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Teen Allegedly Removed From A Flight Without Her Mother Knowing

A 15-year-old girl was removed from a Spirit Airlines flight due to overbooking while her mother and brother sat in the back of the plane–and they didn’t even realize she was gone until halfway through the flight. According to ABC 15 reports, this all happened to one Michigan woman and her family.

Stacy Giordano says she was flying with her daughter and son from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Detroit, Michigan in April of 2018, when the family had to switch planes in Tampa. Giordano was sitting in the back of the plane with her son, but her daughter was assigned to a seat in the front. Then, according to Giordano’s attorney, Jerry Thurswell, the teenager was removed from the plane due to overbooking, and her seat was given to another passenger. “They didn’t want to hear anything. They just pulled her off the plane,” Thurswell claims.

Giordano’s daughter says that she tried to reach her mother to let her know she was removed from the plane but wasn’t able to since her phone was in airplane mode. Stacy says she realized her daughter was not on the plane in the middle of the flight. “When the child says ‘my mother’s in the back of the plane, why are you taking me off?’ and they just take the child off and say, ‘sit here, you’ll be on the next flight out’ …You don’t just separate a child from their mother,” the attorney told 7 Action News.

Spirit Airlines reportedly refunded Giordano for a ticket and offered her extra miles. The teen was put onto another flight to the same destination a few hours later, but Giordano and her daughter claim they have suffered emotional distress because of this incident and are seeking over $75,000 in damages.

Spirit Airlines released a statement to Yahoo Lifestyle saying the following: “The safety and security of our guests is our top priority. It is our practice, however, not to comment on pending litigation.”

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Tyson Is Recalling Almost 70,000 Pounds Of Their Chicken

The United States Department of Argiculture announced on Thursday that Tyson Foods, Inc. recalled 69,093 pounds of their frozen chicken strip. According to the company, Tyson fears that the food was contaminated with metal.

For everyone out there with some chicken in their freezer wondering which product specifically, it’s the buffalo and crispy style ready-to-eat variety, which were produced on November 30, 2018. That means that all of the recalled products should have a “best if used by” date of Nov. 30, 2019, along with the establishment number “P-7221” printed on the back. These products were shipped all around the country, including going to Washington and Michigan for “institutional use.

The decision to recall the chicken came after a pair of customers complained of “extraneous material” in their strips.

This most recent situation definitely isn’t the first time a product of theirs has caused some trouble for the company–as a matter of fact, it’s not even the first time this year. Tyson asked customers to return 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets back in January because they may have been contaminated with rubber.

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service gave this recall a “Class I” label, which means a high health risk and a “situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.” Yikes.

The agency says if you have any potentially contaminated strips in your fridge or freezer at the moment, you should return them to the store you got them from or just throw them out. The release also points out that “there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.”

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Kanye & Adidas Sold Yeezys Through Lemonade Stands Across The US

Lemonade stands are inarguably the most popular way for most kiddos to make money, but we’ve never seen a lemonade stand like this.

On Friday, Kanye West and his people over at Adidas teamed up with families across the country to stock the upcoming “Geode” Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 V2 at various homemade lemonade stands. The idea for this was not only to bring families closer together, but also to raise funds in support of mental health awareness. Ye’s wife Kim K tweeted about the venture and explained the whole thing yesterday, also showing off photos of her kids at their lemonade stand.

There were also a bunch of photos shared all across social media of the different families chosen to participate in the event having some good, old fashioned family time at their lemonade stands.

Just as Kim mentioned, all proceeds made from these stands will be donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization.

Are you here for companies doing some unexpected marketing campaigns and getting different communities involved like this?!

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Robert Mueller Files Russian Investigation Report To Attorney General

Well, ladies and gentleman, the day has finally arrived. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has finished his investigation into Russian tampering in the 2016 Presidential election. The one that got Comrade Donald Trump elected POTUS.

According to the NYTimes, Attorney General William Barr has been given the report that details the two-year investigation into whether or not the Trump campaign, Trump himself, and those who work for Trump have colluded or conspired with a foreign enemy to aid in his election.

During William Barr’s confirmation hearing he was grilled by lawmakers who were concerned that he would attempt to keep Mueller’s report private and not release the findings to the public. Word is that Barr could release the information found as early as this weekend.

Earlier this month The House voted unanimously on a nonbinding resolution to make these finding public. Both Democrats and Republicans understand that any attempt to obfuscate the report will lead to a riotous response from the American people, especially those who believe deeply in Donald Trump corruption and criminality.

The next few months of American politics are going to get down and dirty.

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So, so sad…

Megan Thee Stallion Says Her Mother Passed Away

A popular Houston rapper is announcing the unfortunate passing of her mother.

Megan Thee Stallion shared a sad Instagram post today with news that her mother Holly Thomas passed away.

“The best mom in the whole world. The strongest woman on the planet,” she captioned a throwback photo of her and her mother.

“I can’t even put complete sentences together rn RIP mama, ” she added.

Details are not currently available but the “Big Ole Freak” rapper previously solicited prayers from fans for the matriarch.

Megan’s mother Holly inspired her rap career. Holly was a rapper herself and went by the stage name “Holly-wood.”

The BOSSIP staff is extending heartfelt prayers and condolences to Megan.

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Dead Man’s Body Found On NYC Train

You’re bound to find anything on the New York City MTA, including a dead body apparently. That was the case on Friday morning after an MTA worker on the F train at the 169th Street station in Queens found a 31-year old man’s dead body in the train car.

According to police:

The individual was spotted by an MTA worker at 7:17 a.m. aboard a northbound “F” train at the 169th Street station in Jamaica Hills. [The man] was unconscious and unresponsive with no obvious trauma to his body when he was found.

EMS declared the unidentified man dead at the scene. No word on what his actual cause of death was, as police are still investigating the incident. An autopsy report is currently being conducted.

Damn.

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Porsha Williams Gives Birth

Porsha Williams is officially a mom. The RHOA star has welcomed her first child, a baby girl, with her fiancé Dennis McKinley.

The news came initially from Porsha’s sister Lauren Williams who posted a text from Porsha announcing her baby PJ’s arrival and then from the couple who spoke to PEOPLE.

“What a time to be alive! Porsha and I are so happy and blessed to announce the arrival of our daughter, Baby PJ,” the Dish Nation host, 37, and McKinley tell PEOPLE.

“We couldn’t have imagined a more magical moment! Can’t thank everyone enough for joining us on this journey-it’s been a fantastic journey,” they add.

Baby PJ was born at 1:36 p.m., weighing 6 lbs., 15 oz., and measuring 20 inches long.

Dennis Mckinley teased on Instagram that they have to pick PJ’s name. Instead of Porsha Junior, the couple considered Pilar, Penelope, Paris, or Po.

What do YOU think they chose?

Congrats Porsha!

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Hold up, wait a minute — award season ain’t finished just yet. The NAACP Image Awards are just around the corner and we, as a culture, get to watch Black folks shine and receive all the things they deserve without caucasious interruptions.

Over the years, we’ve seen people boycott the Oscars, Golden Globes and the Emmy’s for not being inclusive enough when it comes to nominations. But in the same breathe, we forget to acknowledge ceremonies like the Image Awards that have been giving Black actors, actresses and directors their flowers when the other shows were leaving African-American talent on the backburner.

Hit the flip to check out all the times the NAACP Awards honored Black stars while the other award shows were sleeping on ’em.

Angela Bassett

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Ms. Bassett is one of those actresses who is so good at what she does, it’s mind-blowing that she doesn’t have every single award there is to win. She may have won a Golden Globe in 1994 for her role as Tina Turner in “What’s Love Got To Do With It”, but Angela still hasn’t gotten her well-deserved Academy Award. Let’s not forget how the Emmy’s snubbed her for her role in American Horror Story. But the Image Awards have always given Ms. Bassett her things. Her 8 NAACP Award wins include:

In 1995, she won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Malcolm X.
In 1996, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture for Waiting To Exhale.
In 1999, she won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture for How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

Danny Glover 

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All these years quality work and Danny Glover still is one of the most underrated actors of our time. He received several Emmy Award nominations over the last 40 years, but never took home an award. He is, however an eight-time Image Award Winner.

Kerry Washington 

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Washington received multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for Scandal, but never took home an award. However, she won an Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in “Ray” back in 2005, Outstanding Supporting Actress for Django and Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for Scandal in 2013.

Will Smith

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Will Smith has nominated for an Academy Award twice, thanks to his roles in Ali and Pursuit of Happyness. He snagged several Golden Globe nods for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, but he never won either. He did however win an Image Award for his role in Seven Pounds, and was even awarded Entertainer of The Year in 1999.

Phylicia Rashad 

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Clearly these award shows don’t know what their talking about anytime Ms. Rashad isn’t as decorated as her caucasian peers. The actress has been nominated for an Emmy three times in the last 30 years, but no win. She is, however, a three time Image Award winner thanks to her roles in The Cosby Show and Raisin In The Sun.

Ryan Coogler 

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Ryan Coogler, who gave us Black Panther, wasn’t even nominated for Best Director this award season. However in 2016, he won the Image award for Best Director following the success of Creed.

Yara Shahidi 

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Yara is one of the many young, talented, Black actresses everyone wants to see win. She starred on an Emmy Award winning show (Black-ish) that got it’s own spinoff (Grown-ish), yet the awards shows are still sleeping on her. Not the NAACP Awards though. Back in 2015, Yara won the Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Caleb McLaughlin

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Young Caleb has been doing his thing on Netflix’s Stranger Things. And even though the Emmy’s and Golden Globes have been sleeping on his talent, the Image Awards are woke. In 2018, he took home the NAACP Award for Outstanding Performance by a Youth.

Marsai Martin

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Marsai Martin is a star, honey. Not only does she steal the show as Diane on “Black-ish”, she has her very own production company and will star in the upcoming film “Little” with Issa Rae and Regina Hall. The other awards will certainly be tripping over Marsai in many years to come, but the Image Awards are already on it. In 2018, she took home the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Black-ish”.

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DJ Drama Says Nav Clearance Issues Are Not About Money

Toronto rapper Nav’s new album ‘Bad Habits’ is set for release at midnight but it appears that it will be dropping without “Habits,” his song with Lil Uzi Vert.

Nav took to Instagram Wednesday to reveal issues with Uzi’s Generation Now label execs DJ Drama and Don Cannon:

I know yall wanted habits on the album. I had an open verse for the longest and Uzi blessed us with one. Unfortunately dj drama and don cannon wont clear his verse legally. I use to be big fans of them since gangsta grillz mixtapes and always thought they support new artist. I guess its all about the $$$$ for them now! Its crazy but its true.

Drama commented on the post with what many fans considered to be a slap in the face in the form of faux promotion saying:

“Bad Habits” on all Platforms tonite! Go Get it! @cashxo

Don Cannon replied to Drama with several praise hand emojis.

Meanwhile the track’s producer Wheezy Outta Here posted four broken heart emojis in the comments.

💔💔💔💔

Sadly it seems Nav and Wheezy may simply be suffering collateral damage from the ongoing problems between Uzi, Drama and Cannon.

“It’s not about the money,” Drama exclusively told Janeé Bolden, iOne Digital’s Sr. Content Director, Pop Culture. “We turned down $100,000 before.”

As for Nav’s post, Drama said “Social media is a crazy thing,” before declining to comment on whether the song could be cleared in time for Nav’s release.

Nav alson posted the edited artwork to his socials with the Uzi feature “Habits” crossed out. The project features collaborations with Gunna, Meek Mill, Young Thug, Lil Durk and The Weeknd, who also executive produced the project alongside Nav and manager Cash.

Sources close to the rapper tell HipHopWired that Nav going public with the issue is a sign of how deeply it troubled him.

“He’s really close with Uzi so it’s upsetting,” the insider told HHW. “To have Gunna, Thug, Durk, Meek Mill, Abel and all them on the album and not be able to get that song, which is the song the album was named for, it’s bad.”

Definitely a tough situation for Nav and his whole team, not to mention Uzi. In the meantime over 600 some fans hurled insults at Don Cannon and DJ Drama in Nav’s comments over the incident.

For now, at least, it seems “Habits” will have to wait. Do you think Uzi and his label will resolve their issues any time soon?

Are you still looking forward to ‘Bad Habits’?

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Tell the motherboard to pass the peppermints…

Woman Claiming To Be Pastor John Gray’s Alleged Mistress Comes Forward, Releases Reported Voicemails

Let’s get this out the way; Pastor John Gray has vehemently denied any claims of an alleged sexual affair between him and a woman who’s NOT his wife. John Gray and his wife Aventer Gray both appeared on “The Real” and reassured their followers that there was never a sexual affair that took place between the man of God and another woman. They instead said that the affair, while inappropriate, was only emotional.

“I did not sleep with anyone, there’s no baby, there’s none of that,” said Pastor John Gray. “And so it’s important for me to take “responsibility for the areas where I did come up short. Sharing things about my marriage outside of my wife and outside of trusted counselors is an emotional affair. It was wrong. I take responsibility for that.”

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Now, with that said—there’s an anonymous woman who’s come forward with what’s she calling receipts and claims that John Gray “went up yonder” dress to Habakkuk hump her to Second Samuel smithereens.

YouTuber Larry Reid Live recently posted a lengthy video that included ALLEGED voicemails from Pastor John Gray to his alleged mistress. The woman who doesn’t want to be identified told Reid that she’d known John Gray for twenty years before he allegedly pursued her. The woman claimed that the man of God came to her after she got a divorce and went to him for counsel.

From there the woman claimed that she and the parishioner carried on an alleged sexual affair. She also claimed that throughout their tryst he would give her money and say damning things about his wife.

“I ran into an issue financially and he was just like absolutely. and it was a big deal. It was a really big thing. From that moment on, it started from there. It snowballed into ‘I just love you so much. I always loved you. I always thought about you. I always cared about you.’ Then he was going through the stuff with his wife and he was saying how he didn’t like her, didn’t love her, that he was never attracted to her, that he only married her because she looked good on paper. His exact words were, ‘She don’t suck. She don’t f*ck. She ain’t never washed a pair of my drawers.”

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If you’re giving the story the side eye because it’s more salacious than Song of Solomon—trust us, it gets worse.

The woman also went into explicit detail about their alleged affair and said that the Pastor would speak in tongues (YES, TONGUES) during sex…

“No joke. When we slept together, he jumped up!”

and she gave Larry Reid alleged voice mails where Gray allegedly chastises her for not being available.

“Yo are you like ignoring me now?” a man on the phone says. I’m just trying to make sure. Let me get this straight. I’m being ignored by someone who I have sought to sow seed into, get resources to. I’m in your city and I can’t get a call back. I just wanted to make sure I got my facts straight. Got it!”

In another, a man, the alleged mistress says is Gray, advises her to delete their messages after his wife allegedly became suspicious.

“When you get this message, delete it. My wife saw our text messages from Friday. She knows you were in the same hotel as me and she does not know that I went to your room. She doesn’t remember me leaving. She’s got your number.”

You can listen to Gray’s alleged voicemails and the interview with the alleged mistress in the video below. The voicemails and the interview with the reported mistress begin at 1:02:50.

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Do YOU believe this story from Larry Reid Live? Hopefully, the Pastor clears this up soon.

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This week, the Internet is celebrating (if you want to call it that) how bizarre the state of Florida is with the hilarious Florida Man Challenge.

The trend, which has gone viral on social media, is similar to the Rihanna challenge from February in that it involves Googling your birthday (e.g. January 21, November 11).

However, instead of putting Rihanna’s name beside your birth date, you would put your birth date beside the word Florida Man. Whatever wild Florida story comes up would be the equivalent of your zodiac sign.

People have been sharing their results on Twitter and to call them hilarious would be an understatement.

Then, there were those really weird stories where you didn’t know whether to laugh or be horrified.

Interestingly enough, the “Florida man” isn’t a new phenomenon.

Back in 2013, the Twitter page @_FloridaMan was started and it posted some of the most bizarre stories coming out of the Southern state. For example:

“Florida Man Caught Shoving Exotic Fish Down His Pants”

Or…

“Florida man beats off alligator with putter”

The stories weren’t limited to a “Florida man” either. Literally anything Florida related was up for grabs, such as…

“Florida candidate says alien abduction doesn’t define her”

Or…

“Florida restaurant ends bring-your-monkey night after 8-year-old bitten by monkey”

Seriously…

The titles featured on the page make blockbuster movies seem like amateur screenwriting.

The videos and memes posted to the page also don’t disappoint…

Florida man even became sort of a folklore or a single individual who goes around doing bizarre and/or violent things.

The FX show Atlanta covered the Florida man’s profile in a season two episode.

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Florida man’s popularity is no coincidence. According to the Miami New Times, part of the reason wild Florida stories are so accessible is because of a state law called the Government in the Sunshine Act.

Since 1909, Florida has continued a tradition that makes all government business available to the public. Thus, all records, including videos and photos, produced by a public agency can easily be pulled with the exception of certain confidential info.

With such easily available public records, journalists are able to quickly uncover the most bizarre stories as soon as someone gets arrested or booked.

It’s the reason mugshots appear online only days after someone’s arrest. After that, all a journalist has to do is call the police department and ask for an arrest report, and the police are required to give it to them.

Other states don’t have such transparent government agencies, so even though a wild arrest might have happened in Alabama or some other state, it might not make it to the news so easily.

Florida man, on the other hand, has a shocking story every day. Just Google your birth date and “Florida man” for proof.

You most likely won’t be disappointed.

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‘Us’ Expected To Make Nearly $50 Million Opening Weekend

This weekend, general audiences will finally get an opportunity to see the film that has been buzzing CRAZY since the #UsFirst and SXSW premieres two weeks ago.

All the initial reviews are glowing with very minimal negative criticism. So little, in fact, that Us was sitting firmly at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes until this week when it took a very slight dip of 94%. Still, it says a lot that Jordan Peele’s SECOND FILM EVER IN LIFE is being received this well.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Monkeypaw production is projected to bring in anywhere from $38 to $48 million at the box office this weekend. For comparison sake, Get Out banked $33.4 million in its opening weekend and went on to gross $255.4 million worldwide.

The budget for Us is up some from Get Out at $20 million, but between the hype that media like us, no pun intended, have built and the almost guaranteed word-of-mouth marketing, we’re fairly confident that this will beat out that $33.4 million number.

Will you have your a$$ in a seat for Us this weekend?