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Bishop T.D. Jakes, the influential founder of The Potter’s House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, has announced his decision to step down as senior pastor, marking the end of a remarkable era in American religious leadership. The announcement, made during anemotional Sunday service on April 27, 2025, follows a massive heart attack Jakes suffered while preaching in November 2024—a health scare that prompted deep reflection on his legacy and the future of the church.
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Fashion icon and supermodel, Naomi Campbell has taken to Instagram to share an open letter directed to Anna Wintour, vogue editor-in-chief and reveal her reasons for not attending the 2025 Met Gala. This year’s theme and the dress code was “Tailored For You” . It was inspired by Barnard professor and author Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.” Her book examines the importance and influence of a fashion icon: the Black dandy.
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Reality TV star, Karlie Redd has opened up about her recent arrest. The 52 year old Love and Hip-hop star was arrested after police reports claim that she broke into her ex – husband’s house and stole a watch, card and birth certificate. According to court documents, Karlie Lewis, known for her longtime role on VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta,” was charged with burglary in the first degree. Video evidence cited in the affidavit reportedly shows Lewis in the garage, looking through a window and entering the property.
“As everyone knows, Karlie and her husband are in the midst of a divorce proceeding, and her husband has previously been charged in Fulton County with family violence battery against her,” Karlie Redd’s lawyer claimed in a statement. “I am very confident Karlie’s case will be resolved favorably.”
“Thank you for all your prayers [red heart emoji] support and concerns in my DM’s and text messages! Love y’all,” Karlie Redd responded to fans in an Instagram post, adding an additional but similar message on her IG Story. “Thank you for all your prayers [praying hands emoji] support & concerns! Much love to the ones putting prayer hands together for me! Love you.”
Karlie Redd is currently being represented by Steve Sadow, who also serves as legal counsel in President Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case. Lewis turned herself in on April 23 and was released shortly after on a consent bond. No court date is currently listed on the public docket.
The judge ordered Lewis to stay away from the home she allegedly burglarized and to have no “direct or indirect” contact with Belton, her ex - husband except in matters related to their divorce, according to court documents obtained by The Shade Room and 11 Alive. Her bond was set at $15,000.
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Little Jaffna, Lawrence Valin’s first feature, is not just a crime thriller but a milestone in representation. Shot in Paris’s Tamil neighborhood, the movie tells the story of Michael Beaulieu, a Tamil French police officer, who goes undercover to penetrate a group of individuals-traffickers laundering money for Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers.
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Bianca Censori and Kanye West are standing together against a dentist they claim made the rapper dependent on nitrous oxide.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs has formally declined a plea deal offered by federal prosecutors in a high-profile sex trafficking case set to begin in New York next week. Appearing before U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian on Thursday, the 55-year-old music mogul confirmed his decision when asked directly by the judge if he was refusing the plea "in a sound mind and under no influence." Combs responded, "Yes, your honour."
