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A woman carries a cat in her backpack during a chilly spring day in downtown Oslo, Norway, Sunday, April 25, 2021.
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People gather for a Celebration of Life Memorial for rapper DMX at Barclays Center, Saturday, April. 24, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. DMX, whose birth name is Earl Simmons, died April 9 after suffering a catastrophic cardiac arrest.
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Chloe Zhao, winner of the awards for best picture and director for Nomadland, poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles.
DMX extended love and support to his fiancée,
Desiree Lindstrom, during the funeral that followed Saturday’s memorial event at The Barclays Center.
Tashera Simmons took to the pulpit at Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, where Sunday’s funeral services were held, and gave an emotional speech about her ex-husband. The socially-distanced service was also broadcast for DMX fans to watch on BET.
Tashera Simmons (right), the former wife of rapper-actor DMX, embraces his fiance, Desiree Lindstrom, at his funeral Sunday in Brooklyn. (Twitter)
“He said, ‘I’m here for the world. God put me here for the world … God birthed me to be in the world. I am not of the world. I’m for the world.’ And I said, ‘I believe that, Earl, ” Simmons said of her former spouse.
By Hayden Brooks
Apr 26, 2021
Balenciaga has designed a shirt in honor of the late DMX and it s all because of Kanye West.
As per Page Six, West helped raise $1 million for the late rapper’s family via proceeds from the tribute piece. As the story goes, the rapper commissioned the designer shirt through his Yeezy brand at $200 apiece and the item sold out within 24 hours over the weekend. Proceeds from the sales will go directly to his family, who remembered the star at a private funeral service at Brooklyn s Christian Cultural Center on Sunday, as well as at a star-studded ceremony at Brooklyn s Barclays Center the day prior.
Liora Rez, the executive director of StopAntisemitism.org, told
The Algemeiner, “We continue to be horrified that an antisemitic and homophobic bigot like Farrakhan continues to be given a platform in the black community. In a time of horrid racial division in this country, problematic and hate filled individuals like Farrakhan do nothing but promote even MORE conflict and discord.”
Entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” investor Daymond John initially praised Farrakhan’s speech on Twitter, and said about the Nation of Islam leader: “his deep understanding of the Bible and respect for other people’s religions was truly inspiring.” However, by Sunday night, John deleted the comments and issued a follow-up statement, after facing criticism over Farrakhan’s history of antisemitic statements.
Por Hayden Brooks
Apr 26, 2021
Balenciaga has designed a shirt in honor of the late DMX and it s all because of Kanye West.
As per Page Six, West helped raise $1 million for the late rapper’s family via proceeds from the tribute piece. As the story goes, the rapper commissioned the designer shirt through his Yeezy brand at $200 apiece and the item sold out within 24 hours over the weekend. Proceeds from the sales will go directly to his family, who remembered the star at a private funeral service at Brooklyn s Christian Cultural Center on Sunday, as well as at a star-studded ceremony at Brooklyn s Barclays Center the day prior.