00:00Welcome back to The Real, Garcelle and Aida are out today,
00:05but they will be back with us soon.
00:08But holding it down as our guest co-host is the amazing AJ,
00:12Aquea Johnson.
00:13Hey AJ, how are you guys?
00:16All right, let's jump back into things.
00:17Now that spring has arrived, things have been heating up,
00:19especially on our timelines.
00:21And that is why we couldn't wait any longer to get the juicy scoop.
00:24Time to hear what's happening in the world of social media.
00:27This is the social feed with Essence.
00:33So joining us today is Essence Magazine's director of social media,
00:36Charisma DeBerry.
00:38Welcome back to the show.
00:39We've missed you.
00:40Hi ladies, I miss you more.
00:42You know, Charisma, you always have the tea.
00:44So up first, Jamie Lynn has weighed in on her sister,
00:48Britney Spears' pregnancy announcement.
00:51What are the deets?
00:52Yes, according to E! News,
00:54Jamie Lynn sent a subtle reaction to her big sister,
00:58Britney's big announcement.
01:00So Britney announced, for those who don't know,
01:03that she is expecting a new bundle of joy with her fiance, Sam.
01:08Britney is adding to her brood because she already has two boys,
01:11John Preston, who is 16,
01:14and Jayden James, who is 15, with her ex-husband, Kevin Federline.
01:18Now, a lot of people might not think it's a big deal for one sister
01:22to like another sister's Instagram post.
01:25But in the case of these particular sisters, it is a big deal.
01:29And Jamie Lynn liked Britney's Instagram post of her announcement.
01:33And the two have engaged in a public feud over the last year,
01:38and actually over a bit of time.
01:41And so people were really excited that this might be some light at the end of the tunnel.
01:46Last year, Britney Spears was very vocal about some of her issues with her family,
01:51and she took to Instagram in July to say this.
01:54There is nothing worse than when people closest to you,
01:58who never showed up for you, post things about your situation,
02:01whatever it may be, looking for support.
02:05There is nothing worse than that.
02:08And Britney, that is not all she had to say.
02:10So it looks like Jamie Lynn might be extending an olive branch,
02:14and we love to see it, because this is a time of celebration,
02:17I'm sure, for their entire family.
02:18Mm, man.
02:20I'm so mad at Jamie Lynn, if I'm honest.
02:22I just feel like she just wasn't there at all during this entire process.
02:27And the things that she said in press, in public, like airing out family trash.
02:31Right.
02:31But I do notice, though, and it happened for me, babies heal things.
02:35Like babies just bring people together in a great way.
02:37They sure do.
02:38And hopefully, sometimes it's temporary, though.
02:40Because I don't know if this is a real pregnancy or not.
02:42Because you didn't say definitively if she was pregnant.
02:46It's like, it was kind of like going around.
02:48That's how I felt.
02:49Really?
02:50Well, as vocal as they are, we're going to find out soon.
02:52Yeah, you might have the real tea line.
02:55I love you.
02:56So Charisma, we know the Will Smith saga, it just will not end.
03:00So I know you got the tea.
03:01What's the latest update?
03:02Let this man live, man.
03:04Yes, we will be talking about this for decades to come, it feels like, right?
03:08Right.
03:08So Chris Rock's younger brother wants to do more than slap Will Smith.
03:12He wants to lace up his boxing gloves and head into the ring for a match with him.
03:18So Chris Rock's lesser known brother, Kenny, just signed a deal with celebrity boxing founder Damon Feldman for a fight this summer down in Florida.
03:28And while there are no takers to be his opponent, he is calling out Big Willie.
03:33And Kenny says that the size difference between him and Will is not an issue.
03:39A lot of people don't realize this, but Will Smith is a tall and very muscular man.
03:46And it appears that Kenny is not in the same weight class as him.
03:50And he says that even though Will is a bigger weight class that he believes he can take him down.
03:56And he also doesn't think that the fact that Will Smith trained to play Ali, in which he was nominated for another Oscar, will be a problem either.
04:05He is all about defending his big brother's honor and he is ready to take Smith down.
04:12Well, this is for real.
04:13I mean, first of all, they said they don't condone violence, but you want to solve it with violence.
04:19I'm just not understanding this.
04:21You know what I mean?
04:21And by the way, size never has anything to do with fights.
04:24Just saying, it's always about the heart, man.
04:28The heart always wins.
04:29And you know that connection, you know how to hit, you know anything.
04:33You know those places, those spots.
04:35I don't understand why everybody's going to the violent part.
04:37It's like, when is somebody gonna have a conversation with Will?
04:40Well, the thing is, Chris Rock has said that he is going to wait until he gets paid to talk about it.
04:46Let's hear from Chris Rock.
04:47I wanna hear from Chris.
04:47Instead of his brothers and all his cousins and stuff.
04:51I wanna hear from Chris.
04:52Right.
04:53All right, well, a person that we are hearing about is Kanye West being open to a career change.
04:59Spill the tea.
05:00Yeah, so a lot of people are calling foul on the details around this story.
05:04But according to TMZ, Kim made a revelation on her new show premiering on Hulu this week.
05:12And she said while looking through her closet in a scene talking to a friend, Kanye wants to quit everything and become my stylist.
05:20But honestly, I don't find this to be very surprising because throughout their marriage, Kim definitely gave Kanye a lot of props for how he helped transition her style over the years.
05:32She said in an interview in 2015 to CNN when the couple was still married, I really think my relationship with Kanye changed everything.
05:43I mean, back in the day, I thought I had the best style, but now I look back and I see that I'm mortified by some of my old outfits.
05:52And in fact, Ye serves as a ghost creative director for Kim's Skims line, her shapewear brand.
06:00And she went to the New York Times and said that it was really amazing for her to have someone that she truly respects and values his opinion.
06:08And that Ye picked out some of the most important elements for her Skims line, including the logo, the models and even the packaging for the now billion dollar company.
06:19And we can say a lot of things, but Ye is known as an international style icon and we have to give credit where credit is due.
06:28He did take him out of Herbie Leger and you know, he transformed her style.
06:33I mean, I'm just saying.
06:34Yes, yes.
06:35That is real.
06:37I mean, the bodycon dress was all we knew the Kardashians to be about, if I'm honest.
06:42There was an immediate change in the visual of Kim Kardashian after Kanye.
06:47You have to get that.
06:48Listen, I remember when she wouldn't even grace a magazine cover and then all of a sudden it was like Vogue.
06:54Right.
06:55And I mean, fabulous.
06:56And I knew it was like Kanye's vision.
06:58There was an avant-garde look to her that was very risque.
07:01So I think it's the word stylist that people are like, it feels, it's that wording.
07:06It's more of like a creative director to a brand.
07:08You'd actually make millions and millions of dollars just being her creative director alone,
07:13just being able to pick and choose the scope of where she goes.
07:16He helped her.
07:17He has helped her.
07:18He has done that.
07:19That may be where the relationship really is.
07:21Exactly.
07:22I think it's more and it's really just, you know.
07:24It was right.
07:25Maybe.
07:26Charisma, it's always good speaking to you.
07:28Thank you for stopping by and giving us the scoop.
07:30Get your hand off your pearls.
07:32That shade was good.
07:34And all the good news.
07:35For more of the latest celebrity news and all things social, head on over to Essence.com.
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