Posted on Fri Oct 25th, 2019 8:27am PDT By
X17 Staff
If there's one thing Kanye West knows how to do, it's how to give an interview! The rapper sat down with Zane Lowe of Beats 1 to talk about his upcoming album Jesus Is King, which was supposed to drop last night but ... didn't. And his second, companion album Jesus Is Born, set to drop Christmas Day. In fact Kanye also told Jimmy Kimmel last night that the first album was already OUT, when in fact it wasn't. Ye later Tweeted to correct himself, writing: "To my fans,†he wrote. “Thank you for being loyal & patient. We are specifically fixing mixes on ‘Everything We Need’[,] ‘Follow God’ & ‘Water.’ We not going to sleep until this album is out!"
To my fans
Thank you for being loyal & patient
We are specifically fixing mixes on “Everything We Need†“Follow God†& “Waterâ€
And of course West discussed a lot of other stuff but most of all he congratulated himself on being such an evolved and amazing human being. Some highlights from the sit-down:
"I am unquestionably, undoubtedly the greatest human artist of all time. It’s just not even a question anymore at this point. It’s just a fact."
"Now that I’m in service to Christ, my job is to spread the gospel, to let people know what Jesus has done for me. I’ve spread a lot of things. There was a time I was letting you know what high fashion had done for me, I was letting you know what the Hennessey had done for me, but now I’m letting you know what Jesus has done for me, and in that I’m no longer a slave, I’m a son now, a son of God. I’m free."
I just thank God for saving me mentally, physically, spiritually. I give it all up to God. And sometimes we’ll sit around and start to get mad about something or I’m about to scream about something and I’m rude. I had a rude spirit in me that I need to work on … The thing I pray for to be more Christ like is the Grace."
"Playboy was my gateway into full blown pornography addiction. My dad had a Playboy left out at age 5, and it’s affected almost every choice I made for the rest of my life. From age 5, to now having to kick the habit. And it just presents itself in the open, like it’s OK. And I standup and say, you know, it’s not OK."
"With God, I’ve been able to beat things that had a full control of me. That Playboy that I found when I was 5 years old was written all over the moment that I was at the MTV Awards with the Timberlands, the Balmain jeans - before people were rocking Balmain jeans — and the Hennessy bottle. That was such a script out of a rockstar’s life. My mom had passed a year before, and I had said, ‘Some people drown themselves in drugs. And I drown myself in my addiction.’ Sex. And that’s what fed the ego, too. Money, clothes, cars, accolades, social media, paparazzi photos, going to Paris fashion week, all of that."
"I have five years of marriage under my belt. What I learned from five years of marriage is, it is the greatest bond, it is a God bond to be able to have someone that you can call on, someone you can call out, someone that can call on you and call you out. Equally yoked. Someone to complain to and someone to grow with as we grow and raise our children."
"Christian innovation, Christian innovators. That’s the net that we’re casting for the organization that we have now. [I’m] no longer an entertainer. I’m not here for anyone’s entertainment. People say, ‘Oh this is going to kill your brand,’ but my brand is expressing how I feel whether it’s in line with what you thought the brand was even two days ago. A smart man has the ability to pivot and say, ‘I think something different now.’ I don’t think this because this was the culture, I don’t think North should wear crop tops just because I had her wearing a slip dress when she was 2 years old. I think and feel differently now, now that I am Christian. Now that I am the founder of a $3 billion organization and married for five years."
"Not only was I diagnosed with mental illness, mental illness is something that was used to take my dome down by 10 feet to wash me out, to control me. I do love the fact that I can show the world that I’m sitting here and have been diagnosed, put on medication to make me fat on purpose. They’re trying to kill the superhero. So, I’m trying to show that someone that’s diagnosed can still drive and be the founder of a multi-billion dollar organization. Can still be in service to Christ. Can still be a good husband and a good dad. My life does not end with this diagnosis and I will not be stigmatized and discriminated [against]."
Brah! That's a LOT of deep thought and we can't help but think maybe Ye really IS a genius!
Posted on Thu Oct 24th, 2019 10:43am PDT By
X17 Staff
Well, they're no longer attending classes at USC, so what have they got to do other than drive around drinking smoothies in their G-Wagon?! Olivia Jade and sis Isabella are trying to keep a low profile (see how Bella's basically hiding) as their parents Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli have been hit with additional charges in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal.
A grand jury in Boston, Tuesday, charged Loughlin and Giannulli, along with ten other parents, with conspiring to commit federal program bribery by paying employees at the University of Southern California to admit their kids as athletic recruits or to give them other types of preferential status. These federal charges can be applied when the amount of the bribe is more than $5000 for a school that receives more than $10,000 in federal money, of which USC is one such college.
This puts pressure on Lori and Mossimo to plead guilty before their cases go to trial because these new charges carry a penalty of up to TEN YEARS in prison! Of the 52 people involved in the admissions scandal, 29 have now agreed to plead guilty, including Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman who's smack in the middle of her two-week jail term.
For those who have rejected plea deals, like Aunt Becky, they face up to 45 years in prison if found guilty on all counts.
Meanwhile, Olivia Jade was out partying over the weekend with her off-again-on-again boyfriend Jackson Guthy. The pair were spotted at musician Andrew Watt's birthday bash which was also attended by the likes of Justin and Hailey Bieber, Adam Levine, Camila Cabello and more. At least she's not sitting home crying and she's still getting out and having run, right?!
Posted on Thu Oct 24th, 2019 10:28am PDT By
X17 Staff
Whoa! We never woulda seen this coming! Kaia Gerber, 18, and SNL funnyman/boyfriend du jour Pete Davidson, 25, enjoyed what appeared to be a romantic lunch date in SoHo on Sunday, according to fans who spotted the two together.
"They were having lunch and laughing together as they ate,†an eyewitness told Us Weekly. “Pete appeared happy to be with Kaia, and she seemed like she was into Pete, though there was no PDA."
Well, maybe there was no PDA ... but that's sure to come! The pair ate at Sadelle's in lower Manhattan around 2pm on Sunday and stayed at the restaurant for about an hour before leaving together, according to Us. Wednesday, Pete was spotted leaving Kaia's NYC apartment!!
Davidson recently split from actress/model Andie MacDowell's daughter Margaret Qualley. The two started dating in August around the time they attended the premiere of her film Seberg at the Venice Film Festival. Of course Pete dated Kate Beckinsale for about five months before Qualley and was engaged to Ariana Grande for four months before that. Dude gets around!
Posted on Thu Oct 24th, 2019 6:53am PDT By
X17 Staff
Selena Gomez isn't taking this online bullying lying down -- she's sending a HARSH message to Hailey Baldwin after Mrs. Bieber posted a screen shot of the single "I'll Kill You" following the release of Gomez's single "Lose You To Love Me" yesterday -- which is clearly about her painful breakup from Justin. Ouch!
We spotted Selena out at private club The Bungalows last night, celebrating the release of TWO new singles and just after posting a reply to Hailey ...
Fans went crazy after an eagle-eyed Selenator noticed Hailey's post just four minutes after Selena released her new music video yesterday and of course everyone assumed it was a "response" to Gomez's song. Hailey addressed the accusations by writing, "Please stop with this nonsense...there is no 'response.'"
But that wasn't enough for Selena fans or for Selena, who responded herself late last night by saying, "I am grateful for the response that the song is getting. I’m so grateful. However, I do not stand for women tearing women down. And I will never, ever be by that. So please be kind to everyone. It doesn’t matter what the situation is. If you’re my fans, don’t be rude to anybody, please." She went on, "Don’t go off and say things that you just feel in the moment. Just please, for me, know that that’s not my heart. My heart is only to release things that I feel are me, and that I’m proud of. And that’s all I’ll say." Daaaaang!
Then, moments later, she dropped ANOTHER new single called "Look At Her Now." Check it out!
Posted on Wed Oct 23rd, 2019 10:00am PDT By
X17 Staff
Just MINUTES after Selena Gomez released her new single "Love You To Leave You," which seems to be about her painful split from ex Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin posted the song "I'll Kill You" by Summer Walker to her Instagram Story ... coincidence? Fans say, hell no!
Selenators are speculating that Mrs. Bieber posted the song as a not-so-subtle response to Gomez's new single that has lyrics like, "In two months, you replaced us / Like it was easy," which, if about her and Justin, is a little harsh, right?
UPDATE: Hailey has posted a comment on Instagram about claims she was shading Selena: "Please stop with this nonsense...there is no 'response.'"
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Was Hailey's "I'll Kill You" post a reaction to Selena's new single?
Miley Cyrus' ex was already skinny, but fans are saying she's lost TOO much weight and now Kaitlynn's snapping back.
Kait posted these sexy bikini selfies last night and when one commenter wrote that The Hills star looks "too thin," Carter wrote back that she's "been through some sh*t lately, LOL," hinting at her split from fiance (since they were never legally married, despite a ceremony in Indonesia) Brody Jenner and her subsequent spilt from rebound Miley.
The "fan"'s full comment reads: "Oh Kaitlynn, you look too thin. Are you okay? You are so beautiful, hope all is okay. It was nice to see you healthy for a bit, modeling. It was normal. It seems like the new norm is being shown as super thin is only exceptional." We're not sure we understand that last bit, but what we DO understand is that Kaitlynn's split with Brody will definitely be featured on the MTV reality show AND we understand that the reboot has been renewed for a second season. Maybe Miley will make a cameo in that!
Posted on Wed Oct 23rd, 2019 7:06am PDT By
X17 Staff
Of course Selena Gomez released NEW MUSIC about lost love and EVERYONE'S gonna assume it's about Bieber ... and maybe it is!
Selena returned to the music scene with her new release "Lose You To Love Me" and fans are going wild picking out hints in the lyrics that she's singing about Justin. Like: "Set fire to my purpose and I let it burn,†-- a probable tip of the hat toBieber’s 2015 album Purpose. And then, “In two months, you replaced us / Like it was easy," which could be about the former couple's March 2018 breakup just three months before JB hooked up with Hailey Baldwin.
Check out the music video Selena released last night and weigh in!!!
Posted on Tue Oct 22nd, 2019 2:16pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Honestly, we couldn't watch this long enough to get to the party where Jordyn Woods "jokes" that she's pregnant. Ha ha! How funny ...
Nine months after her cheating scandal with Khloe Kardashian's baby daddy Tristan Thompson, the wannabe YouTuber is desperately trying to get clicks on her videos with shameless tactics like this and guess what?! It works!
Lots of people like us are going to scroll through and find the part where Jordyn talks about being "single and ready to mingle" but also says she's PREGNANT. She teases us by saying she's "expecting ... abs." Woods goes on: "I am single and expecting some abs soon if I keep working for them." Wow ... wonder if Kylie watches this mess?