New season, who dis?

Ahead of the highly anticipated and debated “RHOA” season 14 premiere tonight at 8 pm ET/PT on Bravo, Kandi Burruss-Tucker told PEOPLE  to expect the unexpected from both new and returning cast members.

In an exclusive interview, the OG Housewife promised that they’re delivering with the popping new energy that the fans have been demanding. ”

It’s fresh. Now, we got new blood on the show. Everybody is just different,” the 45-year-old said.

In addition to Olympic track and field champion Sanya Richards-Ross joining the line-up, longtime friend of the show Marlo Hampton finally got upgraded to a full cast member. Cynthia Bailey and Porsha Williams passed on their peaches this season, but fan-favorite Shereé Whitfield is back from another break alongside Kenya Moore and Drew Sidora.

“Everybody has to bring it. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been there a long time or a short time. Everybody has to be open to sharing and keeping it 100 at all times and not trying to hide your life, not trying to change and save face to protect your brand,” Kandi explained. “You just have to be who you are and hopefully the people will love it, that’s just how it is.”

What else can fans look forward to with the new and improved “RHOA?“ Drew glowed up her glam after some seriously shady comments last season, we’ll finally meet Marlo’s mom, Shereé is back like she never left with mysterious MCM Tyrone,  and she’s revealing the real story behind those “September… spring-summer” joggers.

Marlo Hampton’s First Season As An Official Housewife Means There’s Drama To Come

Even with the new energy, there’s still plenty of drama and still old rivalries to settle, especially when it comes to Marlo.

Kandi was one of many wondering why Marlo never got a peach since joining the show 10 seasons ago, but that doesn’t mean the two didn’t butt heads. The singer said they had a season 14 moment so ugly that, “I don’t know how they’re going to edit it because… the language. We were going crazy on each other.”

Between the beef turning into an epic blow-up with Kandi and Keny announcing that she retired her title as the villain of “RHOA”, it seems like Marlo inherited the “villain scepter” from the beauty queen.

However, the long-overdue Housewife recently told Entertainment Tonight she’s really the “hero of the season” and Kenya’s true colors never changed.

“So she came in lighter, brighter, and I picked up the scepter for the villain? More like, I came in here as the hero and I’m keeping everyone’s peaches juicy and sweeter!” Marlo joked. “I think Kenya’s a little delusional. Seriously, I’ve come to that conclusion. Because you will see yourself —  I’m not even going to the bad mouth her — as this season reveals, you’re going to see the true Kenya.”

Clearly, the new friendship we saw growing between Marlo and Kenya last season didn’t last. At least Marlo says she eventually settled her differences with Kandi, who she says is like a sister to her.

“We had a disagreement. It was bad, but guess what? I got us some chicken wings from KFC and she was alright. We made up!” Marlo said.

Marlo Hampton Holds Celebratory “Posh Peach” Dinner Party

On Saturday, “RHOA” alumni like Shereé and Falynn Guobadia showed up and show out to celebrate Marlo’s much-deserved peach.

Falynn who welcomed a baby girl in December with her fiance Jaylan Banks in December marked her first post-baby red carpet at the dinner.

Marlo looked absolutely beautiful at the gathering and carried a peach-shaped purse to mark the occasion…

she and Shereé are closely good girlfriends and they hit the carpet together as a duo.

Check out these stunning pictures celebrating Ms. Hampton’s Posh Peach dinner in Atlanta.

“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” Season 14 premieres TONIGHT  Sunday, May 1, at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo. Will you be watching?

Summer may be right around the corner, but it’s Tina Snow season!

Megan Thee Stallion’s long-awaited first performance at Coachella did not disappoint. The rapper dominated the California festival’s legendary stage on Saturday with her signature swagger, sexy costumes showing off her famous thick thighs, and Olympic-level twerking. In addition to performing a long list of rap hits and popular collaborations, like “WAP” and “Savage,” Pitchfork reports Megan blessed her fans with a new heavy-hitting song during the set. Check out Meg’s first performance of the unreleased new banger, “To Whom The F*ck It May Concern.”

Sounds like Megan’s money-talking alter-ego Tina Snow is most definitely back exactly 3 years after making her Hot 100 debut with the Pimp C-inspired persona on “Big Ole Freak.” It’s been less than 24 hours and the quotable lyrics are already making their rounds on thousands of posts and picture captions.

“Ladies, love yourself ’cause this s**t could get ugly! That’s why it’s f**k n***as, get money

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And I don’t give a f**k if that n***a leave tonight, because n***a, that d**k don’t run me”

If this is the song Meg mentioned earlier this month that gets women hype when they hear it, the hint makes perfect sense now. We have an early contender for song of the summer right here! Regardless of where the H-town Hottie stands with her boyfriend Pardi or perpetually pressed alleged attacker Torey Lanez, she’s making it clear that she stands on her own no matter what.

“I got this song that I recorded and every time I play it for a woman they start jumping and clapping,” she teased about the song on Twitter.

Talk your talk, Meg! The tough boss chick attitude and throwback energy from sampling Jodeci and Wu-Tang’s “Freak’n You Remix” reminded some fans of another queen of rap, Lil Kim.

What do you think of Meg’s new song?

When keeping it real goes wrong…

Yikes! Don’t hold your breath if you’re still looking for the reunion episode from Joesline’s Cabaret to air on the Zeus Network. That special might not see the light of day except for a courtroom. According to TMZ, several dancers who starred on the show filed a $25 million lawsuit against Joseline Hernandez and Ballistic Beats for an alleged brutal backstage beatdown at the season 2 reunion.

There are reality show fights with a bit of drink throwing and hair-pulling, but then there’s what Joseline was accused of doing to these dancers. Based on the lawsuit, Amber Ali’s complaints that Joseline and Ballistic assaulted her were just the tip of the iceberg. The cast members claim they arrived dressed to impress in heels for the taping, but Joseline was already prepared to ambush them in the hard-bottom boots Amber initially described.

Ali took to Instagram Live saying, “I only came to the hospital because my ribs are very bruised because Joseline had some big a** boots on and she kicked me.” In addition to severely bruised ribs, she revealed that, “Ballistic just ripped my hair off my head. He ripped my real hair out, we gon handle this in court.”

In typical Joseline fashion, she responded to the assault allegations by bragging online about the same attacks the four plaintiffs describe in the court documents.

“Keep crying from your hospital bed with your broken ribs. One kick you flew into next day. Rotten mouth a** h*e. And for you dumb b*tches when you sign up for a reality show you CANNOT file a lawsuit against anyone on the show,” Joseline wrote. “You dummies.”

Well… that last part is up to a judge to decide now.

“I mortal kombat one h*e, pimp slapped another one. Pushed one into last night’s episode. Kicked down a few on the ground. I slapped fire out of everyone on that stage. Me n my crew wait for it,” she tweeted.

Whatever was in those contracts must the TV star feeling like Teflon to flex like this! According to court documents, she kept yelling out the name of her crew, “Gucci gang.” She also shouted them out on Twitter on a picture of three sets of boots they allegedly wore during the attack with laughing emojis and “Gucci gang” in the caption.

One thing Joseline missed in her unhinged thread was Lexi’s claims that security held the dancers back during the ambush so they couldn’t fight back against Joseline and her crew.

“Security wanna hold everybody…hold them back and let [Joseline & Balistic] get their licks in. So all that sh*t that Joseline is talking about, how she kicked this b*****…that’s only because she only had security behind her.”

In addition to all of this going down on the set of the actual reunion, the claims that security was in on the attack are why Zeus Network is also on the hook for the $25 million lawsuit. Maybe that’s why fans of the show said the network was trying to upcharge for the reunion despite missing the originally scheduled air date.

Joseline and her team have not yet publicly responded to the lawsuit, but it’s just a matter of time before we hear all about the pummelling from the Puerto Rican Princess herself.

T.I. hit the stage last night at Barclays Center not to perform but to put on a comedy show and let’s just say the crowd wasn’t feeling “comedian” Tip.

April Fools Comedy Jam made its way to Brooklyn at the Barclays Center, featuring comedians Rip Micheals, Nick Cannon, HaHa Davis, Eddie Griffin, B. Simone, Tony Roberts, Bruce Bruce, Michael Blackson, Joe Torry, and Jacob Williams, plus performances by Lil’ Kim, T.I., Moneybagg Yo, and music by DJ Envy.

When T.I. took the stage many in the crowd assumed he would be performing some of his greatest hits but Mr. Harris switch things up and hit them with jokes instead. Well, the jokes lead to him getting booed off stage and soon enough T.I. went viral again.

T.I. spoke to Michael Blackson after the performance on Instagram live. He made it very clear that he did initially receive boos, but claimed that he turned it around and walked off to a standing ovation after winning the crowd over.

“Man, listen, bro. I had the greatest time. I had the best set of my comic career. I enjoyed myself, bro. I love that sh*t. What I will say is a motherf*cker went into some sh*t thinking it was going to go a certain way, had to make adjustments, and then turned that sh*t around and got the f*ck out of there. I love that sh*t, bro. I love that sh*t. I’m here for that.”

Several celebrities chimed in on The Shade Room’s IG post leaving their respective opinions. Nelly commented and said, “Tell me what comedian hasn’t got booed….? Apart of earning ya stripes… that’s apart of entertainment… period..”

Tank joined the conversation and said, “Those kinds of crowds wanna hear you do what they know you for. He has to build a set that involves his music and comedy.. He’ll be fine. Speaking from experience..🙏🏾”

There hasn’t been any videos posted of him receiving a standing ovation yet but T.I. admitted that he understands that sometimes a crowd can turn. As a headstrong Libra we’re sure T.I. will continue to work at his craft of comedy and maybe one day he’ll impress crowds all over with his jokes.

Are you feeling T.I.’s new career path? Let us know!

Watch his conversation with comedian Michael Blackson below.

The slap saga continues!

It’s only been 2 weeks since the slap rocked Chris Rock’s jaw and the rest of the 2022 Oscar Awards, and the fallout is far from over. After everyone from host Amy Schumer to Bill Maher has weighed in (even though literally no one asked), People reports the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences finally made an official decision on Will Smith’s consequences: a 10-year ban from the Academy Awards.

“Today, the Board of Governors convened a meeting to discuss how best to respond to Will Smith’s actions at the Oscars, in addition to accepting his resignation,” said a letter sent by Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson.

“The Board has decided, for a period of 10 years from April 8, 2022, Mr. Smith shall not be permitted to attend any Academy events or programs, in person or virtually, including but not limited to the Academy Awards,” the statement announced on Friday.

Will has already responded to the decade-long ban, saying, “I accept and respect the Academy’s decision.”

The Oscar-winning actor apologized to the Academy during his acceptance speech, publicly apologized to Chris the next day, and resigned from his Academy membership in the immediate aftermath. The latter move preemptively avoided the punishment of suspending or expelling him from the elite Hollywood group.

“I have directly responded to the Academy’s disciplinary hearing notice, and I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable. The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home. I betrayed the trust of the Academy,” Will wrote in his resignation statement.

The length of the ban sparked accusations of reactionary and heavy-handed bias against one of the Academy’s few Black members compared to filmmakers like Roman Polanski, who wasn’t banned from the Oscars until 30 years after he plead guilty to the rape of a 13-year-old and fled the U.S. as a fugitive.

The ban already affects the future of the Oscars, preventing Will from partaking in the tradition of presenting the 2023 Best Actress trophy as the previous year’s Best Actor winner for King Richard. However, the actor will still be eligible to be nominated and win an Academy Award.

“This action we are taking today in response to Will Smith’s behavior is a step toward a larger goal of protecting the safety of our performers and guests, and restoring trust in the Academy,” the announcement continued. “We also hope this can begin a time of healing and restoration for all involved and impacted.”

As the receipts about other celebrities’ misconduct are running longer than the award show itself, the Academy has a lot more work to do now that it’s so eager to take swift action against its members for acts of violence. Even if Polanski and Harvey Weinstein aren’t similar enough examples to Will Smith’s violation (because their off-camera crimes are infinitely worse), Adrien Brody and John Wayne getting away with violence on the Oscars stage still raises plenty of questions about the fairness of this decision.

Do you think Will Smith deserves a 10-year ban for slapping Chris Rock?