Award winning Nigerian fashion designer, Toju Foyeh yesterday shared a message to her fans on being consistent and also believing that “What is for you is for you”.
See her post below;
In an op-ed for the New York Times, Lupita wrote that she met Weinstein in 2011, at an awards ceremony in Berlin, while she was still a student at the Yale School of Drama.
He had been introduced to her as the “the most powerful producer in Hollywood,” she wrote.
Wary about both strangers and the “intentions of men,” Lupita had sought others’ opinion of Weinstein, looking to vet him.
“Keep Harvey in your corner.” a female producer had said. “He is a good man to know in the business, but just be careful around him. He can be a bully.”
They had exchanged contacts, and although she continued to refer to him as Mr. Weinstein, he insisted she call him by his first name.
Not long after, he invited her to attend a screening of a film with his family at home in Westport, not far away from New Haven where she was staying at the time.
They had had lunch at a restaurant first, and although she ordered juice, Weinstein insisted she had vodka and diet soda, telling the waiter, “Get her what I tell you to get her. I’m the one paying the bill.”
When the drink arrived, along with water, she had only the water, and Weinstein had called her stubborn.
Watching the movie in his home, maybe 15 minutes in, Weinstein said he wanted to show her something.
She wanted to see the movie, she said, but Weinstein insisted, saying they would return shortly.
He led her into a bedroom, his bedroom, and said he wanted to massage her.
“I thought he was joking at first,” Lupita wrote. But he wasn’t.
Panicking, she offered to give him one instead, hoping it could put her in control of the situation.
While massaging his back, Weinstein said he wanted to take his pants off. She said no, and because he insisted, she walked away, standing by the door frame and telling him: “If we’re not going to watch the film, I really should head back to school.” He called her stubborn again.
He had his driver return her home, gifting her a boxed collection of “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency,” an HBO show that he had produced.
The next time he invited her over, it was to a staged reading of his new Broadway show, “Finding Neverland,” which, feeling unsafe, she attended with 2 male friends.
Weinstein was on his best behavior, and she believed they had been able to get past their awkward beginnings, and could now sustain a professional relationship.
That was why she could accept and attend alone a screening of “W.E.” he invited her to. After the screening, they would have drinks.
As planned, after the screening, they sat to eat at Tribeca Grill, and hadn’t even began eating, when Weinstein said: “Let’s cut to the chase. I have a private room upstairs where we can have the rest of our meal.”
She refused, saying she’d rather eat at the restaurant.
He asked her not to be naive, that if she wanted to be an actress she had to be willing to do this sort of thing.
“You have no idea what you are passing up,” he said.
“With all due respect, I would not be able to sleep at night if I did what you are asking, so I must pass,” she said.
Afraid of her career, “I just want to know that we are good,” she told him.
“I don’t know about your career, but you’ll be fine,” he said.
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Michelle Williams, a member of former girl group Destiny’s Child, in a recent interview with CBS’ ‘The Talk’ has opened up on her battle with depression.
She said:
I’m in one of the top-selling female groups of all time, suffering with depression.
When I disclosed it to our manager (Mathew Knowles) at the time, bless his heart, he was like, “You all just signed a multi-million dollar deal. You’re about to go on tour. What do you have to be depressed about?”
So I was like, “Oh, maybe I’m just tired”
Michelle also disclosed that she had been feeling that way since she was thirteen, and not until she got to her 30 did she realize it was depression.
She also said:
“I think at the age of 25, had I had a name to what I was feeling at the time, I would have disclosed that ‘I’ve been suffering from depression.,
After the show, Michelle tweeted,
Thank you @TheTalkCBS for being a safe place to talk about #depression #mentalhealthawareness!! Don’t be afraid to reach out for help!
Gina Ehikodi Ojo, OAP, Food Blogger and CEO of Foodies And Spice, a Pidgin Culinary TV Programme for all food-lovers is celebrating the one year birthday of her twin boys which she had despite negative doctors report.
Gina had been told she had fibroid by a Sonographer but she refused to believe his report and told him she was coming back with her twins.
Long short, she went home and started preparing for twins by faith and without using any fertility drugs or any special regimen, she got pregnant and delivered her twin boys.
She took to her Instagram page @geenafoodiesandspice to share the testimony.
Read below.
To celebrate the twins first birthday, she also penned a letter to them. See below.
culled from fabwoman.ng
Actress Adesuwa Etomi has taken to her Twitter page to dish out five key rules of spending, and she totally nailed it!
See her tweet below:
1. Save before you spend
2. Don’t spend money on more ‘wants’ than ‘needs’
3. Don’t spend money that hasn’t hit your account yet.
4. Don’t buy things on credit.
5. Don’t buy things to impress anyone, it’s foolish.
Hello WORriors! It is #ThrowBackThursday and we are throwing back these old photos of singer, songwriter, and EME’s First Lady, Niyola!
See photos below:
A new housing development in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos is doing its own little part to honour women whose efforts in shaping the history of Nigeria, have been unceremoniously forgotten. Okang Ashiwel Ochui, who is currently working on the project, took to Twitter to ask for help in naming 21 of the community’s streets after unsung female heroes in Nigeria’s history.
Guys, I need to name 21 streets, and I’d like to name them after some of the undercelebrated women in Nigeria’s history. Suggestions?
It didn’t take long for people to suggest a bunch of worthy names, from authors and activists to politicians and musicians.
Okang later tweeted out a shortlist which included 31 amazing women that all deserve the recognition. So, we wait to see which names get selected for the honour.
Updated list to include more names; this will be tough:
culled from konbini.com
Rihanna is getting another road named after her in the neighborhood where she grew up in Barbados. The Ministry of Tourism announced the decision on Friday, October 13.
Here’s the statement:
“The Government of Barbados will on Independence Day, Thursday 30th November, 2017 officially change the name of Westbury New Road located in St. Michael to Rihanna Drive in honour of Barbadian superstar Ms. Robyn Rihanna Fenty who grew up in Westbury New Road.”
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and Rihanna will share the honor of unveiling the new signage at a two-hour ceremony at Westbury New Road, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Nov. 30.
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Her Network announces “Call for nominations” and is now accepting entries for its debut annual “Woman of the Year” awards.
The awards although primarily for Women in Nigeria, has a unique “Global” category that allows for nomination from women all over the world via social media.
The platform which seeks to honour and celebrate outstanding millennial women in Nigeria has announced that nomination entries can now be sent in via their website www.hnwoty.com or via email nominations@hnwoty.com Nominee category sectors where millennial women look to be celebrated include Art, Entrepreneurship, Career, Film & Television etc.
The awards although primarily for Women in Nigeria, has a unique “Global” category that allows for nomination from women all over the world via social media. If think the impact of your work should be considered or know someone who you’d like to nominate for consideration, please visit www.hnwoty.com to put in your nomination. Self-nominations are allowed.
The nomination process will close October 18, 2017.
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Actress and movie producer, Eniola Ajao, has recently been made the Brand Ambassador of PaddyPaddyBet, a fast rising betting company. Speaking on this achievement, she said,
“I am really excited about being made the image of PaddyPaddyBet brand. It is my best endorsement at the moment. I have a huge respect for the owner of the company and the management. I will utilise my wider reach on social media to bring attention and growth to the company. I know betting companies are the rave of the moment due to the huge football followership in Nigeria. And also they are creating jobs and impacting lives in their own way. I will deploy my links and social media platform to market the brand. I support Manchester United Football Club of England. I just love the club and the historic profile of the club.”
