Ne-Yo Slams Modern Parents & Trigger Warnings, Discusses Gender Identity & Pronouns

Kerry Washington is looking back on some of the formative experiences and long-hidden traumas of her childhood in her emotionally charged new memoir, In an excerpt from Washington's forthcoming book — published by — Washington recalls the vitriolic fights her parents used to get into when she was a child, and how the fear and stress from their bitter battles impacted her own young mind.«From what I remember, most of my parents’ fights were about money, and about the fact that neither of them felt like they were in the marriage they wanted to be in, or more precisely, that they were married to the person they wanted to be married to,» Washington recalls in her book.The celebrated actress explains that her parents «both harbored deep disappointment over what their lives had become» and would scream at one another with deeply held anger. However, it was also important to them to keep face around their kids and other families.«We pretended to ourselves, to each other, and to the outside world that our family was not suffering the pain of life’s disappointments,» Washington writes, explaining that her parents would often save their brutal bickering for when she was asleep, wrongly believing that insulated her from the tension between them.«As a young child, I would lie in bed and listen for signs of how serious each battle was and when it might come to an end… I developed panic attacks at night,» Washington writes, saying that the panic attacks began when she was only seven.«They manifested first as a rhythm of anxiety that encircled my brain, then evolved into a rapid pulsing, a whirling frenzy of metallic thumps, like those nauseating old spinning rides at a county fair,» she recalls.

Josie Gibson has opened up on her fluctuating weight over the years and how she's been a range of sizes from a tiny six to a curvy 20. The This Morning presenter, who first found fame when she won Big Brother as an incredibly likeable bubbly blonde, said she "doesn't care" what size she is anymore. In a new interview, the 38 year old TV star, who has become a permanent rotating host on the ITV show, explained that she feels really happy to finally be able to accept her body.

Love Island's Kady McDermott, has not minced her words about her most recent stint on the show, as she ignited a new feud with a former fellow Islander during a new podcast appearance. Kady, 28, took aim at Scott Van Der Sluis, 22, as she appeared on the Staying Relevant podcast, which is hosted by Love Island: Aftersun co-host Sam Thompson and former TOWIE star, Pete Wicks. On the podcast, Kady recalled Scott kicking off about the food that was served to the Islanders in the villa, which then sparked an argument between himself and Mehdi Edno.

Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has been thanked by fans after he shared a warning. The actor took to social media to tell his fans and followers that people have been setting up fake accounts pretending to be him.

A driving expert has warned anyone who is driving with a learner to be aware of this simple phone mistake they may make, as it could result in a £1,000 fine.

Motorists are advised to plan ahead with their journeys as three Lanarkshire roads will each be closed for five days throughout this month.

intervened in the case, representing Anne and her parents, praised the dismissal of the lawsuit.“Today’s ruling reaffirms that the Constitution is not a vehicle to compel discrimination,” David Carey, the group’s deputy legal director, said in a statement.

Ofgem has issued a warning to anyone considering fixing their energy bills ahead of the next price cap announcement.

Universal Music Group and Google have started to discuss the prospect of officially licensing artists' voices for deepfakes, the Financial Times reports. Both parties reportedly hope to develop a tool that would allow the public to create their own officially licensed deepfakes. Presently, deepfakes are trained on machine learning programs to imitate the voices of singers without authorization; the phenomenon broke into public view with the April release of "heart on my sleeve," a song created with generated versions of Drake's and the Weeknd's voices.

In June, ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall faced questions from MPs about former host Phillip Schofield’s exit from the show amid allegations that the programme was fostering a bullying culture that had been described as toxic. In correspondence published on Wednesday, Dame Caroline Dinenage, chairwoman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, told Dame Carolyn that a group of This Morning employees past and present had since raised similar claims to Parliament.

Sibling duo Princess and Junior Andre looked just like their famous parents Katie Price and Peter Andre as they hit the pink carpet at a PrettyLittleThing event.The teenagers, whose parents Katie and Peter met on hit show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2004, made an appearance at the star-studded party to celebrate the 16th birthday of YouTuber Ami Charlize. But it seems like all eyes were on Junior and Princess, aged 18 and 16 respectively, who were the double of their mum and dad as they posed for a series of pictures. Princess, who has modelled for PLT in the past, channelled Barbie vibes as she opted for a casual yet stylish outfit.

And just like that, we have another contestant confirmed for Strictly - this time Bobby Brazier - best known to fans as Freddie Slater from EastEnders.The handsome curly-haired 20-year-old is set to join forces with Adam Thomas and set hearts racing as he dons full-on glitter, tight trousers and plenty of fake tan and takes to the dancefloor next month. But first, OK! takes a look at the actor's life away from the Square. Before finding fame and arriving on-set last September though, Freddie worked in a milkshake shop.

Savannah Chrisley and her siblings are relying on the help of psychologists and therapists to help them get through after the incarceration of their parents, and it’s costing thousands of dollars each month.

Ne-Yo is unapologizing.

British holidaymakers travelling to certain parts of France this summer have been warned to purchase a sticker for their car, or risk a fine.

Coronation Street actress Sally Ann Matthews has slammed 'brainless idiots' who let off fireworks at Salford Quays in the early hours of Tuesday morning (August 8).

Riley Keough is addressing the "chaos" and "upheaval" that occurred following the death of her mother Lisa Marie Presley. In a new interview, Keough specifically spoke about the settlement she made with her grandmother, Priscilla Presley, over Elvis Presley's Graceland and Lisa Marie's estate. "When my mom passed, there was a lot of chaos in every aspect of our lives," Keough told Vanity Fair.

Meri Brown is keeping her parents’ memories alive — and working through her grief — after their deaths.

Jana Kramer isn’t afraid to bare all on her podcast — even if it occasionally makes for awkward hangouts with her fellow moms.

Here are your latest Manchester United evening headlines on Tuesday, August 8.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Billy Porter revealed in a recent interview with Evening Standard that he has to sell his house amid the ongoing strikes in Hollywood in order to save money. Porter, an Emmy winner for his work on FX’s “Pose,” was speaking to the outlet to promote his music career and stayed clear of discussing any of his film and television work. When the topic of the strikes was brought up, Porter said he’s having to take cost-saving measures in his real life as various projects he was set to work on in September have been tabled.

ban prohibiting transgender girls and women from competing on female-designated sports teams.As a result, the student, Becky Pepper-Jackson, will be allowed to continue competing with her friends as a member of the girls’ cross country and track teams.Lawyers for the now-13-year-old girl say she’s been welcomed by teammates and coaches, and is currently on puberty blockers to prevent her from gaining a competitive physical advantage over other runners. Whether she will be able to continue doing so, or whether she’ll be able to receive hormone therapy as she grows older, will depend on whether she complies with an exception for youth with “severe gender dysphoria” in West Virginia’s ban on gender-affirming treatments for minors.Last Friday, the Richmond-based 4th U.S.

Ne-Yo has gone back on his earlier apology for comments he has made about parenting and gender identity.The singer-songwriter stirred controversy over the weekend during an interview for VladTV. in which he questioned parents who support their children identifying as a different gender than that which they were assigned at birth.“I just personally come from an era where a man was a man and a woman was a woman. And there was two genders, and that’s just how I rocked,” he said in the clip.“You could identify as a goldfish if you feel like – I don’t care.

Meri Brown is opening up about the continued grieving process over the loss of both of her parents. The star took to Instagram on Monday to share a photo from the gravesite of her parents, William James, Jr., who died in 2007, and Bonnie Joyce Ahistrom, who died in 2021. Bonnie's sudden death was covered on the TLC series.

long summer of unstructured time. Sure, there’s nothing quite like the magic of those carefree months and the family vacations that come along with them, but let’s be honest, by the end of August or certainly the beginning of September, most of us could use a return to structure.Transitions aren’t always easy, though.

Let’s Make a Deal, has come out as pansexual in an interview with PEOPLE.Brady, a five-time Emmy Award winner who is also a regular on the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, told the celebrity and pop culture magazine that he is attracted to individuals regardless of their sex or gender, joking that he’s “Bisexual — with an open mind!”Although Brady knew he was attracted to men and women, he wasn’t sure of what label to embrace.“I couldn’t say if I was bisexual, because I had to really see what that was, especially because I really have not gotten a chance to act on anything,” the actor, who has only ever been with women romantically, explains.“[T]o me, pan means being able to be attracted to anyone who identifies as gay, straight, bi, transsexual or non-binary,” he adds. “Being able to be attracted across the board.

A pair of ‘miracle twins’ from Stirling have made their debut on the small screen as part of the smash hit series Outlander.

Gemma Atkinson has shared a three-week warning with her fans and followers but it's more for herself as she plans a comeback following the birth of her second child. The Hits Radio host is now a doting mum-of-two after welcoming a baby boy with Gorka Marquez.

Plenty of drivers across the UK dread seeing the 'low fuel' warning light flash up on the dashboard.

Ne-Yo is backtracking.

posted his retraction on Instagram Monday, saying that he does not apologize for making the remarks on Saturday.“First and foremost, I did not apologize for having an opinion on this matter,” the rapper said in the video. “I am a 43-year-old heterosexual man raising five boys and two girls okay, that’s my reality.”Ne-Yo, 43, clarified that the remarks were not intended to offend anyone and that he was sorry if they had.

Parents across Greater Manchester could receive help with the cost of buying new school uniforms. With the summer holidays now well underway, some parents will already be thinking about their children's uniform requirements for the upcoming school year.

Ferne McCann has shared a parenting “win” she experienced with baby Finty. The star, 32, and fiancé Lorri Haines, welcomed their new daughter last month, and she has since kept her social media followers updated on life with their newborn, with her trademark humour and relatability.

Bereaved parents are being warned that they only have a few months left to claim extra support from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Helen Flanagan has told fans 'it's hard' as she made an admission about parenting following her split from her ex-fiance. The actress is a proud mum to Matilda, eight, Delilah, five, and two-year-old son Charlie, who she shares with footballer Scott Sinclair.

Medical experts are warning social media users not to follow a popular trend that could lead to infection.