‘The Wolf of Wall Street’: Major Asset in $3.5 Billion Fraud Case admin Friday, July 22, 2016 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt The U.S. Department of Justice are attempting to seize $1 billion in assets, which include the profits, royalties, and distribution proceeds from the Hollywood hit "The Wolf of Wall Street." The film, which...
HSBC Executive Arrested For Currency Exchange Scheme admin Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt A HSBC executive was arrested at JFK airport for his part in a $3.5 billion currency exchange scheme. According to the NY Post, London-based global chief of foreign exchange trading, Mark Johnson, is being...
STEP It Up: Drake’s 24K Air Jordan 10 OVO admin Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Fashion & Beauty, Feature, The Runway, Trendsetters If you're going to order a custom shoe, you might as well go all out. And, that's exactly what Drake did when he bought the Air Jordan 10s. The Toronto rapper purchased a pair of one-of-a-kind 24 karat...
#WealthyWishWednesday: Porsche Design Tower’s $32.5M Drive-Up Penthouse Condo admin Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Feature, Lifestyle Billionaires and multi-millionaires need only to apply. In Sunny Isles, Florida, the Porsche Design Tower will present the first luxury condo-dwelling that allows owners to take their cars straight to...
WWE Draft 2016: What to Expect admin Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Feature, Sports, The Game Tonight it's doing down. Wrestling fans will finally get to see the very first WWE Draft take place LIVE! In addition, the WWE Smackdown will catch of lot of attention. This event is considered monumental in...
Really! Melania Trump Jacks Michelle Obama’s 2008 Speech admin Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt Melania Trump is having a bad day all due to her Republican National Convention speech. The speech, which she insists she wrote herself with the a "little help" from her team (we presume), threw 34 million...
‘Pokémon Go’ Accounts Are The New Hustle admin Monday, July 18, 2016 Feature, Technology Pokémon Go put Nintendo back on the map when it launched on July 6. Besides shareholders making bank off of the phenomenon, players are too. Players are reaping the financial benefit of Pokémon Go by...
Black-Owned Banks You Didn’t Know Existed Until #BlackLivesMatter admin Monday, July 18, 2016 Business & Finance, Feature, The Connect, The Receipt As recent surges in individuals moving their dollars into Black-owned banking institutions, the media has only really focused in on one, Citizens Trust Bank, in Atlanta. The bank, as of last week, had received...
‘Bad Dad Rehab’: Malik Yoba Talks Custody Battle + Roger Bobb & T.C. Carson On Mother’s Raising Boys to Men admin Monday, July 18, 2016 5-4-3-2-1, Events, Feature, Film & Television, The Script By: Alex Ro, contributing intern (@alexrolive) The premiere of "Bad Dad Rehab" played on tv’s across the world on TV One. If I had one request, it is to find out who Rick Gonzalez’s acting coach is - tap...
MUSIC: Joe Budden – “Afraid” (Drake Diss #3) admin Monday, July 18, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio It didn't take long before Joe Budden released his third diss track, "Afraid." It took two previous disses before Drake took shots at Joe on French Montana's "No Shopping," which hit the internet on Saturday....
Dr. Phil Files $250 Million Lawsuit Against Tabloid, The National Enquirer admin Thursday, July 14, 2016 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt "Dr. Phil" McGraw and his wife is suing supermarket tabloid, The National Enquirer, for $250 million. The McGraw's has filed a lawsuit against the tabloid with claims that it published false stories...
VIDEO: NBA Stars Speak Up Against Violence admin Thursday, July 14, 2016 Feature, Sports, The Game Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, and LeBron James opened the ESPYs with a powerful message that addressed the recent and past tragedies involving the police. 'Melo, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and...
WE tv’s ‘Cutting It In The ATL’ Hosts Private Dinner and Screening [PHOTOS] admin Thursday, July 14, 2016 Feature, Film & Television, The Script, Tune In By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) Sew-ins, shadiness, and success stories are all you need to make for an intriguing season two of WE tv’s "Cutting It in the ATL." Tuesday night,...
What Is Worthy About ZARA? admin Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Fashion & Beauty, Feature, The Runway, Trendsetters By: Jing Yang, contributing intern (@jing5233) If you ask me which fashion brand I like most, and I can also afford it, I would choose ZARA. Its designs can be compared with high fashion brands, but because...
Pandora Receives Heavy Backlash Following #BlackLivesMatter Post admin Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Feature, Technology By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) Following the death of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, several companies have expressed their condolences and their support for the Black Lives...
VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2016: Most Exciting Performances admin Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio On Monday night, VH1 returned with their Hip Hop Honors show, which came back after taking a six year hiatus. In honor of the show's return, producers deemed it a night of honoring our female hip-hop...
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Chief Police Turner Meet Protestors In Front of Governor Deal’s Mansion admin Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Events, Feature, Lifestyle By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) As a synonymous chant of “no justice, no peace” filled the affluent streets of Buckhead, Atlanta protestors kept the momentum going on the 5th night...
Don’t Catch A Fed Case Using Someone Else’s Netflix Account… admin Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Feature, Technology The days of sharing your Netflix and/or HBO Go account information may soon be over.Or is it? In a recent ruling in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, a three-judge panel found that sharing...
Billionaire John Malone Merges Lionsgate, Starz For $4.4 Billion admin Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt Billionaire John Malone is said to be the top dog that sealed the acquisition of Starz by Lionsgate. The 75-year-old media mogul is worth an estimated $7.3 billion and is a powerhouse when it comes to...
Yeezy + adidas Job Opportunities Announced admin Friday, July 8, 2016 Fashion & Beauty, Feature, The Connect, Trendsetters Think you could work for Yeezy? Kanye West and the adidas partnership are off to a great start. The new Yeezy entity is now hiring for its product development and design teams. There are currently 17 job...
K-pop: The Intricate and Profitable Business of Korean Music admin Friday, July 8, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio By: Jing Yang, contributing intern (@jing5233) Last year, in Los Angeles, one Korean pop music group’s concert was rated as “Top 10 Best Selling Performances in the World”. The group is Big Bang, one...
NCAA Athletes May Get More Free Time admin Friday, July 8, 2016 Feature, Sports, The Game By: Jaelyn Aleise, contributing intern (@_JaeAleise_) When you are a college athlete, time is almost never on your side. Between practices, games, traveling, etc., a lot of athletes find it difficult to...
Scales 925 Employees Sue T.I. and Business Partner for Unpaid Wages admin Thursday, July 7, 2016 Business & Finance, Feature, Music, The Receipt, The Studio A lawsuit has been filed against Clifford “Tip” Harris and his business partner, Charles Hughes, by employees at Scales 925. Fortune is reporting that Tip and Hughes have been named in a lawsuit, which...
Gospel Artist, Kierra Sheard, Announces Self-Titled Tour + ‘Make Me Better’ admin Thursday, July 7, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Grammy nominated recording artist Kierra Sheard has announced her own tour, which will feature an all-female band. Since the release of her latest project LED LP, Sheard's been preparing for...
Philando Castile: Another Black Life Ended By Police Ms. Bels Thursday, July 7, 2016 Feature, Lifestyle While the city of Baton Rouge deals with the unsettling death of one of its own, Alton Sterling, another Black man has lost his life. In Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Philando Castile was shot after being pulled...
Ferragamo: How Shoes Display the History of Economic Stagnation admin Thursday, July 7, 2016 Fashion & Beauty, Feature, The Runway By: Jing Yang, contributing intern (@jing5233) Can you imagine that the thickness of your high heels’ soles can reflect the economic situation worldwide? In December 2015, Ferragamo did an exhibition to...
Brother of Pablo Escobar Demands Review of ‘Narcos’ Before Season 2 Release admin Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Feature, Film & Television, The Script, Tune In The brother of Pablo Escobar is upset with Netflix and demands a change ASAP. According to TMZ, Roberto Escobar, Pablo's accountant, fired off a letter demanding Netflix to put a hault on the premiere of...
OWN’s ‘Queen Sugar’ Hosts Q&A and Reception at Essence Fest [PHOTOS] admin Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Events, Feature, Film & Television, The Script, Tune In The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) presented the cast of “Queen Sugar” at the Essence Festival this past weekend. Over 200 key industry insiders got an opportunity to partake in a "Queen Sugar" Q&A on...
Big K.R.I.T. Leaves Def Jam + Drops ’12 For 12′ Mixtape admin Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Rapper/Producer Big K.R.I.T. announced via Twitter that he has left Def Jam. No word yet on his reason for leaving the label, but this adjustment allows K.R.I.T. to move forward with other projects under...
[EXCLUSIVE] Donovan Carter Talks HBO’s ‘Ballers,’ NFL to Hollywood, and Handling New Money admin Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Feature, Film & Television, The Script, The Vault, Tune In 1 Comment By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) From the football field to Hollywood, HBO "Ballers" Donovan Carter is standing proof that sometimes the risks we take in life can end up being the most...