Monday, July 14, 2014

Tyler Perry Wins 'What Would Jesus Do' Trademark From Woman Who Says He Stole It From Her

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Tyler Perry has reportedly won the patent to use "What would Jesus do?" in in a suit filed by another applicant who wanted to patent the popular phrase.

Reality star Kimberly “Poprah” Kearney had registered the trademark in 2008, several months before Perry did. Kearney had it trademarked to use as the title for a reality show, and claims she was developing a reality series with the title, but has got no backers.

According to THR, she says she had submitted the idea to Tyler Perry Studios in 2007 for backing, and alleges that Perry and his lawyers essentially stole the phrase from her but Tyler Perry Studios challenged her claim due to lack of use, and registered theirs later the same year.

Karrueche Tears Up As She Talks About Three Way Romance With Chris Brown and Rihanna

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Karrueche Tran, the on--then-off girlfriend of Chris Brown has opened up about battling Rihanna and her millions of online fans any time she's with Chris Brown. 

She discussed the ups and downs of their relationship during an interview on Just Keke, hosted by Keke Palmer, saying;

“... my boyfriend is a celebrity whose ex-girlfriend is even bigger… so, not only am I fighting a battle with her, I’m fighting a battle with her 14 million fans or however else. Imagine how that feels for me when I gotta get on Twitter and I gotta  see a whole bunch of stuff. They make up all kinds of crazy stuff and it’s like they know nothing about me.”

Three-year-old Girl Who 'Woke' at Her Funeral Has Been Declared Dead Again

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A three-year-old girl in the Philippines woke during preparations for her funeral but has now been declared dead, according to new reports. A cellphone caught the moment the young girl started breathing again at a church in Aurora in the Philippines where her funeral was taking place.

The little girl was originally declared dead on Friday morning after suffering a fever in hospital. Her family were preparing for her burial on Saturday afternoon when a neighbour of the girl's parents saw
the girl move her head. After being lifted out of the coffin she was given water and taken to the hospital.  It was later found that the girl was in a state of coma, not dead.

But sadly, reports now suggest the girl did not survive and has been declared dead finally. A doctor assessed her again today and found no signs of life.

The Church of England Approves Women as Bishops at the General Synod

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The Church of England's national assembly, known as the General Synod, has approved the historic measure to allow women to enter its top ranks as bishops!

The Church voted this decision at its meeting in York today, according to UK media.

The measure had the support of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Prime Minister David Cameron.

The vote comes two years after similar legislation failed to reach a two-thirds majority among the General Synod's lay members, despite approval from bishops and clergy.

“Weird Al” Yankovic Parodies Pharrell’s Williams “Happy” in New Video “Tacky”

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"Weird Al" Yankovic made his musical fame from spoofing other popular musicians, songs and their videos. The comic singer is releasing a new album called Mandatory Fun this week, and has just premiered the first video off it, a parody of Pharrell Williams Happy, but this one is called “Tacky”. 

The song and video indicts “Happy” and its 24-hour-dancing video as an embodiment of almost every annoying trend in today's pop-culture. Some of the lines read;
I Instagram every meal I've ever had/
I would live-Tweet a funeral /
Take selfies with the deceased. 
Check it out if could use a laugh this Monday.

Ramsey Nouah Leads Other Actors in Premiere of Tempting Fate in Houston

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Ramsey Nouah was the star at the premiere of new movie “Tempting Fate”, alongside other actors including Dan Davies, Andrew Onochie, Kimberly Kral, and the produces, Unoma and Kevin Nwankwor.

In Tempting Fate, Ramsey Noah stars as the prodigal brother in this amazing story of betrayal in the face of brotherly love and redemption. Produced and shot in the United States with American and Nigerian actors, the movie trailer looks amazing. See it here.

Check out all the other photos from the movie premiere below...

Lance Gross Engaged and Expecting First Child With Rebecca Jefferson

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Lance Gross, popped the question to his girlfriend Rebecca Jefferson at the end of last year in Mexico. Now, the couple are expecting their first child. Lance is the hot chocalate actor in Tyler Perry Tempatation, Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.

According to reports, Rebecca is visibly pregnant and that she conveniently crops her baby bump out of all of her photos on social media.

A Hip Hollywood report said that they were spotted celebrating Gross' birthday at Benihana last week, with Jefferson rocking a noticeable bump.

Selena Gomez's Boob Enlargement Causes Fan To Wish Her Death by Cancer. See Selena's Response

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Selena Gomez recently made headlines when new photographs of her hit magazines and blogs, with speculation that has had a boob enlargement.

Many of her fans were not happy about it, and several wrote comments and posted social media about their disappointment with the young singer. One of the critics went as far as wishing death by cancer on Selena.

In a very mature and thoughtful reply, 21 year old Selena let the young lady, whose account has now been deactivated, know that cancer was no joking matter, and nothing to curse others with since it can happen to anyone.

Man Accuses The Redeemed Church in UK Of Causing The Breakdown of His Marriage

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Ayadi Moniaye, a Nigerian man based in Manchester UK, claims the Redeemed Christian Church of God‘s “Jubilee Parish”, breaks up marriages so as to obtain permanent stays for female members, but in the process they tarnish the image of Nigerian husbands abroad.

He is accusing the church of brainwashing his Nigerian wife, and teaching her how to use the UK legal system to obtain permanent residence through him whe they broke up.

When they divorced in 2009, she also got their children, and the house and property they owned together. Since then, Ayadi said, she and the church have ganged up on him and are insinuating that he is insane.

Ayadi Moniaye is also claiming that the Redeemed Church's hierarchy in Nigeria are ignoring him after he has sent official letter to them to look into the case.

How To Make Your Long-distance Relationship Work Out For Good

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By Adrienne Brown

Long-distance relationships do come with challenges, but if you've found the right person, it's worth it! Here's how to keep your sanity and make it work.

Sara, from Toronto, and Paul, from Vancouver, met at the destination wedding of mutual friends. They had no idea they'd be coming away with their own spark and, after keeping in touch for two months, a new relationship separated by thousands of kilometres and three time zones. Neither had been in a long-distance relationship before, but they made it work for eight months before Sara decided to move to Vancouver.

"Our relationship is no different than a same-city (or province) relationship. We still need to be communicating and we still need to have the same goals and outlook on life," says Sara.