Terry Crews Hit With Backlash From MLK’s Daughter, Amanda Seales Over Controversial ‘Black Lives Matter’ Comment

Pierce Brosnan has taken to Instagram to share a brand new snapshot of his wife Keely in honour of Valentine's Day.MORE: Pierce Brosnan and wife Keely's super secretive wedding was Bond-worthyThe 68-year-old star chose a striking image to share with fans on Instagram, showing Keely standing in front of a painting of Vincent Van Gogh – and holding a bunch of sunflowers.WATCH: Royals dazzle on the red carpet for James Bond premiere"A beautiful St. Valentine’s Day with my love @keelyshayebrosnan at the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit," he wrote in the caption.READ: Who is Pierce Brosnan's wife Keely Shaye Smith?MORE: Pierce Brosnan shares rare tribute to wife Keely Shaye SmithFans were quickly enamoured with the photo – and the couple's sweet love story.

India.Arie has clarified her reasons for leaving Spotify, after she became one of many artists to boycott the service in recent weeks.When she first pulled her music from the service earlier this month, Arie cited their exclusive hosting of Joe Rogan’s podcast and his “language around race” as the reason she left Spotify.“Neil Young opened a door that I must walkthrough,” she wrote on Instagram, explaining how was following on from Neil Young’s exit from Spotify due to Rogan spreading “misinformation” about COVID-19 on his podcast.“I believe in freedom of speech. However, I find Joe Rogan problematic for reasons other than his COVID interviews,” she said at the time.Now, in a new interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, Arie has discussed how Spotify’s royalties scheme and business practices also influenced her decision.Asked if Rogan was her enemy by Noah, Arie said: “My conversation has been about Spotify and its treatment of artists.“I have to say that asking for my music to be pulled from Spotify in protest doesn’t actually serve me,” she added, “but I did it in protest just because I felt like my dignity was being … I felt like I was being disrespected.”Discussing royalty payments artists get from Spotify, Arie explained: “What happens is, they say, ‘Well, this is just how it is; this is just what you get paid.

Snoop Dogg wants to turn legendary hip-hop record label Death Row Records, which he recently acquired, into “an NFT label”.The rapper revealed his plans to move further into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) via a Clubhouse chatroom on Monday (February 14), which was later recorded and uploaded onto YouTube. During the session, Snoop said that Death Row “will be putting our artists through the metaverse and through a whole other chain of music”.He continued: “Just like how we broke the industry when we was the first independent to be major, I want to be the first major in the metaverse so Death Row will be an NFT label”.Snoop was named the official owner of Death Row Records earlier this month.

Taeyeon has revealed that the team she had worked with for her latest studio album was not in favor of making ‘INVU’ the title track.During a recently press conference for the release of ‘INVU’, the Girls’ Generation leader spoke about the record’s recording process and delved into how the song ‘INVU’ eventually became the title track, despite pushback from her team.“The moment I heard the demo track of ‘INVU’, I immediately thought ‘This is the one’,” Taeyeon recalled. “[But] to be very honest, the team that was working on the album with me wasn’t in favor of choosing this as a title track,”“It was a tricky situation because everybody was saying ‘No’ and I was the only one who was saying ‘Yes!’,” she added.

Neck Deep have reacted to BLACKPINK Rosé’s cover of their 2015 song ‘December’.Earlier this month, the vocalist released her live studio version of the song in commemoration of her 25th birthday. For her rendition, she was accompanied by The Black Label producer LØREN on guitar.A day after Rosé’s rendition of ‘December’ was posted, the pop-punk band took to Twitter to express their appriciation for the cover.

Millie Mackintosh has given a glimpse inside her 'big girl's room' for her eldest daughter Sienna at her new gorgeous London home.The 32 year old, who recently shared a look inside the bedroom for her three month old daughter Aurelia, has now posted a tour of the chic pink space for her two year old. Millie, who shares daughters Aurelia and Sienna with husband Hugo, 35, described how she wanted 'something whimsical and feminine' for the space and enlisted the help of London-based children's interior designer Joanna Landais who has also designed for Binky Felstead.

A council tax rise will be announced in Dumfries and Galloway next week – after it was confirmed that the authority is facing a budget shortfall of more than £5million.

A Lockerbie man has raised enough money to buy two new defibrillators for the community.

A knack for delving into the past to uncover answers has become a “labour of love” for retired New Abbey clinical psychologist, Alverie Weighill.

Bolton Council face an ‘incredibly difficult’ challenge over the next two months to distribute a one-off £150 government payment to more than 30,000 households who do not pay their council tax by direct debit.

Gemma Collins has revealed she's had to have a nurse come to her home and administer an IV drip after struggling to recover from coronavirus. Former The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma, 41, opened up to fans on her Instagram stories as she filmed herself having a vitamin C drip put in and explained she's been feeling "exhausted" lately. As Gemma filmed herself with the cannula in her arm, which was being fixed on by her nurse, she explained to her followers: "So guys, today I am poorly.

Judi Love has opened up about her horror at the story involving West Ham player Kurt Zouma kicking his cat in a video uploaded to social media, calling for us all to be more aware of cruelty towards animals. Writing in her weekly column for OK!, the Loose Women star said: "Animal cruelty has been on the rise throughout the pandemic but animals have feelings and emotions, too. We need to ensure that all animals and humans are safe." See what else she had to say below...

The Official Charts Company is launching its latest chart review of the year, this time taking a look back at the hits of 2021.

HYBE boybands Tomorrow X Together (TXT) and ENHYPEN have opened up about collaborating with one another for their joint performance at last December’s 2021 KBS Song Festival.In the newly released ‘BACKSTAGE: TXT x EN-‘ documentary – which features never-before-seen backstage footage of the two boybands, alongside interviews with the individual members – the members of TXT and ENHYPEN talked about how the rehearsals leading up to the performance helped form a friendship between both groups.“I thought we would be competitive, but they came to us first. We were so comfortable with each other in the practice studio,” noted TXT member Beomgyu. His thoughts were echoed by ENHYPEN member Ni-ki, who said that the two groups “became much closer” through the process.

Beck and Lizzo are among the keynote speakers announced for this year’s edition of SXSW Festival next month.The two artists join author Neal Stephenson, director Celine Tricart, Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McHill Johnson and Brentwood Growth Partners Founder Reggie Fils-Aimé in giving keynote addresses as part of the program.TX IM COMING BAAAACK—- it’s been a min, is @torchystacos vegan

New Zealand has voted to protect LGBTQ youth from so-called “conversion therapy.”In an almost unanimous vote, the New Zealand Parliament voted 112 to eight in favour of banning the controversial  practice. So-called “conversion therapy” is the discredited and dangerous practice that is intended to change, often by force, a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity and expression. The New Zealand Herald reported that it is now an offence to “perform conversion practices on a child or young person aged under 18, or on someone with impaired decision-making capacity. Such offences would be subject to up to three years’ imprisonment, and up to five years where it has caused serious harm, irrespective of age.”Leader of End Conversion Therapy NZ Shaneel Lal tweeted, “The ban on conversion therapy is a win for humanity, not just the queer community.

Roommates, Amanda Seales has only been a permanent host on the daytime talk show “The Real” for a few weeks—but she is already making headlines. In a recent episode, Amanda’s facial expression during Loni Love’s confession about her weight had many on social media quite amused.

Terry Crews is facing backlash once again over his controversial thoughts regarding the Black Lives Matter movement.On Tuesday (June 30, 2020), the America’s Got Talent host took to Twitter to address the ongoing social justice movement, which saw global protests against police brutality and systemic racism.“If you are a child of God, you are my brother and sister. I have family of every race, creed and ideology,” he wrote.

BET Awards host Amanda Seales represented the work of Black fashion innovators with her looks on the night.The annual prizegiving, established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network, took place virtually on Sunday, with the live event cancelled due to Covid-19. Lizzo, Beyonce, and Megan Thee Stallion were among the winners, and while the 2020 awards show was forced to take place online, the stars still donned their finest outfits for the ceremony.

Terry Crews is facing backlash once again. After the host again shared controversial thoughts regarding the Black Lives Matter movement, many took to social media to rebuke his comments — including comedian and recent BET Awards host Amanda Seales.On Tuesday, Crews took to Twitter to address Black Lives Matter, amid the recent protests against police brutality and systemic racism that have been held across the nation.«If you are a child of God, you are my brother and sister.

Terry Crews is getting some backlash, and opening up further with his thoughts about the Black Lives Matter movement.

MARTIN Luther King Jr.'s daughter Bernice King criticized Terry Crews after he tweeted that black lives shouldn’t be held higher than people of other races when the Black Lives Matter movement ends. Bernice came at Terry on Twitter, writing: "Justice is not a competition." Terry originally tweeted: "If you are a child of God, you are my brother and sister.

Amanda Seales was ready to take on Terry Crews‘s comments on the Black Lives Matter movement. The Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor, 51, took to Twitter on June 30, tweeting the message “If you are a child of God, you are my brother and sister. I have family of every race, creed and ideology. We must ensure [Black Lives Matter] doesn’t morph into [Black lives better].” Understandably, many took issue with Terry’s comments, which many felt skewed the meaning and importance of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Black Lives Matter movement took center stage at the2020 BET Awards. The Sunday night awards ceremony, hosted by comedian and actress Amanda Seales, saw a number of impactful musical performances and moving acceptance speeches from the evening's winners.

The BET Awards was hosted and filmed virtually this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, the show was just as, if not more, interesting as it would have been if it was filmed under the same roof.

Amanda Seales would like to talk to the manager.

2020 BET Awards are honoring the moment — but still ready to celebrate!The virtual awards ceremony kicked off on Sunday with an emotional performance by 12-year-old Keedron Bryant and a powerful rendition of «Fight the Power» before host Amanda Seales delivered a stirring monologue — making references to Breonna Taylor, worldwide protests for racial equality and… Terry Crews. Seales joked she was chosen as this year's host because she's «been telling y'all everybody's racist!» «I saw you up in the comments saying I was doing the most, but look at us now — everyone is posting black squares. Y'all's feeds went from onlyfans to onlyfists in like, 24 hours,» she cracked.

Ahead of her first time hosting an award show at tonight's 20th Annual BET Awards, Amanda Seales is opening up about the necessity of the iconic ceremony amid the heightened racial unrest currently galvanizing America. In a new interview with People magazine, the Insecure actress and comedian explained why she believes now more than ever is the time to grant Black entertainers, artists, and creatives the space to celebrate their community and accomplishments.

Amanda Seales will be hosting the 2020 BET Awards. Not only will the comedian be making her debut as the show’s host, she’ll also be the first person in the network’s history to host virtually.

Oh, this good thing is happening right now, or you see a funny meme, and then the next hour you hear of another story of somebody having to deal with some form of discrimination, oppression, police brutality, you name it.”So as this year’s show lands during a history-making moment, we’re lucky to have someone as nimble as Seales to juggle the funny with the fury. Here’s everything you need to know about the talented star, and why “escapism without avoidance” has been her brand since day one.

This year’s host, Amanda Seales, told ESSENCE earlier this week that it’s her goal to get our minds off of the news cycle and cultivate Black joy for just a couple of hours.“For any comedian, hosting the BET awards is an accolade that we pursue. So to be offered that opportunity is something that I don’t take lightly at all,” she said.