LINKS! XXXTentacion murder rumors, Roseanne without Roseanne, Beyonce is a genius…

THE BLAST – The family of rapper XXXTentacion, who was killed in Miami yesterday, allegedly thinks his death was a premeditated murder and not “a possible robbery” gone wrong as police believe

DLISTED – A Roseanne spin-off based around Darlene is apparently very close to being confirmed; one of the big remaining negotiating points is “what kind of ‘go-away money’ Roseanne will be getting to stay away from the series”

LAINEY GOSSIP – For some reason, people are debating whether Beyonce is a genius. She is! And here’s why she is

REALITY TEA – Kenya Moore says she was definitely not fired from The Real Housewives of Atlanta, claiming she’s had “THE highest rated episodes the past 3 seasons” and that even if she *is* gone from the show, her fans will “get to see her journey to motherhood…one way or another”

CELEBITCHY – Thomas Markle’s interview with Piers Morgan “either shows that [he’s] ‘gone rogue’ and will continue to go rogue from now on, or it shows that the [Kensington Palace] staff and Poor Jason still don’t know WTF they’re doing’

JEZEBEL – I thought the BBC’s version of Little Women was the second remake this year and that I just missed the first, but no: The second remake of Little Women of 2018 is a modern version with the tagline “New Generation, Same Sisters” that’s due out in September and does indeed look God-awful

THE BLEMISH – A lot of people are saying that Samuel L. Jackson should be banned from Twitter for making a joke, and when their attempt to get him banned failed Samuel L. Jackson laughed at them (though on Instagram, for some reason)

VERY SMART BROTHAS – “I See My Dad When I Look in the Mirror, and I’m Terrified I’ll Repeat His Mistakes”

PAJIBA – If you’re currently horrified by what you see in headlines and on social media, you might enjoy this very helpful list of comfort movies currently streaming on Netflix.

VOX – Sorry To Bother You is the directorial debut of rapper Boots Riley, it stars Lakeith Stanfield from Selma and Get Out and also Tessa Thompson from Thor: Ragnarok and Dear White People and also Terry Crews, and it’s being called loony and bonkers and bananas and “not quite like anything I’ve seen before” by seasoned, intelligent critics. So here’s the trailer. The movie comes out July 6th

(Photo credits: XXXTentacion murder rumors via Instagram)

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