Teddy Riley appeared on Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk Facebook Watch show Wednesday and opened up about not seeing his son Mykal in three years.

“I’m just hearing from so many different people that told me that his mom’s goal is to keep him away from me,” the legendary Grammy winner told Jada and her co-hosts, daughter Willow and mother Adrienne Barfield Norris.

“It really hurts because here’s someone I wanted to marry, I gave everything to.”

Mykal lives with his mother, and Riley is attempting to gain full custody of his son.

“All my sons, we have a bond, but Mykal was like, wow,” the creator of new jack swing continued. “Now he’s 9. My father, I didn’t meet him until I was 9, my biological father. I said to myself that I never want to be like my dad. I have to change the narrative and be in all my kids’ lives.”

In July, the “No Diggity” hitmaker shared an emotional birthday tribute to Mykal on Instagram.

“This is probably one of the saddest days of my life. It’s my baby son’s birthday today and I haven’t seen him in three years plus,” Riley wrote. “I’ve done everything that I’m supposed to do as a father financially & mentally but because this woman have process evil way, I have to deal with the corrupted government ATL system just to see my son but that will all change,” he continued.

“Thank God I’m a AMERICAN NATIONAL citizen and my day will come to be with my son for the rest of his life and mine,” Teddy added. “I’m being patient for that day, and when it comes I shall celebrate, because he deserves to live a great life as a Prince of a King!”

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On Wednesday, ABC dropped the first full trailer to its spin-off The Rookie: Feds. As previously reported, Niecy Nash-Betts stars in the series, reprising her Rookie role of Simone Clark, a plain-talking newbie FBI agent. 

The flagship show’s John Nolan, played by Nathan Fillion, also appears in the new clip, showing there will be crossover between the two Los Angeles-based programs.

“I need outside-the-box thinkers who keep things low-key, and that’s just not you,” says Simone’s new boss, the by-the-book Special Agent Matthew Garza, played by Felix Solis.

A colleague advises Simone to not ruffle any feathers during her six-month probationary period, to which the new fed replies, “I don’t got that kinda time. I’m not 25! I gotta shine right out the gate!”

She proves it later in the trailer by snagging some of a fleeing suspect’s DNA underneath her perfectly done acrylic nails — appropriate for the former Claws star. “Pretty good, right?” she laughs. 

The show kicks off September 27 on ABC. 

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Though Gabby Barrett is now a country music superstar, she still gets starstruck. 

Looking back on when she started her career as a contestant on American Idol, the “I Hope” singer admits her most embarrassing fangirl moment was when she met Carrie Underwood when she served as a mentor during the 16th season. 

“I met her and was so excited that I cried,” Gabby recalls. 

As for who she’d want to portray her in a movie about her life, Gabby selects fellow country queen Dolly Parton. But despite being a country fan, the Pennsylvania native’s first concert was pop supergroup One Direction.   

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John Legend celebrated his ninth wedding anniversary Wednesday by releasing his “Wonder Woman” music video in tribute to his wife, Chrissy Teigen.

The touching video was shot in the Tuscan region of Italy by filmmaker Nabil Elderkin, who originally introduced the couple in 2006. The song is from The Voice coach’s new self-titled double album.

In 2013 Elderkin directed the video for Legend’s signature song, the 14-times Platinum hit “All of Me,” which was dedicated to Teigen.

John and Chrissy were married September 13, 2013, in Como, Italy. They have two children: son Miles, 4, and daughter Luna, 6. In August, Teigen revealed she is expecting another child.

Also on Wednesday, it was announced that the EGOT winner will perform at the 36th annual Carousel of Hope Ball on October 8 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The charity event raises funds for research at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes in Aurora, Colorado.

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Record Store Day has announced the list of exclusive vinyl releases that will be available during the 2022 edition of its annual Black Friday event, taking place in independent record stores on November 25.

Among the discs that will be available are releases from Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, Duran Duran and Ringo Starr.

Fleetwood Mac is issuing The Alternate Collection, a box set available on CD or colored vinyl featuring rare alternate versions of songs by the band spanning from 1975 to 1987.

Madonna’s offering is a limited-edition 40th anniversary 12-inch version of her debut single, “Everybody.”

Duran Duran is releasing Live at Hammersmith ’82!, an album documenting a show they did in London at the height of Duranmania that features performances of “Rio,” “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Girls on Film” and more.

Starr has multiple Record Store Day releases on tap for Black Friday, including reissues of his respective 1977 and 1983 solo albums, Ringo the 4th and Old Wave, and Live at the Greek Theater 2019, a two-LP set capturing a Los Angeles performance by the former Beatles drummer’s All Starr Band.

Other artists issuing 2022 Black Friday releases include America, David Bowie, Harry Chapin, The Doors, Eric Burdon & War, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, The Kinks‘ Dave Davies, The Monkees, Alanis Morissette, Olivia Newton-John, Keith Richards, Todd Rundgren, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Rick Springfield, The Supremes and Brian Wilson.

For the full list of releases and participating stores, visit RecordStoreDay.com.

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Garth Brooks is in the midst of a string of sold-out stadium shows at Dublin’s Croke Park to end his Stadium Tour, and as he takes the stage, he’s back in fighting shape.

“I’m the same weight I was when I played here in ‘97, that’s what I want,” Garth told media outlets before the shows, according to the Irish Mirror, joking that the cameras capturing his performances will add all the weight back.

“The film is going to come,” he continued. “I lost 50 lbs and the film is going to add that right back.”

Garth explains that for years, his priorities were simply different: He was raising kids, and didn’t need to maintain a rigorous workout routine in order to play demanding stages. “For 16 years, I was a soccer dad,” he points out.

“And it takes a while to get back to the artist feel,” Garth explains. “It has taken me eight years to get back to it.”

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Ozzy Osbourne is giving you a peek behind the Patient Number 9 curtain.

The Black Sabbath frontman has announced a three-part documentary series detailing the making of his brand-new solo album. The first episode, titled “When Ozzy Calls,” will premiere this Friday, September 16 at 11 a.m. ET via Ozzy’s YouTube channel.

A teaser for the premiere suggests that it will focus on the many guest artists that play on Patient Number 9, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Black Sabbath‘s Tony Iommi, Pearl Jam‘s Mike McCready, Black Label Society‘s Zakk Wylde, Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica‘s Robert Trujillo and late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.

Patient Number 9, Ozzy’s 13th solo effort and first since 2020’s Ordinary Man, was released last Friday. Ozzy celebrated the album’s arrival by playing halftime at the NFL’s season opening game last Thursday. Ozzy premiered the set in full this week after the broadcast only aired seconds of the performance.

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