The Rickey Smiley Morning Show

Today's segment of "Gary's Tea" includes an update on John Legend and the major moves he's making for the future of his music career plus a rumor about Simon Guobadia's fathering skills that definitely needed to be cleared up.

Having friends at the top is never a bad thing, which is why we always appreciate when United States Vice President Kamala Harris stops by for an exclusive chat with Rickey and the crew. 

Ye is attracting some negative attention in the news after reports claim he's facing criminal battery charges for an alleged altercation with a fan earlier Thursday morning in Los Angeles. 

It appears that yet another celebrity couple has come to an end after it was recently announced that actors Lisa Bonet & Jason Momoa have decided to get a divorce following over four years of marriage and a relationship that's spanned almost two decades.

The gruesome 1955 lynching of Black teen Emmett Till ignited a civil rights movement led by his mom, Mamie Till-Mobley, and now both will soon be recognized by the Senate for their pain & suffering after a bill was passed to posthumously award them with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Trey Songz is facing yet another allegation of sexual assault, and Da Brat has the details in today's "Hot Spot" report on his accuser in addition to how his legal team responded to the accusations.

Although Team ROC client Valon Vailes has done the work to qualify for compassionate release, Jay-Z's criminal justice reform organization says prosecutors are using minor violations to rationalize his imprisonment, including one petty charge that involves a smuggled piece of fried chicken.

The updates in today's "Gary's Tea" focus on new beginnings for two celebrity divas, as one settles into a new home and the other reportedly settles into the arms of a newly-single football star.

After securing a nomination for the role by President Joe Biden last summer, Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins rose in the ranks today to officially become U.S. attorney for Massachusetts and the first Black women to ever occupy the title.

Eva fills us in on some of the major current headlines for today's "Front Page News," including a tragic building fire in NYC, the shutdown of schools in Chicago and a shocking report on the growing daily infection rate of COVID-19.

One of the biggest New Year resolutions for many is to finally resolve the issue of having bad credit, and our girl Jini Thornton came by the show for a special "Money Matters" report on ways to fix your credit for free in 2022.

Chris Brown allegedly welcomed his third child into the world on January 7.