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It’s been quite some time since Zendaya released any songs as she’s been focusing on her acting career in the last few years instead but that is not to say she doesn’t still love making music. The artist got candid about her career during an Allure interview – here’s what she had to say!

Zendaya mentioned that while she doesn’t really have much time left for music, she loves that she still gets to sing through acting.

The multi-talented star has not released any music since her 2016 Something New.

But despite this, she made it very clear that she still loves recording, making music and just singing in general.

‘I still love making music, and still get to do it through my acting a lot of times, and just being able to work on the finale song for Euphoria was fun,’ she shared with the world in her Allure profile that was released not too long ago.

She went on to argue that ‘There is a layer of personal life I think actors get that music artists do not. They have no character to hide behind, so they have to be really open. [As actors] we get a bit of a separation.’

In other words, she believes that singers struggle more with keeping their lives private than actors do.

Speaking of, she also discussed the same issue in relation to social media.

Fortunately, it really seems like Zendaya has managed to find a balance and that has allowed her to really show off her talents and individuality.

As you know, the multi-talented celeb acts on Euphoria and she’s been largely praised for her amazing portrayal of her character.

The fact that she also got to work on music through the show was definitely an added bonus!

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The first of a string of problematic episodes of Real Housewives of Dallas aired Wednesday night. Leanne Locken has come under fire for making racial comments about her co-star Kary Brittingham.

During the latest installment of RHOD, the ladies travel to Thailand where Kary and Leanne bump heads.

First, the group visits a few temples where Locken tells Kary to take off her hat multiple times. She then says to a co-star Kary should respond to her in ‘Mexican words’ after they get into a mini spat.

Then, at a dinner where D’andra Simmons wore Leanne’s infinity dress as a joke, Locken was offended by Brittingham who took it as an opportunity to make fun of her creation.

D’Andrea really shouldn’t criticize anyone else’s business when hers is failing. #RHOD pic.twitter.com/GvIYPowfgR

— ClaireRiley 🏳️‍🌈 (@ClaireR585) November 21, 2019

While telling Stephanie Hollman how upset she was about Kary’s actions, Leanne said: ‘You don’t have the balls to be courageous. C’mon Mexican, I thought you were all Mexican and strong. F*** that b**** you ain’t survive s*** and I’m tired of it. ‘

Immediately, viewers took to social media to state their opinions.

One person tweeted: ‘It seriously grosses me out very time LeeAnne impersonates and mocks @karybrittingham ’s accent and (sometimes)broken English. It’s disgusting and disrespectful to Spanish speaking cultures #RHOD.’

LeeAnne Locken is a racist. This is DISGUSTING. #RHOD pic.twitter.com/lpJ02ajHtk

— Aaryn✨ (@AarynDinaria) November 20, 2019

‘As much charity work Leann claims she does it surprises me on how ignorant her comments toward kary were. You live in Texas wise up!!!’ added another.

One viewer revealed: ‘So! Leanne blocked me because I stated that her statements tonight came off as racist and prejudice. They did! It was offensive to MANY. She always speaks about owning up to things I would’ve thought this would’ve been ignored or a simple discussion. #RHOD.’

Meanwhile, others came to her defense due to Kary and D’andra’s actions.

One viewer tweeted: ‘Omg what’s wrong with Kary & D’Andra!!! On & on & on & on!!!! Good on @BrandiRedmond loving her this season!!!! @LeeAnneLocken you handled that horrible situation so well!!’

I didn’t realize #Hispanic was a language… Poor thing LOL 😂 I love you girl! @karybrittingham #RHOD

— D’Andra Simmons (@dandrasimmons) November 21, 2019

This person added: ‘D’Andra already starting the Thailand trip on some bullshit. And Kary of course co-signing. #RHOD,’

Do you think that Leanne is racist?

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Nikki Bella was stopped in her tracks when she was forced to retire from the WWE due to injury. Meanwhile, Brie Bella voluntarily bowed out in order to have a second baby.

It turns out that the twins are thinking seriously about a comeback. The women’s division of the WWE is doing things bigger than they’ve ever done before.

The women’s revolution that was introduced just a few years ago was spearheaded by the Bella Twins and other female wrestlers that have caused the company to revamp the way they treat the girls of the WWE.

From the word ‘Divas’ being removed from the championship titles to the first all women’s pay-per-view event — the wrestling brand isn’t what it used to be ten or even five years ago.

That’s actually a great thing and is what Brie and Nikki stood for during their time on Raw and Smackdown. Now they want to properly be a part of it but there’s one thing standing in their way: Brie’s desire for baby number two.

During the last episode of Total Divas, the mother of one told her sister: ‘I feel like, our whole career, you and I always wanted the tag titles.’

To which Nikki responded: ‘I would love to be, at least once in my life, a tag team champion with you. They just really want us to help make the tag team championships mean something. Retirement in the WWE means you have a great story when you come out of it.’

Brie seemingly wanted to say yes but explained that she has to speak to her husband, Bryan Danielson, before committing.

‘I also have to think about Bryan, because I have been trying for a baby. My husband is super excited. So, if he says no because of trying for baby number two, I’m gonna respect that.’

Do you think the twins can pull off a comeback?

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Crazy Rich Asians was the mega-successful book-series-turned-movie that broke the box office and truly did justice for Asian representation in Hollywood. When you think of actresses of Asian descent that could have fit one of the main roles perfectly, Brenda Song was at the top of the list.

It turns out that she wasn’t denied the role — something worse was the cause. Brenda revealed to Teen Vogue that she wasn’t even allowed to audition because she ‘wasn’t Asian enough.’

She allegedly wanted to audition for the character named Peik Lin that was portrayed by Awkwafina.

‘A lot of people don’t know this, but I never got to read for Crazy Rich Asians, ever. Their reasoning behind that, what they said was that my image was basically not Asian enough, in not so many words. It broke my heart.’

One of my favorite memories of making #CrazyRichAsians was when we opened the auditions to anyone in the world with our open call. We watched hundreds &hundreds of videos from very talented people from all around the world. Made us tear up many times. https://t.co/G5e64q0zmf

— Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) November 21, 2019

Her story just shows just how messed up Hollywood can be even when it comes to movies that center around people of color.

She continued: ‘I said, ‘This character is in her late to mid-20s, an Asian American, and I can’t even audition for it? I’ve auditioned for Caucasian roles my entire career, but this specific role, you’re not going to let me do it? You’re going to fault me for having worked my whole life?’ I was like, ‘Where do I fit?’’

The director for the hit disputed her claims via Twitter.

Jon M. Chu responded to a tweet by EW with: ‘would these words ever come out of my mouth? Nope makes no sense. I feel horrible she thinks this is the reason. The fact is I love Brenda Song and am a fan. I didn’t need her to audition because I already knew who she was!’

It was also pointed out that there was an open casting call that people from around the world were able to audition for that movie part.

Luckily for Brenda, she went on to star in a Netflix thriller and Dollface on Hulu.

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Lala Kent is set to marry Randall Emmett next year. The Vanderpump Rules star is already showing her Bridezilla side.

She claims that she is very much a planner — down to her bachelorette party. Usually, the last event as a single woman is planned by the friends of the bride but Kent already envisions where she wants hers to be.

While speaking with E! News at the American Influencer Awards, Lala explained: ‘I am planning it because I don’t like people planning stuff for me. If they are, then they better be taking me to Barbados because that’s what I want. That’s where we’re doing it.’

As far as the guest list, the two already have to start thinking about crossing people off. With Randall being a movie executive and Lala being a reality star and beauty influencer — there are likely many people lining up hoping for an invite.

‘I don’t have my dress yet. I don’t know what I was putting my bridesmaids in. It’s a lot and then we still, our guest list is a little bit high, so cutting is on baby. We are axing people.”

It’s clear that she is still early in the organization process because she previously claimed that they would be tying the knot in Miami but the location has been changed to Newport Beach, California.

She told Hollywood Life that her boss Lisa Vanderpump will have a very special role in her wedding too.

‘All I can tease is that [Lisa] will have my dog in tow. I just want to say she sucks at secrets! We don’t tell her anything, she’s on a need to know basis. We shouldn’t even tell her where the wedding is until an hour before!’

As far as guests, it seems that all of her co-stars will be invited — including James Kennedy and Raquel Leviss.

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Earlier this week, Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Judge’s husband Eddie took to Instagram to let fans know that the Bravo show isn’t reality and producers edit the show to get maximum reaction out of viewers after he came off looking like a villain in a recent episode. Now, Tamra has defended her husband’s statements, and backs up his claim that the show doesn’t reflect real life.

During the November 13th episode of RHOC, Tamra opened up to Eddie about her fears concerning her son Ryan Vieth after she went to a therapy session with him because he was having suicidal thoughts. Eddie then allegedly told Ryan “when you’re struggling with childhood issues as a man, you’re not a man.”

This comment led to some serious backlash from fans over Eddie’s apparent dismissal of mental health issues, and he responded with a lengthy Instagram post.

“Time to move on… just because you see it on TV doesn’t mean it’s real! I’m happy most of you understand this and those that do not, you need to learn how it works. Reality TV is not Reality. These shows are designed to get maximum reaction from the viewers,” Eddie wrote.

He went on to ask if anyone has ever reached out to a villain on a scripted TV show and messaged them about what a “piece of sh*t” they are because of what they did on the show. Eddie then answered his own question, saying that no one has ever done that because someone wrote that script.

Eddie then explained that someone writes the script on reality TV, it’s just not exactly the same way a scripted show is produced. He added that he stands behind what he said, and he never said that people with mental illness need to man up. Eddie claimed he understands mental illness, and he also understands when someone uses mental illness as a scapegoat. Eddie believes that Ryan is struggling with life, and he says you don’t have to be mentally ill to feel depressed.

“However, the TV show will figure out how to get max reaction by editing a touching moment in such a way to get you to watch for more. If they do not, then we have no show,” wrote Eddie.

After Eddie’s post, Tamra was in an Instagram Q&A with fans, and when one fan asked why Tamra stays on the show if they edit her so poorly, the VENA CBD founder replied: “It’s reality TV. So much is taken out of context! I know who I am and that’s all that matters.”

Another fan asked Tamra Judge if she thinks RHOC portrays her in a certain way, and she said of course they do because “it’s reality TV” and “they need to make it interesting.”

New episodes of Real Housewives of Orange County air Tuesday nights on Bravo.

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Demi Lovato recently went Instagram official with model Austin Wilson, and the new relationship surprised fans because just a few days prior she was linked to Bachelorette alum Mike Johnson. But this week, she confused fans completely when she posted a selfie on Instagram that featured the Sorry Not Sorry singer cradling a baby bump. Is Demi Lovato pregnant?

Lovato posted a selfie that featured her wearing a black and pink polka dot dress which showed off her belly, and fans seemingly ignored the caption because they were so shocked by the image.

One fan wrote, “I was shook for a moment,” while another added, “I almost just screamed.”

If the fans would have taken the time to read the caption where Lovato wrote, “Real or fake?” and then added the hashtags #WillAndGrace and #MeetJenny, they would have realized that Lovato has a guest starring role in the final season of the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, and the baby bump was not real. Instead, she was wearing a fake bump to play the role of Jenny.

Entertainment Weekly revealed this past summer that Lovato would appear in three episodes this season, and the singer’s character would be a “guarded gal who comes into the life of Will in unexpected ways.” However, neither NBC, Will & Grace producers, nor Lovato revealed that the character would be pregnant.

With Will (Eric McCormack) desperately wanting to become a father this season, it’s possible that Lovato’s Jenny could be his surrogate. But, that won’t be clear until the episodes air because no one is giving away any secrets about Lovato’s character.

When she made it to the set to shoot her first episode back in August, Lovato posted a pic with McCormack, Debra Messing (Grace), Megan Mullally (Karen), and Sean Hayes (Jack), and she wrote in the caption, “They’re the dream team. Honored to be a part of this cast. Last night was amazing and I can’t wait to return for more!!! Thank you.”

It appears that Lovato is doing great just 16 months after she nearly lost her life due to an accidental overdose. She seems to be happy in a new relationship and her career is getting back on track. Not only is she starring on Will & Grace, but she is also working on new music. Just this week, her manager Scooter Braun posted videos of Demi Lovato in the recording studio.

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There are a lot of skeptics when it comes to Kanye West’s new spiritual and musical journey. Kristin Chenoweth gives Kanye her full support as long as he is serious about his new aspirations.

Wendy Williams covered Kanye’s highly talked about visit to Joel Osteen’s church. She, like many other people, sincerely hopes that this isn’t just a phase that the hip-hop performer is going through.

She also told her studio audience that Ye is planning his first opera after releasing his highly-anticipated gospel album Jesus is King.

Kristin just so happened to be the guest to grace the couch just after Wendy’s Hot Topics session where she was asked about how she feels about Kanye’s latest announcements.

Chenoweth is both a woman of faith and a trained Broadway singer. West even sampled her vocals from Wicked in one of his songs.

‘I think he is operatic in his statements. I do want to say this though to Mr. West — I know, you said it so well in Hot Topics — this can’t be a phase and as a person of faith which I am I don’t want that to be a phase for him either because God is so good and I don’t want it to be a phase. But if he wants to write an opera I say go for it. If you want to write an opera let’s hear it. I want to hear it.’

When the talk host asked if she would go see it, Chenoweth said she would love to and recalled the sample that he used in his song.

During the rest of the interview, the Glee alum talked about meeting Ariana Grande when she was a child and keeping a relationship with her until this day. In fact, the pop star appears on her new album.

Chenoweth is fabulous at 51 and recently debuted her new boyfriend on the red carpet for an awards show.

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Randall Emmett has come a long way since the beginning of his relationship with Lala Kent. The producer will be making his debut on season eight of Vanderpump Rules and the couple has opened up about what to expect.

From being referred to as ‘baby’ or ‘my man,’ Lala tried her best to keep her mystery beau a secret for multiple seasons of the show. After appearing at an event with him, fans identified the man as Randall Emmett — a movie executive who was still married to Ambyr Childers at the time they were dating.

After Randall was officially divorced, Kent started referring to the father of two as ‘Rand’ or ‘Randall’ and even took her friends on his private jet after she was called out for making some sign non-disclosure agreements at Coachella while she was trying to keep things on the low.

Now that the two are engaged and planning a Newport Beach wedding, she has changed her mind about having him do the show.

While speaking to E! Online at the American Influencer Awards, Randall explained: ‘For three years, obviously she wanted to show that part of her life. And this last season, she just said, ‘Look, why don’t we just try it out? It’ll show that people don’t know how we really are.’ We’re goofy, nerdy. We sit at home. She watches Friends all day. I’m on my phone playing poker. I mean we’re not super exciting people and so she’s like let’s just do that.’

Fans who follow Lala and Emmett on Instagram knows that they do just that — and sometimes they go Live from their bedroom!

He added: ‘You will see how we deal with it and all the fun of how we are. The vulnerable side that Instagram doesn’t show.’

Are you excited to see the dynamics of Lala and Randall’s relationship?

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R & B singer Lucky Daye is speaking out about his four Grammy award nominations for his debut album Painted. Lucky Daye has scored nominations for Best R&B Performance for the song “Roll Some Mo,” Best Traditional R&B Performance for the song “Real Games,” Best R&B Song for “Roll Some Mo,” and Best R&B Album for Painted. Born David Debrandon Brown, the 34-year-old New Orleans native shared his excitement on his social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter.

Lucky Daye shared the following message on Twitter where he thanked the Recording Academy for recognizing his work with his debut album.

I’m on the other side of the world and I find out I’ve been GRAMMY nominated 4x’s for Roll Some Mo, and Real Games, and my debut album PAINTED !! THANK YOU
@RecordingAcad #DAYEONES You love me and I love you billion back🍀 🤯🤯🤯🤯

You may see the tweet that Lucky Daye shared below.

I’m on the other side of the world and I find out I’ve been GRAMMY nominated 4x’s for Roll Some Mo, and Real Games, and my debut album PAINTED !! THANK YOU @RecordingAcad #DAYEONES You love me and I love you billion back🍀 🤯🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/HsJc64DxdT

— Lucky Daye (@iamluckydaye) November 21, 2019

In the category Best R&B Performance, Lucky Daye is up against Daniel Caeser and Brandy for their duet “Love Again.”  Brandy has 12 nominations and one win. This is the first nomination for Daniel Caeser. Also nominated for multiple Grammy awards is H.E.R. who scored five Grammy nominations this year. H.E.R. won two Grammys last year and has a total of 10. She is nominated this year for Best Record of the Year for “Hard Place”, Album of the Year for I Used To Know Her Song of the Year for “Hard Place,” Best R&B Performance for “Could’ve Been,” and Best R&B Song for “Could’ve Been.”

Also nominated for Best R&B Performance is Lizzo who is also being honored for her debut album. Lizzo has 8 nominations and is being nominated in the Best R&B Performance category for her song “Exactly How I Feel” with Gucci Mane.

The last nomination for Best R&B Performance goes to Anderson.Paak Featuring Andre 3000 for the song “Come Home.” Anderson.Paak has 5 Grammy nominations and one win. Andre 3000 has 23 nominations and six wins.

What do you think of Lucky Daye’s nomination? Have you listened to his album Painted? Were you surprised to hear that Lucky Daye was nominated for four Grammys?

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