This Week
Tyler Perry Finally Responds To The Criticism About His Films. The Root reports… In a podcast interview with KeKe Palmer, Perry addressed all the critics behind his film “Divorce In The Black.” The prolific filmmaker and billionaire mogul is hearing all of y’alls comments about his films.
When Palmer brought up recent critiques about his film “Divorce in The Black,” Perry was frank and revealed a side of him people don’t usually see in his interviews. “If you let somebody talk you out of a place that God has put you in, you are going to find yourself in hell,” said Perry listening to criticism.
He went on to say that he knows “for a fact” that what he is doing with his movies is “exactly what I am supposed to be doing.” He added, “For everyone who is a critic, I have thousands of emails from people saying this changed my life … So that is what is important.” Perry explained that a large portion of his fans are disenfranchised and do not have access to resources like therapy, and their stories are often discounted.
“So you’ve got this ‘highbrow negro’ with his nose up looking at everything, and then you got people like where I come from who are grinders and really know what it’s like,” said Perry. “Who are you to say which Black story is important or should be told? Get outta here with that bulls—t.” So there…
Vanessa Williams Reveals She Quietly Divorced 3rd Husband Three Years Ago. The 61-year-old singer shared that she split from her husband of six years in 2021 while speaking with People for a cover story published on July 24. While she didn’t specify why the marriage ended, the publication noted that Williams’ split from Skrip was amicable.
The former Miss America winner also shared that while she’s not dating anyone right now, she’s happy in her single life. Skrip and Williams got married in 2015 after they met during their separate vacations to Egypt. Speaking to Glamour in 2019, Williams – who has four children from previous relationships – shared that after her first conversation with Skrip, there was already a spark.
“So I made the first move – he would never have approached me because I was with my daughter,” she said. We started talking, had dinner, and then it just continued from there. I forced myself to be open, to take a chance.” She told People, “There was an immediate attraction, and after a long, three-hour dinner, we had so much in common. It was obviously meant to be!” she said. During her recent interview, she also opened up about how someone could catch her eye nowadays. “My orbit’s not like you need a special pass to get in. I finish my show, I go out and sign autographs and I talk to people,” she explained. “I’m pretty open.”
Texas Man Vanished From Same Bahamas Yoga Retreat 10 Years Prior To Missing 
Chicago Woman. A Texas man went missing more than 10 years ago from the same Bahamas yoga retreat where a Chicago woman vanished last month, a spokesperson for the retreat confirmed.
Wesley Bell was last seen alive while attending a yoga retreat on Paradise Island in Nassau on Jan. 25, 2013, according to a missing persons flyer released by police at the time. He was attending a retreat at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat Bahamas, the same site from where Taylor Casey, 42, went missing last month, according to the retreat’s spokesperson, Jonathan Goldbloom.
“After an extensive search, the Bahamian police determined that he had drowned,” Goldbloom said Wednesday. It appears there is no evidence of foul play in Bell’s case, though police have not commented on the matter. Dannielle Ward-Packard, who lives in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, said she was at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat Bahamas when Bell went missing in 2013. Bell walked off by himself to go snorkeling one day and never returned, she said, adding that his shoes, shirt, and hat were found on the beach the next day.
Single Sketches
A Day In The Life…
Charli: “After discovering my boyfriend sexting on the phone with my best friend, I asked him to leave. Two weeks later, he begged me to forgive him and I let him move back in. Nine months later, he moved out while I was at work and moved in with her. Beth: “When my best friend moved out of state I called her ex-boyfriend and invited him out for a drink because I’ve always been attracted to him. He claimed to be flattered but said he didn’t think it was appropriate because of his past relationship with my best friend.” MORE
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The Dating Chronicles
The Deception
Margo stared silently into the darkness of her bedroom as her thoughts divided themselves between sanity and insanity. She and Carl had been a couple for over three years. Yet, though they were still together, she was suddenly uncomfortable and uncertain of his feelings because he had suddenly become aloof. MORE
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10 Ways To Make 
A Great Impression
by Lisa Laird
It is well-known that a person’s manners, speech, and conversation are important components of what makes them attractive. It can distract from the prettiest pair of eyes or the most handsome face. Here are some tips on how to keep others mesmerized…or have your presence felt when you enter a room. MORE
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Single Scenarios
Eerie Encounters
Compiled by BS Staff
Tom: “Sometimes I wonder if being a heterosexual is becoming passé? In a period of one year, I dated three women who were all sleeping with me and other women. I found out either by accident or confession.” MORE
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You’ve Just Met…
Now What?
12 Things To Do
By M.K. Allison
When we go on that first date with someone who seems interesting, our hopes are usually up for a great experience that could possibly lead to something great. Some of us have a scrutiny list of standards that potential mates have to pass, while too many encounter strangers with their “love radar” turned off. This is usually shut off subconsciously with the first flutter in our gut. Here are 12 Things to keep in mind… MORE
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SingleScenes
by Sarah Smart
Q. I was involved happily with a guy for three months. We went on a cruise together and I thought we’d become very close. When we got back, he suddenly stepped away without one word of explanation. After a week, I called him and asked what was the problem. He said that we should both seek the company of other people and that we should move on with our lives. I am so hurt and immobilized by his actions and comments that I cannot function. I can’t eat or sleep, because I don’t know what happened…..what’s wrong with me…..or why he suddenly doesn’t want me anymore. He won’t talk to me and refuses my calls. What would you do? MORE
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The Unlikely Mix Of
Drugs And Dating
by Jana Corley
It seems everywhere I look of late I’m finding men who are fine specimens of manhood, who are either snorting cocaine or smoking crack. Last month, I went out with a guy for the first time who seemed like a great catch. He was a handsome attorney driving a new Jaguar with a personality to match, but he offered me some “coke” before we could get to a stoplight. I refused and requested to go back home. I was too turned off to continue the evening or the encounter. SMH…First, there was a shortage of men, now there seems to be a shortage of men who are not on drugs. Here are other voices on this subject. MORE
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Wedding Deadlock
Behind The Scenes
by Karen Miller
These days, with all the ominous statistics of a good guy shortage and the stiff competition among women, some men have been known to change their minds after committing to marry. There seems to be an increase in the number of guys who are abandoning the idea of marriage after proposing to the lady of the hour. When this happens, some women let go and move on with their lives to higher ground or suffer temporary despair, while others become creative in reeling him back in. Here are some interesting stories about the wedding deadlock. MORE
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Viewpoint:
What Every Woman
Should Know…
by Theo McNee
If you’re out on the first date with a guy who plows ahead and orders dinner before you do or sits down before you do…don’t dismiss him as a social misfit who should know better. Look for other important qualities and discover a way to teach him what he needs to know. MORE
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