This Week

Beyonce Shows Off Her Natural Hair. BOSSIP reports…The most shocking thing about Beyoncé’s natural hair reveal is that it’s been hiding in plain sight all along. The multitalented mogul sent the hive into haircare hysteria with a Cécred sneak peek at her luxurious locks.

She dipped into the “au naturale” archives for an instantly viral video about how Cécred is the secret. This week, Beyoncé took to Instagram to star in the latest Cécred tutorial. She revealed that the rollout’s rationale was to let the quality of the products “speak for itself” before she hit us with that long-flowing flex. “Now that Cécred is known for the quality and what it does for your hair, I think it’s about time that it shows you what it does for my hair,” she said.

Megan Thee Stallion Is Being Sued By Former Cameraman For Mistreatment And Sexual Misconduct.  Megan Thee Stallion was sued by a former employee who accused the rapper of creating an unbearable hostile work environment and subjecting him to sexual harassment in documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

Emilio Garcia, who previously served as Stallion’s personal camera operator, claimed he witnessed Stallion having sex with another woman while she was “right beside” him in an SUV while on tour in Ibiza, Spain, in June 2022. Garcia, who has worked for Megan since 2018, claimed he was unable to escape the moving vehicle at the time, and was allegedly traumatized by what he saw.

Megan Thee Stallion is denying the scathing allegations made about her in a new harassment lawsuit filed against her Tuesday. “This is an employment claim for money — with no sexual harassment claim filed and with salacious accusations to attempt to embarrass her,” the rap superstar’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, tells Page Six exclusively Tuesday. “We will deal with this in court.”

Brittney Griner Says She Had Suicidal Thoughts While In Russian Prison. BOSSIP reports…Brittney Griner is opening up about the harrowing experience she had in Russia, from her February 2022 arrest to her nine-year prison sentence before her December 2022 release.

On May 1, viewers will be able to hear for the first time, a detailed first-hand account of the experiences, thoughts, and trauma suffered by the WNBA star who spent 10 months detained in a Russian prison over a minuscule amount of cannabis oil she was caught with at a Moscow airport.

“My life is over right here,” Griner said of her thoughts in that moment. ABC News released a trailer of the 33-year-old’s appearance on Good Morning America and a special edition of 20/20.  “I was just so scared for everything because there’s so much unknown,” Griner told GMA co-anchor Robin Roberts.

According to PEOPLE, viewers will also hear Griner’s recollection of  conditions she faced while inside Russia’s infamous penal colony, which she describes as making her feel “less than a human.” Those conditions included a prison mattress that “had a huge blood stain on it” and that she was made to live with “no soap,” and  “no toilet paper.”

Single Sketches

Etched Encounters

Theo: “The classic line I ever heard was when I walked in on my girlfriend snooping through the drawer in my bedroom, and she claimed that she was looking for something to sew for me, like an old sock.  I broke up with her soon after.  A woman who could lie so glibly was not the woman for me.”     MORE

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The Dating Chronicles

Bedazzled

Cindy looked out of the window as Rick entered her building.  Her heart was racing.  She didn’t know what to do.  Nate had called ten minutes before and asked to come over and she acted as if she didn’t already have a date. When the doorbell rang, she stood at the window in a quiet panic.  She couldn’t let Rick in, because she preferred to be with Nate. Rick was nice. But Nate was charismatic. She thought about the bouquet she had seen in Rick’s hand, and how much he tried to be what he thought she wanted.  MORE

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Unblemished:

A  Portrait Of

The Perfect Match

by Bonita Bennett

My friend’s good looks and charisma are so striking that whenever he walks into a room, both men and women turn to stare.   I’ve witnessed women of all shapes and sizes hang off the rafters with bated breath hoping to be chosen, and he tried to accommodate as many who fit his criteria.  But as I watched him from afar, I always held the thought that he was searching for something, and he knew what he was looking for.    MORE

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Single Parenting

7 Sure Ways To

Get The Child

Support You Want…

by Lisa Laird…

If you have a child and the father of your child doesn’t act responsibly financially, try the following tips:

• Keep an adult attitude at all times. Realize it’s no longer important for you to teach him a lesson.  What is important is for him to be a good parent.  If you’re lucky he may follow your good example and become just that.
• If he pays on time, say “thank you” and mean it. Tell him how much you appreciated receiving the support payments on time, and that you were sweating it out without them.  Be prepared to have him rebuff your kindness, but remember that sometimes being nice pays great dividends.  If he lets you down, try not to react negatively. Don’t interrogate children about their visit with their dad.  It’s sure to get back to hind that could add unnecessary conflict.  MORE

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Voices: To Marry

With A View

by Lisa Cregier

Is it true that African Americans are the most uncoupled people in the country?  If so, what’s the problem?  No one can quite put their finger on it. According to studies, out of all the racial groups, African Americans are the least likely to marry or stay married.   However, statistics show that the divorce rate among all Americans is currently at 50%. The Spring season for The Marriage Walk is about to begin. We heard from men and women who jumped the broom into the land of happily ever to gain some insight and this is what we learned.  Some did well…others did not.   MORE

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SingleScenes

by Sarah Smart

Q.   I have seen my boyfriend out twice with the same woman and each time I made myself hidden to avoid confrontation. I am stuck between wanting to know the truth and not wanting to know the truth. He hates jealous women, and I don’t want to be classified as one. He is still as attentive as ever, but he is never home anymore. I suspect he’s seeing her. What should I do? I can’t go on not knowing. MORE

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Story Of The Week

The Finger Of Fate

by Leslie Nichols

It was Friday and the hottest day of the year.  The heat was unbearable and Kate dreaded going home to what she believed was the hottest apartment in New York. Her air conditioner had gone on the bum again, and she was miserable. She envied her friend Sarah, whose boyfriend had been waiting for her when they left work.  Kate hated being alone in the summer.  There was something so romantic about the warm air that made her wish she was the other half of a twosome.  It had been a while since she’d had a date, and tonight she wished she had one.           MORE

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The Games

Women Play

by Saul Jacobs

My buddies and I often talk about the attitude of women who simply lack the skill or savvy to respond graciously and intelligently to a guy’s approach in a social setting, when they are obviously out for the express purpose of snagging his attention.   Unanimously, we concluded that too many women have no idea how to respond to a man in a social situation, and are clueless when the one they’ve been dying to meet comes over to get better acquainted.   MORE

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Dating Danger

Dignity Denied

by Jan Pitts

I remember being excited once after meeting this great-looking guy and our first date was at a party on a yacht. He was fun, accomplished, and seemed sincere. I was captivated momentarily by his brilliance until I sat across from him over dinner. Though I was mesmerized by his smile, I realized by his conversation that he had low regard for women. When the waitress mistakingly messed up his drink order, he referred to her as a “stupid b***h,” I knew it wouldn’t be long before he called me one.  I blocked his number as soon as I got home.  MORE

 

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