Donald Trump's reaction to the recent injustices in America aren't surprising but they come at a time where the racial division in the country has reached a new high under his administration. His recent comments threatening protesters with "the most vicious dogs and ominous weapons" has been met with obvious criticism but Snapchat has announced that they will no longer be promoting his page because of this.
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Snapchat's Discover page often highlights Trump's account, though that won't be the case moving forward. A rep for Snapchat has issued a statement claiming that they won't stand for the President's comments to "incite racial violence and injustice."
"We are not currently promoting the President's content on Snapchat's Discover platform. We will not amplify voices who incite racial violence and injustice by giving them free promotion on Discover," Rachel Racusen, a spokesperson for Snap, said. ""Racial violence and injustice have no place in our society and we stand together with all who seek peace, love, equality, and justice in America."
Though Trump's page hasn't been removed, Trump's campaign manager claimed this was "trying to rig the 2020 election" and "suppress President Trump."
Meanwhile, an internal e-mail to Snap employees stated, "We may continue to allow divisive people to maintain an account on Snapchat, as long as the content that is published on Snapchat is consistent with our community guidelines, but we will not promote that account or content in any way."
Trump Turns T.I.’s "Whatever You Like" Into Anti-Biden Ad
A clip that surfaced online from Donald Trump’s Snapchat where he uses T.I.’s classic track to slam Joe Biden.
The world of politics is in as much shambles as the rest of the world is due to the coronavirus. But even so, there’s an election in the coming months and the campaigning doesn’t stop until then. We all know that it’s the showdown between Donald Trump and Joe Biden for the 2020 elections.
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In the latest attempt to drag Biden in the election, an edited video emerged on Donald Trump’s official Snapchat where he uses a classic T.I. record to attack Joe Biden. With an image of Joe Biden providing the visuals, Trump’s social media team skewered the bars, “I want yo’ body/ Need yo’ body/ As long as you have me you won’t need nobody” and interpreted it as “I don’t want Joe Biden, need Joe Biden/ Long as you have me, you won’t need Joe Biden.”
T.I. has been extremely vocal over the past few years in his disdain for Trump’s presidency. Surely, if Tip has seen this, he isn’t happy. Back in 2017, T.I. published an open letter in the Rolling Stone calling out Donald Trump after he went into office.
The ad came days after the Trump campaign capitalized off of Joe Biden’s interview with Charlamagne Tha God with merchandise that reads, #YouAintBlack.
We’ll keep you posted if T.I. ultimately responds to Trump. Peep the clip below.
Will Smith Jokes With DJ Jazzy Jeff About COVID-19 Diagnosis: "Not My DJ!"
Will Smith was worried about DJ Jazzy Jeff after learning of his symptoms, but the longtime friends were able to laugh about the circumstances.
The world needs more of Will Smith on social media. Ever since the multi-hyphenated entertainer became more active online, fans have been treated to a number of funny videos and adventures that he shares with the public. Smith has decided to launch a new Snapchat series, Will From Home, where he not only connects with friends on lockdown during this quarantine but gives viewers even more insight into his home life.
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PEOPLE shared a sneak peek into tomorrow’s (April 15) episode where Will “Fresh Prince” Smith reconnects with his longtime friend and collaborator, Jeffrey “DJ Jazzy Jeff” Townes. At the end of March, Townes revealed that he was suffering from pneumonia-like symptoms. He didn’t specifically say he contracted COVID-19, but he’s now sharing that he did indeed catch coronavirus.
“I came home from my trip. I was like, ‘I feel like I’m coming down with something’ and got into bed, and I don’t remember the next 10 days,” Jazzy Jeff told Smith. “I had a temperature that reached 103. I had the chills. I lost sense of smell. I lost sense of taste.” All Smith could say was, “Wow.”
Smith shared that it was Townes’s wife who called him with the news of his friend’s health problems. He remarked that she’s usually not one to panic, but in this case, she was worried. “I was like, ‘Not my DJ!’ ” Smith said as Townes laughed. Jazzy Jeff added that although many believe we’re just about finished with COVID-19, he thinks this is all just the beginning of something that will last for some time. Watch their exchange below.
Joyner Lucas & Will Smith Have Meeting Of The Minds
Following the release of “Will” off his debut studio album “ADHD,” Joyner Lucas finds himself face to face with Will Smith.
Though some might warn to never meet your idols, others would welcome the prospect of such connections. Luckily, Joyner Lucas counts himself among the latter camp, having recently engaged in a face-to-face conversation with his personal hero Will Smith. The meeting of the minds transpired on Smith’s ongoing Snapchat series Will From Home, which finds the legendary and multi-talented rapper slash actor enjoying the subtle pleasures of home life — something with which we’ve all become well acquainted of late.
In the latest episode of Will From Home, Smith took a moment to connect with Joyner Lucas, to whom he previously reached out following the release of ADHD single “Will.” At the time, Will expressed a desire to meet face-to-face, and so began an intergenerational bromance fueled by mutual respect. Now, Joyner has officially crossed another item of the bucket list, having recently linked up with Will and Jaden Smith to watch the “Will” video and have a meeting of the minds.
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“You’ve always been my idol,” gushes Joyner. “For me, I feel like you’ve done everything the right way and I really look up to that.” Ever the loyal son, Jaden chimed in with a co-sign of Joyner’s assessment, noting that his dad “did go from first making music in Philly, winning the first-ever rap Grammy, and then making that transition from mainly music into film.” Smith couldn’t resist the set-up, coming through with some peak dad humor in the clutch: “Then, Jaden, after all of that, I made you!”
Should you be interested in catching Joyner and Smith’s face-to-face conversation, you can check that out exclusively on Snapchat, the official source for all things Will From Home.
Will Smith Launches New "Will From Home" Snapchat Series
Will Smith will be here for you during Quarantine Season, with a new series coming to Snapchat.
Will Smith and his family are cooking up new ways to lighten the mood during the coronavirus pandemic.
Will Smith, who is no stranger to the media, has launched a new 12-part Snapchat original series, Will From Home. The series first kicked off Friday morning showing the actor comfortably hanging out in his garage. Appearances will be made by Smith’s family, celebrities such as Tyra Banks, and even non-celebrity guests who are practicing social distancing.
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Sean Mills, who is head of Snapchat’s original content, told The Hollywood Reporter that the idea for the show developed from conversations that were held between Snapchat and Smith’s production company, Westbrook Media.
“Will was feeling a lot of pent up creative energy and was excited to do something with it in a new and different way,” Mills said.
Mills expressed how the public is looking for more things that are positive and uplifting right now, not necessarily escaping the pandemic but what good things can come from such a challenging moment for all people. Mills feels as if Will From Home fits the bill perfectly.
Produced by Westbrook Media, new episodes of Will From Home will stream Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Will you be watching?
Chanel West Coast Shredded For Complaining About IG Likes
Chanel West Coast complained that her friendliness has caused a dramatic decrease in her Instagram engagement levels.
Even though she's getting a bag from all the television ventures she's signed onto over the years, Chanel West Coast is pissed about a dramatic decrease in her Instagram engagement rates, venting in a new video and getting absolutely shredded for it. The Ridiculousness star has been on the small screen for so long and her music career has also flourished at times within the last decade. At a certain point, she was close to signing with Lil Wayne and Young Money Entertainment, but that never panned out. Even though she's got over three million followers on Instagram and is incredibly successful, she's peeved about how many people aren't double-tapping her shit, complaining in a minute-long video diary addition.
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"Something I realized is that being a friendly person makes less people fuck with you," said Chanel West Coast on Snapchat, recording herself while driving. "I am the most friendly motherfucker ever. I just like people, I like everybody. Unless you give me a reason to not like you, I'll fucking like you. And if I follow you, I'ma like your pictures unless it's a really ugly bad picture, then maybe I won't like it. For the most part, I fucking like everybody's shit. And nobody likes my shit! Bitch, I'm fucking famous, on a million episodes of TV and you got way less followers than me. I'm liking your shit and you never wanna like my shit? Like, who the fuck do you think you are? Do you think I'm desperate because I'm friendly and, like, liking your shit? Ain't nobody fucking desperate! I'm just being nice so it would be nice if you could be nice back."
Oh boy... it sounds to me like Chanel West Coast could benefit from spending less time caring about what goes on on social media. If this ain't the most 2020 shit you've seen today...