CELEBRITY GIST.

RIHANNA APPOINTED AMBASSADOR IN HER HOME COUNTRY BARBADOS.
The 30-year-old star has been appointed “Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary” to her home country of Barbados. In a statement released by the Barbados Government Information Office, RiRi’s new role as Ambassador entails being responsible for promoting education, tourism, and investment for the island. Rihanna when accepting her new duties said: I couldn’t be more proud to take on such a prestigious title in my home country. Every Barbadian is going to have to play their role in this current effort, and I’m ready and excited to take on the responsibility. I look forward to working with Prime Minister Mottley and her team to reimagine Barbados Speaking on why the star was given this role, Prime Minister Mottley said: Rihanna has a deep love for this country, and this is reflected in her philanthropy, especially in the areas of health and education. She also shows her patriotism in the way she gives back to this country and continues to treasure the island as her home. She has also demonstrated, beyond her success as a pop icon, significant creative acumen and shrewdness in business. It is therefore fitting that we engage and empower her to play a more definitive role as we work to transform Barbados.


LINDA IKEJI BUYS NEW BENTLEY TO CELEBRATE SON'S BIRTH

It’s a season of new beginnings for Linda Ikeji. The blogger who welcomed a son on Monday announced on Tuesday that she did something “crazily crazy” to celebrate the birth of her son who she has since named Jayce. The media mogul’s sister, Laura Ikeji has however unveiled the surprise and it’s a brand new Bentley. Laura shared a video of the luxury ride on Instagram with caption”Dear Jayce, ya mom went crazy the day u came into this world, oh boy! ya own don better. Dem born u buy Bentley. Omo mama olowo! Can’t remember what my parents bought when they had me hehe. Check out Linda’s Bentley

KANYE WEST ADDRESES DRAKE,NICK CANNON, AND TYSON BECKFORD OVER COMMENTS ABOUT HIS WIFE KIM KARDASHIAN WEST.

Kanye West isn’t here for the songs, suggestions or comments about his wife Kim Kardashian made by Drake, Nick Cannon, and Tyson Beckford. In a series of videos he shared on his instagram page, Kanye before anything else says he is glad to be out of the sunken place, and with that, he has to speak up on certain issues that aren’t sitting well with him. 

First off, he addressed Nick Cannon who had dated Kim back in the day and asked him to stop insinuating things that hadn’t happened while doing interviews. Then he turned his attention to Drake, saying, the rapper never addressed the rumors that he had sex with his wife Kim, and then went ahead to make a song with her name in it (In My Feelings), adding that he knew what he was doing when he used the name ‘Kiki’ Lastly, he spoke on Model Tyson Beckford and Kim Kardashian going back and forth on Social Media asking that they all put the negativity aside. Nick, in turn, has now responded to Kanye’s videos, saying he was a solid individual, and if somebody asks him a question, he is gonna answer it to the best of his abilities. He wrapped his video by inviting Kanye on the 20th episode of his TV show Wild N Out. 


BY STEPHANIE ERDOO HEMEN