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Oprah Winfrey’s father died at 88, and she was by his side in his final moments.

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Vernon Winfrey, Oprah’s father, passed away on Friday, July 8, at the age of 88.

His daughter had previously posted on social media that Vernon Winfrey had been sick. Winfrey did not disclose any information on his health condition.

Winfrey posted an emotional update to her social media accounts, including a video of her father serenaded at a Fourth of July party.

The entrepreneur, who is 68 years old, paid tribute to her father with a heartfelt caption.

Shortly after her father’s passing, Winfrey and her family held a memorial service for him on their lawn. “Wintley Phipps, a gospel singer and a friend of mine, paid him tribute with a song. He was overcome by emotion and unable to express how much he appreciated the love he was receiving.”

She went on to say, “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath,” she continued. “We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing. That Peace still abides. All is well.”

Winfrey closed her caption by saying she appreciated her fans’ prayers during this time.

According to an article published by the Washington Post, after serving in the United States Army, Winfrey’s father settled in the East Nashville neighborhood. He owned a small grocery store, was a deacon at his church, and served as an elected member of the Nashville city council in addition to being a barber for well over half a century.

Vernita Lee, Winfrey’s mother, passed away on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2018, at the age of 83. Winfrey spoke candidly about her mother’s death in an interview with People, saying, “I feel like it was as sacred and as blessed as a passage can be.”

Winfrey and her family celebrated what they called a “Vernon Winfrey Appreciation Celebration” on July 4th, rather than Independence Day. The ex-talk show host posted a touching video on Instagram that Gayle King had taped.

“So we’ve been planning a backyard barbecue, that’s actually more than a backyard barbecue. It’s for ‘Vernon Winfrey Appreciation Day,’” she said. “‘My father is ill and so we wanted to be able to have all of his friends come and celebrate him while he’s able to receive the joy.”

Behind the scenes, King inquired as to whether or not Winfrey’s father understood the significance of the Fourth of July celebration, to which Winfrey responded, “he doesn’t even realize that this is for him.”

In the Instagram caption, Winfrey said, “Giving my father his ‘flowers’ while he’s still well enough to smell them. To you and your loved ones on this Fourth of July, best wishes. In other words, don’t forget to have a good time with your friends and family.

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Oprah is the rare dynamic person who understands the bridge that connects us. She never ceases to amaze. She always comes with something. Always doing something worth talking about. Always inspiring. We're sure her father is happy with what he co-created. When you're involved at some point your kids will grow up to tell you that yeah, you were involved. That's what this celebration signifies. Be involved in the right way. It'll come back. No Pork in that!

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In Joker costume, Diddy clashes with “Power” actor.

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Diddy’s Joker costume from the 1989 film provided plenty of laughs on Halloween night. On the other hand, he may have been too immersed in his role when he had a weekend altercation with “Power” actor Michael J. Ferguson.

On camera, Ferguson refers to Diddy as “p—-,” prompting the rapper to laugh like the Joker and label Ferguson “clown.”

“What’s up, baby? You don’t like me,” Diddy asked Ferguson. “Then motherf—— get to it, n—-. If you don’t like me, you motherf—— fronting. Get to it b—-. Don’t f—— play with me on Halloween. I’m out here with love, n—-.”

At this moment, Ferguson still seems to be unaware that the man behind the mask is actually Diddy, as he keeps attacking the performer.

“You f—— p—-, make sure you won’t never talk to me that like,” Diddy said. “We’re having a good time. Why do you want to come at me like that? You got a problem? You really taking over my energy right now. What did I do to you? Do you know who I am?”

Diddy then tells him who he is, and it deescalates.

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Janet Jackson and Jill Scott are called out by Tyler Perry for “Why Did I Get Married?”

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Recently, movie mogul Tyler Perry challenged Janet Jackson and Jill Scott, two megastar singers, to continue the Why Did I Get Married? series, and Scott has since answered.

The owner of Tyler Perry Studios joked on “Entertainment Tonight” before Perry’s first TheGrio Awards that the two singers are delaying production on Why Did I Get Married 3.

Perry said in a deadpan, “If Janet and Jill Scott say yes, I’m waiting for them to say it.”

Scott’s “A Long Walk” vocalist immediately responded by quoting the tweet and tagging the rest of the cast of the “Why Did I Get Married?” series.

Janet has yet to respond, though. But others have.

Jill, sent out another message for Janet.

Why Did I Marry? series follows married couples who have trouble when vacationing at exotic resorts.

The films are part of Perry’s best 10 movies, that grossed over $115 million.

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Kanye West to Buy Conservative Social Platform Parler After Twitter, Instagram Ban

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The controversial conservative social networking site Parler has announced that it will be acquired by Kanye West.

Parler’s parent company, Parlement Technologies, released a statement on Monday stating that they are “pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement in principle for Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, to acquire the Parler platform.”

Further, “the acquisition guarantees Parler a future role in developing an uncancelable ecosystem where all opinions are welcome,” the company said.

President and CEO of Parler George Farmer remarked, “Ye’s acquiring of Parler will strengthen our ability to create an uncancelable ecosystem. No one should have to self-censor out of uncertainty about which legal speech will get him or her banned. No individual or business should worry about being completely deplatformed, as Parler was, merely for the expression of opposing viewpoints. 

We intend for Parler to always be a safe space for open discussion and open minds. We shall keep up our resistance to tyranny, censorship, and cancel culture.

The 45-year-old artist and entrepreneur Kanye West bought Parlor after having his Twitter account suspended earlier this month for a regulation violation.

The Hollywood Reporter claims that in a now-deleted tweet, West threatened to unleash “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.”

“I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” he wrote, per the outlet. “The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”

Twitter took this action after the Grammy winner had his account blocked by Instagram and had content deleted from his profile for breaking Instagram’s terms of service, as reported by NBC News and CNN.

Even though many people were offended by a post published by West that has since been deleted, a Meta spokeswoman would not clarify to any outlet what content was in violation.

The “Stronger” singer posted a screenshot of a conversation he had with Sean “Diddy” Combs, in which it appeared that West had said Combs, 52, was under Jewish influence. He captioned the photo, “Jesus is Jew,” as reported by NBC News.

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