following through on the marriage even after discovering his past.

“1. This man has to report back to jail right after y’all’s honeymoon. 2. He is a convicted felon for DV/Holding a woman against her will. 3. He’s scammed hundreds of people of out thousands of dollars prompting an ongoing FBI investigation. 4. He has a 1-year-old and 2-year-old that he’s abandoned and provides no support for. All of these red flags 🚩 weren’t enough to call this foolishness off? Ladies, please never be this desperate for a man!!” she wrote.

As a result of his arrest, Gold was sentenced to 15 days in jail for violating his probation. The judge allowed the new husband to attend his wedding, but he must report back to the jail immediately after the wedding to serve the remaining 13 days.

Jennifer Willaims’ Dating History

When we were first introduced to Jennifer Williams on Basketball Wives, she was married to NBA player Eric Williams. The couple married in 2007. Unfortunately, their relationship was short-lived, as they divorced three years later. After her marriage ended, Williams dated a few notable people. In 2014, she sparked a relationship with Love and Hip Hop star Cisco Rosado.

After ending things with Rosado, Williams began dating Tim Norman, who was part owner of the Sweetie Pies franchise. Their relationship ended after Norman was arrested for arranging the murder of his nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr. Williams also dated someone named Jelani, who was featured on Season 10 of Basketball Wives. Their relationship was short-lived, as she popped out with Gold months later.

Congratulations to the newlyweds!

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The cop who aggressively cuffed NFL superstar Tyreek Hill during a traffic stop outside Hard Rock Stadium last weekend is no stranger to controversy.

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Officer Danny Torres, the Miami-Dade cop who put his knee in Hill’s back, has a track record of misconduct complaints and investigations for excessive force, according to records obtained by TMZ Sports.

Officer Danny Torres’ History Of Police Misconduct

Since joining the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) in 1996, Torres faced six misconduct accusations. The violations range from improper procedures to excessive force. To make matters worse, he’s also been investigated for use-of-force incidents at least 13 times.

This isn’t a case of issues swept under the rug, though—Torres faced discipline for his actions throughout his career. The records show multiple written reprimands and suspensions, including a notable 20-day suspension back in 2018.

Despite his checkered past, Torres hasn’t been all bad. He’s earned over two dozen commendations during his decades-long tenure, including an award for professionalism as recently as May 2023. But his recent actions during the Hill traffic stop have landed him in hot water again, prompting MDPD officials to place him on administrative duties while they investigate his conduct.

Tyreek Hill Speaks Out After Officer Torres’ Desk Duty Downgrade

The incident occurred last Sunday before the Dolphins’ game, and Hill has been vocal about how rough Torres was with him. The NFL star claims the officer’s behavior should’ve led to his firing.

Still, Hill took some responsibility for his role in the altercation, stating, “My whole life is all about accountability, like how can I get better. I have family members who are cops… I could’ve been better. But does that give them the right to beat the dog out of me? Absolutely not. At the end of the day, I wish I could go back and do things differently.”

Torres’ representatives, however, argue that his actions were justified due to Hill’s lack of cooperation during the stop. They demand his reinstatement, claiming the officer did what was necessary given the circumstances. Following the incident, Hill received citations for careless driving and a seat belt violation, but the off-field drama didn’t slow him down. Hill continued to dominate on the field, racking up 154 receiving yards on 10 catches over the Dolphins’ last two games.

For now, both Torres and Hill are moving forward in their respective fields, with the NFL star continuing to shine on the gridiron while the MDPD officer’s fate remains in limbo.

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Everyone couldn’t wait for Janine and Gregory to finally kiss on Abbott Elementary, except for one person, Sheryl Lee Ralph. She also revealed a very Ms. Howard-ish euphemism for Pound Town: “Zambohoochies.”

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On Thursday, Ralph opened up about what it’s like to work on Abbott at the PEOPLE x IHG Hotel & Resorts pre-Emmys panel. Her co-stars Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, and William Stanford Davis rounded out the elite lineup.

After three years and two strikes, fans were on the edge of their seats for the season 3 finale of the hit comedy. However, its own star couldn’t stand to watch. PEOPLE reports Ralph revealed that the kiss between Quinta Brunson and Tyler James-Williams‘ characters made her cringe the most. The iconic actress and her beloved character, Barbara Howard, must have more in common than we thought. She doesn’t stop being the motherly figure on set when the cameras stop rolling.

“My mother’s eyes! I was just like, ‘I can’t watch it! I can’t watch it!’ I had to move away from the screen because it was like a mother looking at your grown children doing grown things. And I can’t see it!” Ralph unseriously said.

“I remember thinking, ‘They’re going to do the zambohoochies,’” she continued.

Do the WHAT? Please say we’ll get to hear the Emmy-winning legend say this next season!

If Ralph is the mom of the cast, it’s no surprise Davis, who plays the scene-stealing Mr. Johnson, often feels like the dad on duty. He recalled a favorite moment where Mr. Johnson’s sage wisdom reassured Janine about catching feelings.

“I think my favorite is in the episode when I had the scene with Quinta and she’s fallen in love with Gregory and I tell her, ‘It’s going to be okay. Don’t worry about it.’ It felt like I was helping my daughter. We have that kind of relationship. I love her dearly,” Davis fondly reflected.

It will surely (and a little awkwardly) be a family affair when the breakout comedy returns for season 4 on Oct. 9 on ABC.

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Javion McGee

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21-year-old Javion Magee was a truck driver making a delivery to a Walmart distribution center in Henderson, North Carolina when he was found dead near his truck, under a tree, with a rope around his neck. According to ABC 11, Magee’s family in Chicago is demanding answers as his death is suspicious to say the very least.

Sheriff Curtis R. Brame addressed the public as word has begun to spread about this case and people are concerned that Javion was lynched. Let him tell it, there were no signs of foul play.

“I understand there’s over 1,000 hits on TikTok (accusing) the sheriff’s office of not being transparent, not providing information to the family and that is not true,” Sheriff Brame said. “There’s been information put out there that there’s a lynching in Vance County. There is not a lynching in Vance County. The young man was not dangling from a tree. He was not swinging from a tree. The rope was wrapped around his neck. It was not a noose. There was not a knot in the rope, so therefore, it was not a lynching here in Vance County.”

Well, that sounds nice and tidy but there is currently an investigation into Magee’s death and until that search for facts comes to a conclusion, there’s not a soul on this earth that is willing to accept that answer from Sheriff Brame.

A preliminary autopsy shows that there were no defensive wounds or scars on Magee’s body to suggest a struggle or assault. However, signs of hemorrhaging were found around his neck. Magee’s family is being represented by Civil Rights attorney Lee Merritt.

BOSSIP will be watching this case closely and will provide as much information as is publicly available.

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Rev. Al Sharpton Holds Funeral For Tyre Nichols In Memphis

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Tyre Nichols’ family has their sight set on justice as the trial against three Memphis police officers, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith, begins to determine whether or not these “men” are guilty of deprivation of rights, witness tampering, and obstruction of justice and more.

According to NBC News, prosecutors pulled no punches in opening statements to the jury.

“We’re going to ask you to watch Tyre Nicols being beaten to death,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Rogers said as the jury looked on. “The beating was captured from multiple angles and clarity. Five officers took turns punching, kicking and batoning him until he died.”

Rogers also charged the officers with malicious callousness by stating that they “stood by his dying body and laughed” and then “silently agreed to lie about it to cover it up.” But the scathing indictment on these officers was far from over, she continued:

“You won’t see Tyre pose a threat, throw a punch or make or kick,” the prosecutor said. “You won’t see any of the defendants raise a finger to spare Tyre Nichols.”

In fact, Rogers said, “officers took off their body-worn cameras to join in the beating. They laughed about the big punches Nichols took and how long it took him to fall.”

Activists Address Memphis City Council

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The case against Bean, Haley, and Smith is so strong that Memphis Police Department Second Lt. Larnce Wright testified against the officers stating that their behavior was far and beyond department protocol for use of force.

Via ABC News:

Wright was shown videos from the night of Nichols stop with intermittent pauses, asking if the techniques being used by officers were in line with MPD policy, according to WATN. Wright said no, with conflicting orders and unwarranted levels of force that did not align with the continuum of force followed by MPD. That continuum of force tells officers to meet force at an equal level, according to WATN.

Wright went on to say that one of them should have stepped in to stop the attack and that even when officers initially encountered Nichols, someone should have attempted to de-escalate the situation on such a low-risk traffic stop.

BOSSIP will be locked in on this trial and ready to update you on all the latest news.

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Fly broken hearts, fly!

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That’s today’s mood amid Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts confirming his engagement to his longtime love, Bry Burrows. The couple made the news official to ESSENCE via special photos from the magical moment when Jalen proposed before the start of the NFL season.

The romantic setting included a violinist, candles, and red roses, and in one of the photos the newly engaged duo gaze at the ocean.

ESSENCE reports that Jalen, a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and Burrows, an AI partner at IBM and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. met at the University of Alabama.

The two officially went public in 2023 and Bry has been spotted supporting her man for years on the NFL sidelines.

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Most recently, she attended the Eagles season opener against the Green Bay Packers in São Paulo, Brazil on September 6, sporting an enormous rock.

The couple confirming their engagement to ESSENCE is especially fitting considering that Jalen covered the mag’s May/ June 2023 “Fantasy Football Men’s Issue” and spoke highly of his love with Bry.

“I’m not married or anything like that, but I am spoken for,” he said.

He also gushed about knowing that she was the one.

“I mean, to this point in my life, that’s an irreplaceable feeling. I think that’s what allowed us to get to where we are now.”

In the words of Tyrese Darnell Gibson; congratulationsssssss, oh my God!

What do YOU think about Jalen Hurts’ engagement?

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What does legacy mean to you?

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We’re thrilled to share an exclusive clip from the finale of MGM+’s Emperor of Ocean Park, adapted from Stephen L. Carter’s best-selling novel.

Starring Forest Whitaker, Grantham Coleman, Paulina Lule, Tiffany Mack, Bryan Greenberg, Torrey Hanson, Keith Powers, and Jasmine Batchelor, Emperor of Ocean Park is set in the worlds of politics, elite academia, and the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard. It follows Talcott Garland, an esteemed law professor whose quiet life is shattered when his father, Judge Oliver Garland, dies of an apparent heart attack. The nature of the judge’s death is questioned by Tal’s sister, Mariah, a former journalist and inveterate conspiracy theorist, who believes that the judge, a failed Black nominee to the Supreme Court, met with foul play.

If you’ve been watching the season, you know that Tal and Mariah have been hunting for “the arrangements” for some time. In the clip below, we’re pretty sure there is an obvious clue about where the Judge put them. Check out the clip:

Do you think you caught the clue? Was it in the conversation about legacy or something else?

We’re so excited about this finale!

Tune in to the season finale of ‘Emperor of Ocean Park’ episode 110 on Sunday, September 15, 2024 on MGM+

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In an uncannily vulnerable moment, Lil Wayne broke his silence about not being chosen to perform at Super Bowl LIX in his hometown of New Orleans. “I had to get strength enough to do this without breaking,” said Weezy to his 19 million followers.

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Nearly a week after Kendrick Lamar was announced as the headliner at the Caesars Superdome, Lil Wayne addressed his disappointment in a rare Instagram Live.

During the vulnerable moment, he expressed gratitude to people who spoke out on his behalf.

Those people include his YMCMB family Birdman and Nicki Minaj, the latter of which called out Jay Z and Roc Nation directly dubbing it “house n***r tingz” to not have Lil Wayne headline.

“First of all, I wanna say forgive me for the delay,” said Lil Wayne on his IG Live. “I wanna say, first of all, I had to get strength. I had to get strength enough to do this without breaking. I wanna say thank you. I wanna say thank you to every voice, every opinion, all the care, all the love and the support out there. Your words turned into arms and held me up when I tried to fall back. That hurt. Hurt a lot. You know what I’m talking about. It hurt a whole lot.”

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He went on to say that he blamed himself for not mentally preparing for the possibility of being let down, admitting that he had automatically placed himself in that position as if it was already his. He acknowledged that this assumption was a mistake.

“I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for a letdown and for just automatically mentally putting myself in that position like somebody told me that was my position. So I blame myself for that.”

Despite the letdown, Wayne added that he’s now working on moving forward and working to “rebuild himself.”

“It hurt a lot,” he repeated. “But you all are truly amazing. When I felt down about not getting this chance, you reminded me that I’m nothing without you. That’s a powerful truth. This experience broke me, and I’m trying to rebuild myself. But I couldn’t have started without all of you. Thank you to my peers, my friends, my family, my sports family, and everyone who has had my back,” said Wayne. “I felt like I let you down by not securing this opportunity, but I’m working on myself, and I’m pushing forward. Thank you again.”

As you can imagine, opinions are split about Lil Wayne expressing his disappointment with some calling it an “overreaction” and others applauding his vulnerability.

What do YOU think about Lil Wayne expressing disappointment over the Super Bowl LIX halftime show?