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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Twitter Continues to Drag Uber after CEO Travis Kalanick Snitches on Other Business Leaders Who Support Trump

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Social media is not playing games with Uber. Just days after the #DeleteUber campaign became a trending topic, social media is now coming for Uber CEO Travis Kalanick for dry snitching on other well-known CEOs who are serving on an advisory board for Donald Trump’s administration.

The company faced a PR nightmare after it seemingly tried to profit from the New York City taxi drivers’ strike at JFK Airport in protest to President Trump’s travel ban executive order. Uber ignored the strike and continued to offer services, even turning off its surge pricing to lower costs of a ride. This sparked the #DeleteUber hashtag.

In addition, Kalanick also serves on a business/economic advisory board for the Trump administration, along with other business leaders. The board is known as the Strategic and Policy Forum.

In response to the backlash, Kalanick issued a statement and defended his relationship with Trump. Apparently tired of being the only one taking the heat, he also revealed the names of several other CEOs serving on the board too.

We partner around the world optimistically in the belief that by speaking up and engaging we can make a difference. Our experience is that not doing so shortchanges cities and the people who live in them. This is why I agreed in early December to join President Trump’s economic advisory group along with Elon Musk (CEO of Tesla), Mary Barra (Chairwoman/CEO of General Motors), Indra Nooyi (Chairwoman/CEO of Pepsi), Ginni Rometty (Chairwoman/CEO of IBM), Bob Iger (Chairman/CEO of Disney), Jack Welch (former Chairman of GE) and a dozen other business leaders.

Twitter did not care for Kalanick’s snitching and definitely let it be known.

Kalanick’s statement also informed customers and employees Uber plans to provide legal support for drivers, compensate loss of earnings, and create a $3 million defense fund for drivers affected by the travel ban.

He has also since joined hundreds of other CEOs and tech leaders opposing the “Muslim ban” and signed a petition urging Trump to rescind the executive order.

All good efforts, however, I think the damage is already done and it seems Twitter really does not like snitches.

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Le’Veon Bell Goes in on Skip Bayless in New Diss Track “Shrimp Bayless”

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There are some sports commentators that people just love to hate. Stephen A. Smith, Charles Barkley, Colin Cowherd (top of my list). The people who sit comfortably in a studio, makeup plastered across their face, and just go in on any and every athlete in a demonstrably contentious fashion. Well one such person just got called out in the best of ways.

Skip Bayless, who now has his own show Undisputed to talk trash to anyone and everyone he can find, has had a few choice words for Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell. And as it turns out, Bell (one of, in not the, greatest running backs in the game) didn’t take too kindly to the armchair quarterback’s criticism.

And so Bell, who also goes by the rap name “Juice,” decided to clap back at Bayless in a newly released diss track tearing into the annoying talk show personality.

“Shrimp Bayless, I been hearing you lately. You love Jerry way too much you actin like y’all related. I got the Hall of Fame waiting, I’m the best and you hate it. I don’t know why you hate it. I don’t know why you hate me. Probably cause my name is mentioned close with some of the greatest. And then they talk about patience, you close to testing my patience. You say whatever for ratings.”

Now, this isn’t Bell’s first venture into rapping. In fact, Juice recorded his first track when he was just 13-years-old. And while his future in the NFL is not in jeopardy, Bell told XXL, “I just didn’t want to limit myself to being on the field. Making music is something I’ve always wanted to do. I guess I kind of went public with everything.”

In fact, you can check out his EP Until the Post Interview right now on XXL. If this track is any indication, though, homeboy might actually have a career outside of football when the time does come.

But the real question is, who’s better? Juice, or NBA star Damian Lillard’s Dame D.O.L.L.A?

Le’Veon Bell Goes in on Skip Bayless in New Diss Track “Shrimp Bayless” is a post from: Gossip On This - Pop Culture, News, Videos & Humor

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WATCH: Marshawn Lynch Hilariously Hypes the Super Bowl in Houston, Scotland

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When Marshawn Lynch decided to retire at the end of last season, many people (myself included) greeted the news with a sense of surprise. He was healthy, still one of the best backs in the league, and just one year prior was one bad play call away from a Super Bowl title. And yet, he did retire, stepping away from the game but not out of the limelight.

Turns out, Lynch is a hilarious man and has found a way to live his post-retirement life still entertaining the masses, although now in a much different manner. There was his cameo appearance on FX’s fantasy football series The League, he and Gronk battled Conan O’brien to the death in the Clueless Gamer series, and now, he’s taken his talents abroad as he went to Scotland to spread the word about the upcoming Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons.

And his journey across the pond is just as entertaining and hilarious as his other post-NFL appearances. Super Bowl LI (51, for anyone not from the Roman Empire) is taking place in Houston, Texas next Sunday (Feb. 5), so it only makes sense that Lynch would travel to Houston to hype the big game. Houston, Scotland, that is.

In the hilarious 3-minute video (below), Lynch is seen talking to locals about the upcoming game, learning a bit more about Scottish culture (never does rock the kilt, though), and handing out an exorbitant amount of his go-to snack, Skittles. Watch for yourself.

As much as every rumor of a Lynch return to the NFL excites me, I’m loving his life post-football. And if he keeps entertaining in this kind of hilarious fashion, I’m A-OK with him cutting his NFL career short.

WATCH: Marshawn Lynch Hilariously Hypes the Super Bowl in Houston, Scotland is a post from: Gossip On This - Pop Culture, News, Videos & Humor

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Monday, January 30, 2017

Watch Love & Hip Hop (New York) Season 7 Episode 12

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Love & Hip Hop (New York) Season 7 Episode 12 aired on VH1 Monday night (Jan. 30).

The ladies arrive in Mexico, but Yandy brings an uninvited guest who fuels her feud with Kimbella. Later, Juju’s book stirs up drama, and Self exacts revenge on Cisco back in New York.

Watch Love & Hip Hop (New York) Season 7 Episode 12 below:

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Azealia Banks Meets Her Match, Gets Into Instagram Beef With Rihanna Over Donald Trump’s Controversial “Muslim Ban”

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Every other week Azealia Banks decides it’s a good idea to make a completely insane statement or slam another celebrity. Well she finally met her match after she went after Rihanna, and you know “bad girl” RiRi is never too busy to be a little petty.

Like many Americans and celebs, Rihanna spoke out against President Donald Trump’s executive order which banned people from seven (predominantly Muslim) countries from entering the United States. The order has been labeled a “Muslim ban,” which is unconstitutional.

Banks, a Trump supporter, immediately responded to Rihanna’s post on Instagram and defended the ban and Trump. She wrote in part:

The ban on Muslims is a precautionary measure. As far as Rihanna (who isn’t a citizen, and can’t vote) and all the rest of the celebrities who are using their influence to stir the public, you lot really REALLY need to shut up and sit down. Stop chastising the president.

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This started a back and forth between the two, with Rihanna posting memes and alluding to Banks’ alleged chicken sacrifices and Banks continuing to rant. They even posted each other’s phone numbers, which have now been disconnected.

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Of course, most of Banks’ post have since been deleted. But just give her a few weeks (or days) and she will go off on anther Instagram rant or target another celebrity because the rapper can’t get any attention through with her music. It probably just won’t be Rihanna.

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Azealia Banks Meets Her Match, Gets Into Instagram Beef With Rihanna Over Donald Trump’s Controversial “Muslim Ban” is a post from: Gossip On This - Pop Culture, News, Videos & Humor

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