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Just last week, R. Kelly was blasted by several high profile women of color in the entertainment industry, who all called to MUTE the singer for his alleged inappropriate relationships with young girls.
[READ: Women of Color Seek To #MuteRKelly + Kelly Calls it ‘Public Lynching’… ]
The superstar singer is now on a mission to prove he’s still got a few celebrities on his side, despite being the target of the #TimesUp movement.
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Tyrese Gibson was not feeling the love during an onstage performance earlier this week.
The crooner was caught on tape recently as he shoved aside a fan who rushed the stage after he finished his set at the Valentine’s Love Jam in Detroit on February 9th.
In the video below, the overzealous female fan can be seen approaching the 39-year-old singer for a hug but Tyrese clearly wasn’t having it!
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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed played host for the final time during the 2017 UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball as he passed ceremoniously passed the torch on to Mayor-elect Keshia Lance-Bottoms.
Several of Atlanta’s who’s who donned their best black-tie attire for the 34th annual event which was held at the Hyatt Regency on December 16th.
[FLASHBACK: Phaedra Parks, Usher & More Attend 2016 UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball… ]
This year’s celebrity co-host was actor/singer Tyrese Gibson, who helped raise $100,000 through a fund the mission appeal.
A host of celebrities, dignitaries and influencers were also in attendance, including UNCF President Michael L. Lomax, corporate co-chair Rodney Bullard (Chick-fil-A, Inc.); Ted Blum (Greenberg Traurig); Wendy Stewart (Bank of America), Chris Tucker, Stephanie Mills, Jeezy, Keisha Knight Pulliam, Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta Hawks), Rap star Young Jeezy, Baseball Legend Hank Aaron and his wife Billye Aaron, Ambassador Andrew Young and Carolyn Young, Attorney Phaedra Parks, Married to Medicine’s Dr. Heavenly Kimes, Dr. Jackie Walters, Quad Webb Lunceford and many more.
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As you know, the singer/actor acted a plum fool and cried “broke” during a slew of instagram posts after his ex-wife accused him of abuse during their custody battle.
Gibson even apologized to Will & Jada for lying about them sending $5 million to “keep him afloat”.
For the record, Tyrese’s ‘broke’ and our ‘broke’ are NOT the same! In fact, in the midst of being ‘broke,’ Tyrese managed to scrape up enough to purchase a $4 million dollar home in Atlanta.
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Tyrese Gibson is still explaining his bizarre behavior on social media.
This week, the ‘Fast & Furious’ actor hit the net to release a lengthy statement about several events that have occurred over the past few weeks.
One of the many things Tyrese claimed online was that his wife, Samantha Gibson, was pregnant… well, she’s not.
Tyrese now admits he lied about the pregnancy and several other things, including Will & Jada’s $5 Million dollar loan. He says he’s apologized to the couple and that it was his “medication” that made him tell all the tall tales.
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Tyrese Gibson won a huge victory against his ex-wife in their custody dispute over his 10 year old daughter Shayla and now he’s finally fessing up about that $5 million dollar lie he told a few weeks ago.
As you know, Tyrese told all of his social media followers earlier this month that Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith gave him $5 million to pay legal bills and “keep him afloat” during his time of distress, but it was soon revealed it was all a lie (click HERE if you missed that).
Well, now Black Ty has issued an apology to the Smith family for all the embarrassment he caused.
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