Wednesday Buzz: #Keke Must Go and Restraining Orders
KEKE PALMER; #KEKEMUSTGO
Yesterday, Keke Palmer took to her twitter account to post this picture with the caption “#Kekemustgo #keketakeslondon”. She proudly rocked the “Ghana must go” bag on the streets of London.
Source: @KekePalmer Twitter
MEL B FILES A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HER FORMER NANNY
One week after Mel B was granted a temporary restraining order against her estranged husband, Stephen Belafonte, E! News has confirmed that she has filed a temporary restraining against the couple’s former nanny, Lorraine Gilles.
Mel B claims that in addition to having an affair with Stephen during their marriage and getting pregnant with his child, her ex child-care giver is now extorting the pop star.
Reports claim that Mel’s lawyers got the court order so that they could be granted access to a storage locker rented by Lorraine, which Mel B alleges contains a slew of very personal items that she doesn’t want to get out, including sex tapes of the couple, photos that Stephen threatened to make public against the singer, Spice Girls memorabilia and photos of Mel’s father, who died in March.
But there are also more shocking claims —Mel directly accuses Lorraine and Stephen of extortion in the documents. She alleges that when she tried to fire the nanny back in January 2015, Stephen flipped out and called Lorraine his “ride or die bitch.” Mel B then said that her husband threatened to release the risqué tapes of the couple if Mel didn’t agree to rehire Lorraine and give her a raise. Mel also claims that Lorraine knew all about the videos and the threats, but that and she’d agreed to help Stephen.
Source: E News, The Sun
PROGERIA PATIENT, ONTLAMETSE PHALATSE DIES AT 18
Ontlametse Phalatse‚ who became famous for her battle with Progeria and her bubbly attitude towards life, has passed away. The 18-year-old died on Tuesday night at Dr. George Mukhari Academic Hospital in Ga-Rankuwa‚ outside Pretoria. She was one of two South African girls living with Progeria‚ a rare genetic condition that causes rapid ageing. She described herself as “the first lady” after she became the first black child diagnosed with Progeria. Her death comes shortly after she met President Jacob Zuma at his official residence to mark her birthday‚ which was on March 25.
According to eNCA, the Phalatse family has released a statement saying, Ontlametse was surrounded by her mother, brother, family members and friends. “It is with great sadness to inform you of the passing of our first lady, Ontlametse Ntlami Phalatse, our hearts are filled with pain and sadness but Ontlametse as we know her would want us to carry on with her courageous spirit.”
Messages pouring in on her Instagram page describe her as a warrior and a source of inspiration. Doctors had already said that she wouldn’t live past 14 years but she did for four more years. She also recently graduated from high school and was determined to be a psychologist to help people with their problems.
Source: enca.com, timesdaiylive.com, bellanaija.com, @ntlami Instagram
REUBEN ABATI AND BBNAIJA DRAMA
Yesterday the former spokesperson to the president, Reuben Abati released an article, narrating in graphic detail, his opinion about the just concluded Big Brother Naija show. He critiqued the show commenting on its high and low points. The media personality made some controversial statements like: “I have seen better breasts TBOSS” and “What just ended as Big Brother Naija 2017 was nothing other than the corralling of some human beings into a zoo, pressured to behave like nothing but animals. The organizers made money devaluing other human beings.”
