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June 01, 2018

50 Cent Savagely Smear Ja Rule For Chiming In On Drake and Pusha T Beef

50 Cent is back to being his old self on social media with Ja Rule.

The G-Unit rapper took a swipe at his old foe Ja Rule on Instagram for chiming in on the ongoing Drake and Pusha T beef. This morning Ja Rule went on Twitter to pat himself on the back for dropping one of the greatest diss tracks of all time. Of course, that’s up for debate since their is a consensus among hip hop fans that 50 Cent derailed his career and he never recovered.

“Drake, Push ima let y’all finish but “Loose Change” was one of the most disrespectful diss records of ALL TIME,” Ja Rule tweeted. 50 Cent took a screenshot of the tweet and posted it on Instagram with the caption, “Yo look at this, this ni**a still think he in lt. look at me fool, I’m the reason you driving a Uber you bum ass ni**a. LMAO get the strap.”

We don’t know if Ja Rule is really driving Uber now, but 50 Cent said so it, so take it how ever you want.

June 01, 2018

Two sisters become millionaires by creating makeup brushes in their garage

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Two sisters have become millionaires after selling makeup brushes to Hollywood movie companies. Sophie Pycroft, 30, and sister Hannah, 28, started making makeup brushes in their garage, turning it into a business, Spectrum Collections, which is now worth £12 million.

The sisters have signed a deal with Disney to produce a collection of colourful brushes based on The Little Mermaid. Alongside this, the women also have a similar deal with Paramount with a Mean Girls range. Hannah said: ‘It is an incredible honour to be working with a global brand so rich in heritage.

Two sisters are all made up - after becoming millionaires by selling make-up brushes to Hollywood movie companies. Sophie Pycroft, 30, and sister Hannah, 28, started making make-up brushes in their garage and their business is now worth ?12million. And they have now signed a deal with movie firm Disney to produce a collection of colourful brushes based on The Little Mermaid. Pictured here Hannah and Sophie Pycroft WALES NEWS SERVICE

‘We love Disney and the nostalgia it brings which has inspired our collections. It really is a dream come true for Sophie, myself and the team. ‘We grew up with Disney and for us it represents a magical, colourful and inspirational world.

‘Combined with our own experience of starting in a garage and rising to great success along with how Disney inspires everyone to ‘dream big’, hopefully the collection is inspirational to our customers and fans of both brands.

‘We’re really excited to be able to offer a piece of nostalgia, combined with on-trend design and ethical material choices which we hope will be a hit with consumers spanning generations.’

Hannah and Sophie came up with the idea for their makeup brush business while on a family holiday with their parents. They were brainstorming with their mum and dad around a pool.

Sophie said they began working from her garage in Barry, South Wales, to get their idea off the ground. She said: ‘There’s no window in the garage – we were pale and greasy, working in our pyjamas and living off Hobnobs.

‘We had an Ikea bookshelf flipped on its side where we did all the packing and the only time we broke for daylight was when the Hermes van arrived or one of our dogs started scratching to go out.’

Sophie added that despite having little money in the business, she was always confident that the business was going to be a success.

And it quickly turned into one after the girls built a steady social media following on Instagram, where the brand gained interest from major companies.

She said: ‘We had no backers, we were relying on the generosity of our partners and family. We missed Christmas, birthdays, Valentine’s Days – we rarely saw our other halves.

‘But we always knew it was going to work.’

June 01, 2018

Woman born without a vagina has one created using tilapia fish skin

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A woman born without a vagina has become the first in the world to undergo pioneering reconstructive surgery – using the skin of tilapia fish. Jucilene Marinho has had a new vaginal canal created out of the skin of the freshwater fish.

The 23-year-old suffers from Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH), a rare congenital disorder that affects approximately one in 5,000 newborn girls. It results in the absence of some or all of the female reproductive organs.

Woman born without a vagina has one created using tilapia fish skin

She underwent the revolutionary procedure, known as neovaginoplasty, in north east Brazil last year. Medics opened a space between her vagina and anus and inserted a tubular mould lined with the skin of the freshwater fish.

Once in contact with the patient’s body, tilapia skin acts like stem cells and is absorbed and transformed into cellular tissue forming the walls of the canal, similar to that of an actual vagina.

Before being used, the fish skin undergoes a special cleaning and sterilisation process in the lab followed by irradiation to kill viruses.

The process removes all the scales and fish smell and results in a light-coloured gel dressing that can be stored for up to two years in refrigerated sterile packaging.

An ecstatic Ms Marinho said the ground-breaking surgery has changed her life and she now feels like ‘a proper woman’ who enjoys a healthy sex life. The young university student from Lavras da Mangabeira, was diagnosed in her teens with having no cervix, uterus, ovaries or womb.

However, to doctors’ surprise she developed normally throughout puberty and even experienced menstrual cramping pains in her stomach but never had a period.

At the age of 15 she was given the crushing news there was nothing but connective tissue behind the skin blocking the opening of her vagina. ‘I cried a lot when I found out,’ she recalled to FocusOn News.

‘I thought my world had ended. I’d always dreamed of having a baby of my own now I had to accept that wouldn’t be possible.’ She spiralled into a deep depression fearing she would never experience an intimate and loving relationship.

This worsened when a teenage boyfriend mocked and broke-up with her after discovering the disorder. But last year, six months after agreeing to become the first of four women to have the experimental procedure, Ms Marinho had sex for the first time in her life with her partner Marcus Santos, 24, who she has been with for over a year and who has supported her throughout. ‘At first I was very scared to do it because I thought it would hurt and I was worried it might damage the opening.

‘But it was a wonderful moment because everything worked perfectly. There was no pain just a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction’, Ms Marinho revealed happily. The operation was led by gynaecologist, Dr Leonardo Bezerra, from the Assis Chateaubriand Maternity School (MEAC).

He said the procedure is less invasive surgically than the traditional method, which involves creating a vaginal canal using extensive grafts from the patient’s groin. Neovaginaplasty, using fish skin, has a faster recovery rate with no visible scar tissue.

Dr Bezerra added that the complications of rejection or infection were ‘minimal.’ Research shows that tilapia skin, normally thrown away as a waste product, contains large amounts of moisture and is rich in collagen type 1, a protein that promotes healing.

It is disease resistant and as strong and resilient as human skin. It has been used for three years to treat burns victims and Dr Bezerra decided to try to make a vagina.

He said: ‘To make the ‘new vagina’ we insert a vagina shaped acrylic mould, lined with the skin of tilapia, into the space created between the bladder and the rectum.

‘The device remains there for 10 days to prevent the walls from closing. ‘During this period the skin of the tilapia is absorbed, and the cells and growth factors released by the membrane transforms, like stem cells, into the patient’s tissue cells.

‘Finally, the patient’s body completely incorporates the tilapia skin becoming biocompatible with it.’

June 01, 2018

Donald Trump puts world on brink of trade war after putting huge steel tariffs

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Massive US tariffs on EU steel imports came into force on Friday as Britain made it clear a trans-Atlantic trade war would be bad for both sides. The 25 per cent levy on steel was branded ‘patently absurd’ by International Trade Secretary Liam Fox.

Dr Fox dismissed American claims the tariff, along with a 10% levy on aluminium, was needed for national security reasons as he signalled the UK was prepared for ‘tit-for-tat’ action.

Branding the move by US president Donald Trump as ‘just protectionism’, he said: ‘We absolutely do not rule out counter measures. ‘Obviously, we still hope the United States will think again about this.

Donald Trump puts world on brink of trade war after putting huge steel tariffs

epa06697827 US President Donald J. Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel (not pictured) in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 27 April 2018. Merkel is on a one-day working visit to the White House where she and President Trump were expected to discuss trade issues such as proposed US tariffs on European steel and aluminum products, in addition to topics such as NATO. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 31: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 31, 2018 in New York City. With news of the U.S. decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico, the Dow Jones industrial average fell over 250 points today. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

‘But, it would be a great pity if we ended up in a tit-for-tat trade dispute with our closest allies.’ Labour’s shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner said the US move risked a global trade war.

He said: ‘Liam Fox needs to take urgent action to defend British industry from these unfair measures. ‘If the Government had any doubt as to how ‘special’ our relationship with the US is to President Trump then these tariffs make it clear that even close allies will not be spared from his America First policies.

‘Labour would coordinate a decisive set of counter-measures with the EU and challenge the USA at the World Trade Organisation.’

People fish on Hamilton Harbour near steel mills in Hamilton, Ontario on May 31, 2018, on the eve of tariffs being imposed on the Canadian industry by the Trump administration. The United States will impose harsh tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico as of midnight (0400 GMT Friday), Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced Thursday. / AFP PHOTO / Geoff RobinsGEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty Images

The EU is set to take action against the US at the World Trade Organisation, while imposing duties on American imports expected to include orange juice, peanut butter and other goods. Dr Fox said he would speak to US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross about the situation again on Monday.

Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns spoke to the First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, about the tariffs, saying the Government was seeking a solution. A Government spokesman said: ‘The Secretary of State gave assurances that the UK Government is fully committed to reaching a successful resolution. ‘Both ministers agreed to work together and be a strong voice for Welsh steel as discussions progress.’

A man looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, June 1, 2018. Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after U.S. stocks slid amid mounting trade tensions. U.S. benchmarks fell after the Trump administration said it is imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Europe, Canada and Mexico. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The EU threatened to counterpunch by targeting US products, including Kentucky bourbon, blue jeans and motorcycles. David O’Sullivan, the EU’s ambassador in Washington, said the retaliation will probably be announced in late June.

Mexico complained that the tariffs will ‘distort international trade’ and said it will penalize US imports including pork, apples, grapes, cheeses and flat steel.

In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: ‘These tariffs are totally unacceptable.’ Canada announced plans to slap tariffs on 12.8 billion dollars-worth (£9.65 billion) of US products, ranging from steel to yogurt and toilet paper.

‘Canada is a secure supplier of aluminium and steel to the US defence industry, putting aluminium in American planes and steel in American tanks,’ Mr Trudeau said. ‘That Canada could be considered a national security threat to the United States is inconceivable.’

Mr Trump had campaigned for president on a promise to crack down on trading partners that he said exploited poorly negotiated trade agreements to run up big trade surpluses with the US.

June 01, 2018

Khloe Kardashian's Tristan Thompson sent off in NBA final

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It all got a bit heated for Tristan Thompson on the court last night. The Cleveland Cavaliers player was ejected from the court during a highly-charged NBA play-off game, which kicked off this year’s finals.

The Cavs are meeting Golden State Warriors for the fourth straight season in the NBA’s prize match series, which will continue through this month in a best-of-seven series to determine this season’s champions.

Khloe Kardashian's Tristan Thompson sent off in NBA final

Tristan Thompson shoves Draymond Green after getting ejected...tells him to meet him after the game pic.twitter.com/zUIRnaZuGr
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) June 1, 2018

The pressure of the opening game of the Finals clearly got too much for Tristan, who reacted to some barbs from Golden State player Draymond Green with a shove to the face.

Tristan managed to get himself ejected from the game, too – even though there were just 2.6 seconds left on the clock. Naturally, Twitter went in on the altercation – with many fans either joking or hypothesising (delete as applicable) that Tristan reacted to an insult from Green about his frosty relationship with Khloe Kardashian.

Holy shit. Draymond Green went up to Tristan Thompson and said Khloe kardashian smells like a jimmy johns sandwich, Tristan throws the ball in draymonds face and calls him a “small baller” and massive brawl ensues. Didn’t see that coming
— Big Heatdaddy (@DanyAllstar15) June 1, 2018

JR Smith: “I’m the dumbest player in the NBA”

Tristan Thompson: “Hold my Kardashian”
— Carmichael Dave’s Burner Account (@CarmichaelDave) June 1, 2018

Tristan Thompson just frustrated he has to go home to Khloe in 3 more games.
— Young Sinatra (@elmickeey) June 1, 2018

Whatever was said, it was enough to properly wind up Tristan – and, after he apparently challenged Green to meet him after the game to carry on their ‘discussion’, it should definitely make for an interesting Game 2 when the two teams meet again on Sunday night.

June 01, 2018

Five ‘seriously injured’ after car hits crowd of people in Manchester

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Five people have been seriously injured after a car hit a crowd of people in a hit and run in Manchester this evening.

Emergency crews were called to the collision near a roundabout on Europa Way shortly before 10pm. Five people are said to be in critical condition and were described as being ‘major trauma’ patients. A witness said he saw a forensic tent being put up at the scene.

?? Licensed to London News Pictures. 31/05/2018. Trafford, UK. The scene at Europa Way in Trafford Park, Greater Manchester, where a hit and run driver collided with pedestrians this evening. Photo credit: Joel Goodman/LNP

Several people have been seriously injured after reports a car struck a crowd in Trafford Park tonight. Emergency crews were called to a collision near a roundabout on Europa Way shortly before 10pm. TAKEN WITHOUT PERMISSION

Five 'seriously injured' after car hits crowd of people in Manchester

Europa Way, Trafford Park 31/05/2018: Officers are currently responding to a collision in Trafford. At 9.50pm this evening, Thursday 31 May, police were called to Europa Way, Trafford Park to reports that a car had collided with a number of pedestrians. Emergency services are at the scene and there are currently five reported injuries. The car failed to stop at the scene and enquiries are ongoing to trace the vehicle. There is no evidence to suggest that this is terrorism related at this stage. anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

The road has been closed by police. A spokesman for North West Ambulance Service said: ‘We were called at 9.49pm to reports of a collision between a car and pedestrians.

We currently have five patients, all in a serious condition. ‘We have four ambulances, an advanced paramedic, a senior clinician and three hazardous area response teams (HART) at the scene.’

Greater Manchester Police said: ‘At 9.50pm this evening, Thursday 31 May, police were called to Europa Way, Trafford Park to reports that a car had collided with a number of pedestrians.

‘Emergency services are at the scene and there are currently five reported injuries. ‘The car failed to stop at the scene and enquiries are ongoing to trace the vehicle. ‘There is no evidence to suggest that this is terrorism related at this stage.’

June 01, 2018

Model blinded by abusive boyfriend after friend told her to leave him

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A model was blinded in one eye after he boyfriend went through her phone and found a message telling her leave him.

She had confided in a friend about how manipulative builder Michael Goodwin controlled her life, and her friend was so worried she text her to say so. Goodwin locked the doors to his flat after finding the text, then beat her so badly she was left with facial and skull fractures as well as permanent damage to her optic nerves.

The whole time, Michael’s two young children were in the next room. Martha only escaped when she took a selfie of her injuries and sent it to a friend, who immediately alerted her parents who told police.

**STRICT ONLINE EMBARGO - NOT TO BE PUBLISHED ONLINE UNTIL FRIDAY JUNE 1, 2018** Dated: 31/05/2018 Professional model Martha Dolak, who was left blinded in one eye following a vicious assault by her abusive boyfriend Michael Goodwin, has spoken about how a selfie saved her life. Pictured with Michael at Christmas 2016 SEE STORY BY NORTH NEWS **STRICT ONLINE EMBARGO - NOT TO BE PUBLISHED ONLINE UNTIL FRIDAY JUNE 1, 2018** *** Local Caption *** **STRICT ONLINE EMBARGO - NOT TO BE PUBLISHED ONLINE UNTIL FRIDAY JUNE 1, 2018**

Martha said: ‘When Michael saw the message he was livid. I was terrified so I tried to get my things and go. ‘He told me I couldn’t leave and both the doors were locked.

‘I went to the window to see if I could jump out safely – but suddenly I felt an excruciating pain and remember nothing else. ‘I woke up in bed. I knew he must have put me there but I couldn’t move.

‘I couldn’t feel my legs and I had the most painful headache, I couldn’t lift my head up at all. ‘My eye wouldn’t open and my face felt thick with dry blood.

‘I took a selfie – I wanted to see what was wrong with me. ‘I was horrified at what I saw. I sent the picture to my friend so that she would get help.

‘It was only afterwards that I realised he had kicked me in the head. ‘My friend told my parents straight away, and my dad, who doesn’t speak very good English, went to the police station with the text.

‘The police went to an old address for Michael first and spoke to his sister. ‘She told the police I had fallen down the stairs, and then came to Michael’s new house to warn him they were on to him.

“After she came they reluctantly decided to take me to the hospital. ‘I could have died if I was left without medical attention for much longer.’

After the attack Martha left Michael, 30, for good and took out an injunction against him. Martha, from London, who had been in the relationship for 18 months, added: ‘After the attack people would say to me “he’s an animal” – but he is not, he is a monster.

‘I want to raise awareness and show to people that no matter how educated you are, no matter how strong you look, it can happen to anyone. ‘I never expected this to happen to someone like me, I thought because I’m smart, have a degree, am independent and see myself as a feminist that I would be able to see it happening.

‘But domestic violence does not choose someone based on those things. ‘It’s been the most horrific experience of my life but it made me stronger. ‘I am not looking for sympathy, I just want to raise awareness of him so that other girls know what he is like.

I have left Michael for good and I will never get into a another violent relationship ever again.’ Micheal, of Diprose Lodge, Tooting, denied charges of ABH, assault by beating, damage to property and breach of a non-molestation order along with other unrelated offences, but was convicted by a jury.

June 01, 2018

Bobby Brown wants to give Kanye West a ‘slap’ over use of Whitney Houston bathroom photo

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Bobby Brown has voiced his rather honest thoughts on Kanye West buying the infamous photo of Whitney Houston’s bathroom.

And, if we were Kanye, we’d run the hell away.

Whitney’s ex-husband isn’t too please Kanye snapped up the picture for $85,000 (£63,500) for Pusha T’s Daytona album as he went so far as to say he’d like to slap the rapper.

‘Why would he post that on his album cover?’ the singer, 49, told Rolling Stone this week. ‘That’s really disgusting that he would do that. That’s in really bad taste.

Something should happen to Kanye. He’s already crazy. I knew that when I first met him.

‘Now he’s pushing the bar a little bit. He needs somebody to slap him up or something. And I’m just the person to do it.’ The picture is from 2006 and shows the late singer’s bathroom; it was taken by one of Houston’s family members.

The room allegedly contained a crack smoking pipe, white powder, alcohol and a spoon. Whitney and Bobby were married from 1992 to 2007 and share a daughter, Bobbi Kristina, who died aged 22 in 2015.

The late singer’s estate said in a statement to Entertainment Tonight earlier this week they were ‘extremely disappointed’ in Kanye’s move to use the photo.

They added: ‘Even in Whitney’s death, we see that no one is exempt from the harsh realities of the world.’

June 01, 2018

Amber Rose reveals amount of pain she was in before breast reduction surgery

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Amber Rose has opened up about her recent breast reduction surgery, as she admitted it got to a stage where she was in so much pain she had to take action.

The 34-year-old was sporting natural 65H before the procedure, but it wasn’t until her turn on Dancing With the Stars she realised they were getting in the way.

She told People: ‘My boobs slowed me down. And, my partner, Maks, would be like, “Come on! Hurry up, faster, faster, faster.” And, I’m like, “Dude, I can’t go any faster! I’m like in pain. I literally cannot move that fast”.’

Homeboy needs to realise how much massive boobs can get in the way! She revealed she was nervous about how reducing their size would make her feel about herself, though. ‘I was scared that I wouldn’t feel sexy anymore, but it got to the point where I literally was in pain,’ she said.

‘It was almost as if I had like a heavy backpack on my chest.’ Amber told the publication she got her boobs when she was 14 and they ‘flucuated’ over the years, getting bigger after she had her son, Sebastian, with Wiz Khalifa.

‘They weren’t implants or anything like that and so, my back was hurting me,’ she said. ‘There was times I would just walk and just stop and be like … it would kill me. And, so, at that point, I was like, this is more of like a health issue, where I have to get this done.’

She said she’s now sporting 36DDD – triple Ds are still quite impressive, though – it’s ‘like a dream’. Good for you, hun.