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Childish Gambino Accused of ‘Taking Advantage Of’ ‘Awaken, My Love!’ Cover’s Team
“This album has been so hard for me to celebrate for many reasons,” wrote Giannina Antonette Oteto.
Donald Glover, known worldwide via his stage name Childish Gambino, has been accused of underpaying and lying to his album’s cover team.
The album here is Awaken, My Love!, which was released on December 2, 2016, under the label Glassnote Records. The album was a critical hit and received nominations for Album of the Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards.
Returning to the accusation, it was made by Giannina Antonette Oteto, aka Giannina Oteyo. She is a Kenyan fashion model featured on the album cover of Gambino’s Awaken, My Love! Oteto made the accusation via Facebook in a now-deleted Facebook post.
On Sunday, December 24, 2023, Oteto used her Facebook profile to share a post on the Facebook group named Black Girl Luxury. She uploaded two pictures: the first one was of her holding a vinyl pressing of Gambino’s album, with her face on the cover of it.
The second picture was the same, but her mother was standing alongside her this time. Accompanying the photos was a lengthy caption, where she first mentioned that her mother is her best friend and her number one cheerleader.
Giannina Antonette Oteto, Awaken My Love album cover model, holding a vinyl pressing of the album (Photo: Facebook)
She wrote, “Being able to hold an album that I’m on the cover of. And having my bestie mom next to me to celebrate! My number one cheerleader! This album has been so hard for me to celebrate for many reasons, and for years, I resented it even.”
“It put me through a lot, but finally being able to celebrate it means a lot!” Oteto added to the first paragraph of her caption. She later updated her caption for further clarification and accused Gambino of taking advantage of her and the album’s cover team and lying to them.
She continued, “Update: I resented it because myself, the makeup artist, and stylist (all black women) were taking advantage of and lied to. We were received low pay but were promised residuals but never received anything.”
Oteto claimed that the only person who received good pay and residuals was a “white woman” who had worked to create the headpiece. She then stated that even though the “white woman” – who wasn’t on set to work – deserved the residuals she received.
“After years of lies and silence, then finding out the statute of limitation complications…. it’s been an exhausting, emotional, and overall sad thing to deal with. So it took so much from me, especially the fact that we all worked on it with so much love,” she added.
Giannina Antonette Oteto made her allegations against Childish Gambino via Facebook (Photo: Facebook)
While concluding her caption, Oteto mentioned the cover team was proud to represent black artists. Furthermore, she claimed that Gambino and his team had ignored all of the communications from her lawyers.
Since making such allegations against Gambino in a now-deleted Facebook post, Oteto has received support from the netizens. Instagram users are mentioning Gambino in her posts and asking the singer to pay Oteto what she is owed.
For instance, one Instagram user mentioned Gambino’s Instagram handle and wrote, “I love your [Gambino’s] work, and I’ve been a huge supporter, but if her [Oteto’s] team of lawyers is being ignored by your team, this is where we part ways, my man. Answer her. Pay her.”
People have created multiple threads on Reddit to discuss it further. In many of these Reddit threads, one thing is common: Redditors asking if Oteto had signed a legally binding contract requiring the 40-year-old singer to pay her residuals, as it’s not common for album cover artists to receive residuals.
Besides, one Reddit user even commented, “I’m skeptical as well. Post the contract or file a claim in the courts…this publicly claim their lawyers won’t talk to them is exactly what I would do if I didn’t have a strong legal argument.”
As of this writing, neither Gambino nor his legal team or representatives have made a comment. There is also a chance of this allegation being handled outside the court. For now, netizens have to wait and see what happens.
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‘Ms. Marvel’ Star Matt Lintz Gets Engaged to His Girlfriend Gracie Sapp
“I can’t wait to be your wife,” Gracie wrote.
Congratulations to Matt Lintz, aka Matthew Lintz, on his engagement to his longtime girlfriend, Gracie Sapp.
On Sunday, May 5, 2024, the Ms. Marvel star took to his Instagram handle to make a joint post with his now-fiancee, announcing that they had gotten engaged in an intimate ceremony with their close family members in attendance.
The newly engaged couple had shared a series of pictures, in which the first photo focused on Sapp’s beautiful diamond engagement ring. Other images from their Instagram post showed moments before and after Lintz’s engagement proposal.
Sapp added a short yet heartfelt caption, saying, “Unforgettable. This night. This man. Matthew Collins Lintz, I can’t wait to be your wife.” Additionally, the location tag revealed that their engagement took place at Botanic LLC, Opelika, Alabama.
Hours later, on the same day, Lintz took to his Instagram handle to share more memorable moments from his special day. Some pictures showed Lintz and Sapp standing alongside their family members, and some showed them walking alongside each other.
“Forever with you,” he wrote alongside a red heart emoji. Similarly, Sapp posted some images of her engagement featuring her and her future husband’s family members. One image in particular showed Sapp hugging her father, both of whom were emotional.
She wrote a lengthy caption this time, writing, “ To everyone involved in the magic that was yesterday – thank you. I gained a new family, a new favorite memory, and most importantly – a new ring (thanks @matt_lintz, you did REAL good). No I will never shut up about this.”
Matt Lintz proposing to his girlfriend Gracie Sapp (Photo: Instagram)
Following their announcement, friends and well-wishers took to the comment section to express their excitement and congratulate the couple on taking a new step in their relationship. For instance, one wrote, “Matty, a lifetime of happiness for you both.”
“I’m SO HAPPY for you both!!!!! Sooo beautiful!!! The #GoodnessOfGod,” one Instagram user commented, with one guest who attended the event adding, “Loved celebrating y’all love last night!!! Congrats to the happy couple!!”
Speaking a little of Lintz and Sapp’s relationship, The Walking Dead actor first started interacting with his future wife’s Instagram post on December 31, 2020. However, they officially began dating on December 9, 2021.
Matt Lintz and his fiancee Gracie Sapp after Gracie accepted Matt’s engagement proposal (Photo: Instagram)
Likewise, they started featuring each other on their respective social media handles on January 1, 2022. On that day, both of them posted similar pictures taken alongside each other. Since then, Lintz has featured his girlfriend multiple times.
On December 9, 2022, the couple celebrated their first dating anniversary by spending a romantic time in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. By that time, the actor had already introduced his girlfriend to his family members and had even taken her to his older sister’s wedding.
Both Lintz and Sapp had shared some snaps from that special day. Additionally, Sapp has tagged alongside her boyfriend to multiple red-carpet premieres of Marvel shows. The first was Moon Knight, and the second was Ms. Marvel, where Lintz was one of the leads.
The couple has also celebrated different occasions, including birthdays and festivals, alongside each other. Finally, on December 9, 2023, they marked their second dating anniversary, with Sapp sharing an Instagram post captioned, “730,” referring to the days in two years.
To conclude, Sapp has been an understanding and supportive partner to Lintz, and their adorable pictures prove that they are made for each other. Now, the love birds are engaged, and it might only be a matter of time before they walk down the aisle and share their wedding vows.
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Catherine Lowe and Husband Sean Lowe Celebrate Wedding Anniversary with Romantic Trip
A delayed-yet-special anniversary celebration from the couple!
Catherine Lowe and Sean Lowe marked their 10th wedding anniversary on January 26, 2024. Now, the married couple is finally celebrating their marriage anniversary with a special romantic vacation to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, Catherine – whose birth name is Catherine Giudici – took to her Instagram stories to post a picture alongside her husband. The photo showed the love birds on the plane on their way to their vacation destination. “10 years married,” she wrote.
Additionally, the reality TV star revealed some details about their luxurious vacation, saying they were staying at the five-star Esperanza resort in Mexico. On the same day, she shared more pictures from their romantic getaway.
She posted a series of pictures and videos showing off the gorgeous views, delicious food, and sweet date nights that she is soaking up with her husband of over a decade. “So far, so bueno. Our 10-year anniversary trip is off to a great start,” she captioned her post.
Some more pictures and videos of their vacation were shared by Catherine on Sunday, May 5. She captioned her Instagram post, writing, “Are we even old enough to have been married 10 years?! Doesn’t feel like it. Happy anniversary celebration, mi amor.”
After watching all the cute pictures of Sean and Catherine Lowe, one Instagram user commented, “All these birthday/anniversary celebration posts made me watch your season. Again! You both don’t look old enough to be married 10 years. Was this a surprise bday/anniv gift?”
Catherine decided to reply to the fan and answer the last question about whether the vacation was Catherine’s birthday gift — she turned 38 on April 29, 2024 — or if it was their wedding anniversary gift.
She revealed that it was their anniversary gift from her husband. She also stated that Sean had surprised her with this trip on their actual wedding anniversary and had managed everything, including asking his parents to watch their children.
Sean and Catherine Lowe on their 10th anniversary special vacation (Photo: Instagram)
She wrote, “He surprised me with this trip ON our anniversary – securing the date with his parents to watch the kids and all that.” The same Instagram user then replied, “Good man. Good man. So you knew about his surprise before your movie theatre surprise.”
The Instagram user was referring to Catherine’s marriage anniversary surprise for her husband Sean. On January 27, 2024, a day after their 10th wedding anniversary, Catherine surprised her partner by renting out the whole movie theatre for a private showing of Oppenheimer.
Like Sean managed the whole vacation in Mexico, Catherine did the same, including asking their family member to take care of their three children. Catherine later posted the whole experience, where she mentioned that Sean had been wanting to see Oppenheimer.
“I was so excited to surprise this old man,” she captioned the video shared on Instagram. To conclude, Catherine and Sean have gone to some limits to make their 10th wedding anniversary a moment to remember for a lifetime.
Speaking of Sean and Catherine’s relationship, they first met on The Bachelor season 17 and engaged during the season finale in March 2013. On January 26, 2014, they shared their wedding vows in a live TV wedding at the Four Seasons Resort Biltmore.
Since getting married, they have continued to be together, and the arrival of their children has only strengthened their relationship. Their three kids are sons Samuel Thomas Lowe (b. July 2, 2016) and Isaiah Hendrix Lowe (b. May 18, 2018) and daughter Mia Mejia Lowe (b. December 23, 2019).
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YouTuber Quen Blackwell Announces Tragic News of Her Brother Jairyn Blackwell’s Death
Quen will be taking some time off.
Quen Blackwell, also known as Quenlin Blackwell, is taking some time off the internet to mourn the death of her beloved brother, Jairyn Blackwell.
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, the YouTube star took to her Instagram handle to share the tragic news of her brother’s death. She announced the unfortunate news via her story, keeping most of the details private.
She mentioned that her brother was killed, and she didn’t know how to tell this news to her fans and well-wishers or if she should have kept the entire news off the internet. But as she always expressed herself to her well-wishers, she decided to reveal her brother’s death.
As she continued her statement, she stated that she would be taking some time off the internet to mourn her brother’s death. Additionally, she clarified that anything that would be posted on her social media and YouTube channel had already been filmed before.
Quen wrote, “My brother got killed idk how to tell y’all this or if I should keep it off the internet, but I’ve always shared my life with you guys. So I just want to let y’all know. I’ll be off the internet for a second. Anything that’s posted is pre-filmed. Thank you for the condolences.”
Quen Blackwell announces the death of her brother Jairyn Blackwell (Photo: Instagram)
As of this writing, it has been reported her brother, Jairyn, was shot. As per Cincinnati Enquirer, who got the details from Springfield Township police, Jairyn was shot on Thursday afternoon in the 2000 block of Springdale Road.
At approximately 1:35 p.m., police officials were informed of a person shot inside their vehicle. When officials arrived at the location, they found Jairyn, a 30-year-old Lincoln Heights native, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Jairyn was immediately taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he was ultimately pronounced dead. It has been reported that the Springfield Township Police Department Criminal Investigations Section is currently investigating the incident.
As of this writing, no information regarding a suspect has been released. For now, this incident has been labeled a homicide, and the authorities are reportedly working to find the culprit.
Anyone with any information has been asked to call the Springfield Township Police Department at 513-729-1300 or Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.
Returning to Quen, her well-wishers have expressed their condolences in her comment section and Reddit threads. For instance, one wrote, “Rest in peace!! Sending so much love and prayers to her and the rest of her family!!” Another wrote, “Hope he gets justice.”
Likewise, in a Reddit thread, one Redditor commented, “Wtf. I hope her and her family are able to heal from this and get justice. I didn’t even know she had any siblings. Her mental health wasn’t all too great, so I’m really wishing her the best through all this.”
As the Reddit user pointed out, Quen hadn’t talked about her now-late brother, Jairyn Blackwell. Besides, not many even knew she had a brother. So, it’s safe to say that the YouTuber wanted to maintain privacy around her family life.
As Quen and her family deal with the unfortunate passing of their family member, we must also respect their privacy and let them have a moment of peace. Glamour Buff family wishes only the best for the Blackwell family.
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