THIS WEEK
Joy Reid Cried Over Hair And Makeup Challenges In MSNBC Career.. Joy Reid says she owes a lot to her glam squad — which briefly included Tamron Hall in a supporting role. The former MSNBC host was honored at “The View” hair stylist Derick Monroe’s third annual “Behind the Scenes Beauty Day Soirée,” and she opened up about the beauty challenges she faced during her early days at the ex-NBC cable network.
Reid revealed she didn’t have a team who understood black hair care and skincare, which left her in tears because “my image was less than it should’ve been,” she said. “I walked into a media world that did not see me … I was being damaged. Not only was my image less than it should’ve been, I was spending so much money to repair the damage that was being done to my hair, my face, my body, by people, who did not know,” she said.
Reid added her appearance led her to second guess being a television broadcaster. “I was crying. I didn’t want to be on TV because I didn’t look good and I didn’t feel good about myself trying to just tell the truth and just do my job as a journalist,” she said Reid, now an indie-journalist with her own daily YouTube show
Damson Idris ,Who Showed Up At The Met Gala Without Lori Harvey, Revealed His Own Fashion Design. Before the F1 actor arrived to the star-studded gala—held at New York City’.s Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4—wearing a Prada ensemble and DIDRIS jewelry, he gave his mom Philippa Idris .
“I was talking to her this morning, I was showing her the pieces, showing her the cufflinks,” Damson, whose DIDRIS line is an homage to his mom, shared in E!’s By Design as part of Live From E! Stream: Met Gala. “She loves it all. She used to buy and sell gold in her 20s, and it was a dream of hers,” he noted. “So I’m picking up where she left off.
As long as I’m making her proud through this, then I know I’m on the right path.”As for his Prada ensemble? Damson shared the story behind their dynamic collaboration. “We drew from the kind of custom looks that we did throughout the year of award season,” he explained, “which focused heavily on trench coats.” For Damson, who debuted DIDRIS at the 2025 event, the first Monday in May has marked a milestone in his career.
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Single Sketches
“When I Fell In Love,
I Never Expected…”
by BS Staff
Clay: “To walk down the aisle after knowing her for only three weeks.” Laird: “That she would turn out to be such a loser.” Crystal: “That there would be so much deceitfulness, disloyalty, agony, and lies.” Edward: “That things would change so drastically, and that my life would change. I was amazed at how I stopped thinking about myself and started thinking about someone else all the time. I feel a lot happier, like walking on a cloud. Everything I do is better. I even work better. My outlook on life is better.” MORE
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The Dating Chronicles
The Decision
It was over. But Dave had known for a while and had said nothing. Now, his best friend Carl sat across from him with his head down. He was confessing that he had been seeing Dave’s girl Diane for the last four months. His voice quivered as he begged for forgiveness. He spoke about their friendship and how much it meant to him. MORE
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Fateful Encounters
by Cheryl Lakes
Do you believe in Fate? Have you ever had a strange feeling that something was about to happen and it did? Or have you ever felt drawn by some strange force to do something out of the ordinary that was difficult to explain? Has anyone ever predicted that something would happen to you and it did? Well, for some, these occurrences have been very real and there are those who believe that Fate has its way of fulfilling its purpose by letting “a chosen few” in on it before it happens MORE
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The Truth Behind
Those Disappearing Acts…
by M.K. Allison
In my research, I found several men and women who confessed to being guilty of “ghosting” someone with no explanation and who also agreed to reveal the reasons for their abrupt exits. Hopefully, their very candid answers will provide some insight and shine a light on all the speculation that usually goes on when someone disappears from a relationship. MORE
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SingleScenes
by Sarah Smart
Q. In the last three months, I met two guys in a row and my best friend met three, All five were fine, intelligent, and perplexing. The guys we meet either lie about what they’re doing, scheme to keep you from finding out, or behave like imbeciles at any gesture of affection. I want to know if you have any suggestions we can use to save ourselves from the pain and anguish that we often encounter in an attempt to cultivate a decent relationship with a guy who appeals to us? MORE
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Single Scenarios
Love Lessons 101
Chad: “I feel guilty about a relationship I got involved in where I knew the woman was too nice for what I had in mind. She was hoping for marriage or at best a serious relationship and all I wanted was fun and sex. I felt really bad when I learned she had suffered a nervous breakdown when I stopped seeing her. I will never again fool with a woman who’s more serious about the relationship than I am. MORE
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Story Of The Week
The Wrong Number
by J. Carroll
It was a Saturday night and Gina was feeling very lonely when her phone rang. She hadn’t been on a date in a while, and she was considering going to the movies alone. The voice on the other end was male, deep, and melodic, but he had the wrong number. When Gina hung up the phone, she wondered if he’d call back, and a minute later, he did. MORE
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Anger Alert! Violence
On The Dating Scene
by Coco Diong
FACT #1: Singles (men and women) often suffer silently in abusive relationships and no one talks about it. I discovered this when I recently attended a singles women’s conference and one of the speakers called for those in the room who had suffered physical abuse in non-marital relationships to stand. I was shocked when at least half of the women in the room stood, including my friend who was sitting next to me. (There were over 300 women in attendance) It turned out that she had been in an abusive relationship for over two years and was too embarrassed to tell anyone. MORE
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