House deejay Zinhle, who is pregnant with hip hop artist AKA's child, recently launched her new blog. (momentsbydjzinhle.com)
DJZinhle launches new blog
With a blog name like MOMents, expect nothing less than heart-warming stories ofDJ Zinhle’s journey to motherhood. The house deejay, who is pregnant with hip hopartist AKA’s child, recently launched her blog on June 3, which she describes as an open diaryand letter to her unborn child. “I have gone through so much in thepast few months that I have to share,†she writes. The blog reveals how shebroke news of her pregnancy to boyfriend AKA, who was out of the country whenshe got the results from a home pregnancy test kit. “I had to tell my boyfriend who was out of the country at the time. I couldn’t wait till he got back, so I took a picture of the stick and sent it to him. He, as many men would, responded with, “What does this mean?â€, she wrote.
Chaos erupts at hip hop concert
Violence erupted at Hot 97 Summer Jam concert on June 7 when New Jersey state police had bottles thrown at them at the hip-hopconcert at MetLife Stadium by fans, who were trying to get inside, The Guardian reported. The police later used tear gasto try to disperse them, according to officials. The chaos began when crowds ofpeople tried to force their way into the sold-out event by climbing over fences.
Kendrick Lamar. (Madelene Cronje)
The concert, which is hosted annuallyby radio station Hot 97, featured an artist line-up that included music acts, Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown,Trey Songz and Big Sean. The radio station released their official statement: “Whenfans realised tickets were not available at the box office, a small number ofpeople created an unsafe environment, and for the safety of all guests, the NewJersey State Police were on scene to disperse the crowd. The gates wereclosed at that time. No further entry was permitted into the event. Forticket holders whose tickets were not scanned, refunds will be offered at thepoint of purchase.†Photos and videos of the fight between the crowd and police flooded social media on Sunday evening.
IsChris Brown obsessed with Karrueche?
Can anyone keep up with US singer Chris Brown’s on and off relationship withmodel Karrueche Tran? The couple’s recent fall-out involved Brown jumpinginto Tran’s car after leaving the Playhouse Nightclub in Los Angeles on June 4 where they were both spotted.Tran reportedly asked Brown to leave her car but later that night he showed up at her doorstep and both gotinto a screaming match that waseventually stopped by the police, TMZ reported. According to HollywoodLife reports, all the singer wanted to do was to talk things through with Tran.
Chris Brown. (Reuters)
Thewebsite quotes a source close to Chris saying: “He was just trying to talk toher, that’s all. He wanted to talk to her face-to-face about theirrelationship.†The source adds thatChris only got into Tran’s car to make sure she “was alright and not mad†thathe had spoken to her earlier on in the club, telling her how beautiful shelooked. The couple had been dating on and off since 2011 but called it quits inMarch 2015 when news surfaced that Brownhad fathered a child with model Nia Guzman.
MaggieBenedict off the hook
Actress Maggie Benedict’s nightmare is finally over after being acquitted ofcharges of theft at the Randburg Magistrates’s Court on June 4. The Ashes to Ashes actress was accused ofstealing a bottle of painkillers priced at R17.49, from the Checkers supermarket at Cresta Mall,Johannesburg, on December 2013 after security found the sealed pills in her bag, the Sowetan reported. The state’s evidence failed toprove beyond reasonable doubt that Benedict had stolen the pills. She pleadednot guilty from the get-go and maintained that she had purchased the pillsweeks upon entering the store but could not produce the receipt for the sealedpills.
SimbaMhere’s accident accused appears in court
The driver involved in the car accident that killed Top Billing presenter SimbaMhere and his friend Kady-Shay O’Bryan on January 31 2015, made his first courtappearance on June 4 at the Randburg Magistrates’s Court. The driver, who wasidentified as 21 year-old Preshalin Naidoo, faces two counts of culpablehomicide, The Citizen reported. According to Metro police spokesperson EdnaMamonyane, Naidoo’s car “had taken the William Nicol off-ramp from the N1 at Fourways,crossed over a middle island and crashed into the driver’s side of Mhere’svehicleâ€. Mhere was driving when the accident occurred, while O’Bryan was inseated in backseat. Mhere’s father, who was in the passenger front seat, survived the accident. Naidoo’s trial date was set for August 18 2015.
Simba Mhere (Facebook)
‘Tell Me Sweet Something’ movie trailer out
The trailerfor local romantic comedy film, Tell Me Sweet Something, is finally out. Therom-com that has been in production since 2014, is set for release in thespring of 2015. Actors Nomzamo Mbatha and Maps ‘Masego’ Maponyane are the leadcharacters in the story about a Jo’burg writer, Moratiwa Vokwana (Mbatha), whofalls in love with male model, Nat (Maponyane). They both come from differentworlds but try to make their relationship work. Tell Me Sweet Something was writtenand directed by award-winning director, Akin Omotoso.
