Wait What: 30 WTF Moments Of 2016
Go down memory lane.
It's safe to say that 2016 was filled with 365 days of joy, sadness, anger, and astonishment. Many hip-hop and R&B artists brought the good vibes for bad times, spoke out about the social and political disparities in America and dropped albums to remember. Police brutality was at an all-time high (at least when it comes to those reported) and athletic games brought the adrenaline-induced moments to sports lovers around the world.
In between every memorable moment of this last year, there were many smaller stories that never failed to garner a look of confusion. Most of the time, the head-scratching incidents didn't involve a celebrity or person of influence, but rather an everyday person like you and me. From showing up to your own funeral to going to jail just to take on an act of revenge, VIBE took a moment to look back at all the news stories that made us laugh, hold a blank stare or simply say, "What the fu**?!"
Go down memory lane and flip through these 30 WTF (what the f**k) moments of the year 2016. What story did you read this year that shocked you or made you say, "Wait...what?!"
The 30 WTF Moments of 2016
30. Woman Creates Powerball Reimbursement GoFundMe Page
Cinnamon Nicole alleged to have spent all of her money on purchasing tickets with the assumption she would win the $1.6 billion jackpot, but soon realized the winning tickets were sold in Los Angeles, Florida and Tennessee suburbs.
Despite the chances of anyone winning the jackpot being 1 in 292.2 million, Nicole still decided to go big. Unfortunately, she couldn’t go home because she allegedly had no money... [Continue Reading]
29. Wife Crashes Her Own Funeral And Shocks Scheming Husband
A woman by the name of Noela Rukundo from Melbourne, Australia, who was presumed dead, showed up to her own funeral- very much alive and ready to serve justice to the husband who tried to have her killed... [Continue Reading]
28. Man Dons Fake Wal-Mart Uniform, Steals A Few Flat Screen TVs
27. Katt Williams Gets Jumped At A Beanie Sigel Concert In Philly
According to video footage from Williams’ appearance at Beanie Sigel’s concert at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia on Sunday (March 6), the comedian suffered quite the beatdown. At the start of the video, Williams is seen revving up to deliver a punch to a man who remains unidentified at this time... [Continue Reading & Watch]
26. El Chapo Makes Moves Like A Ghost All While On The Run
Guzmán Ortiz's daughter admits that her father traveled to California twice while on the run from Mexican authorities. “My dad deposited the money in a bank account with a lawyer and a while after he came to see the house, his house. He came twice.”... [Continue Reading Here and Here]
25. Woman Opens Fire At A Detroit Gas Station
The altercation reportedly began when two people in two separate cars got into an argument over the weekend, according to the local police. Suddenly, the woman gets out the car, pulls out the gun (from under her skirt) then proceeds to shoot the driver of the other car... [Continue Reading & Watch]
24. Memphis Mother Charged For Fatally Stabbing Her 4 Children
23. Katt Williams Gets Placed In A Headlock By A 7th Grader
22. Man Pours Boiling Water On A Gay Couple While They're Asleep
Marquez Tolbert and his boyfriend, 21-year-old Anthony Gooden were attacked by Gooden’s mother’s boyfriend, 48-year-old Martin Blackwell. It happened two days before Valentine's Day... [Continue Reading]
21. Man Gets Sentenced For Raping And Infecting Niece And Teen With HIV
20. A JetBlue Flight Attendant Was Allegedly Oblivious To Carrying $3M Worth Of Cocaine
19. Teacher Gets Arrested After Video Of Her Hitting A Student Goes Viral
18. Man Rapes Woman To Get To Prison And Go After His Son’s Killer
17. Michigan Church Lets People Smoke Weed At Sunday Service
16. Bobby Brown Admits He Fried Chicken With Cocaine When He Was 10
15. Black Parents Sue Daughter’s School After White Boys Drag Her By A Rope Around Her Neck
14. Melania Trump Plagiarizes Michelle Obama’s Speech
13. Wendy Williams Makes Crazy Comment About HBCUs & The NAACP
12. A California Database Lists 42 Infants As Suspected Gang Members
11. Black Anchors React To ‘World’s Most Desirable Face’ Is Basically All Of Us
10. Man Admits Responsibility For A Murder His Identical Twin Went To Prison For
9. Black Woman Decides To Paint Her Body White
8. Yung Joc Pops Up On Memes Mocking His New Hairstyle
7. Lil Yachty’s Friends Roast Tupac And Say Drake Is The Better Artist
6. Mary J. Blige’s Estranged Husband Reportedly Wants Spousal Support
5. Meteorologist Says Haiti’s Deforestation Is Due To Children Who ‘Eat The Trees’
While discussing the impact of Hurricane Matthew, which made landfall on Haiti early Tuesday morning (Oct. 4), meteorologist Jennifer Delgado panned to a look at the Caribbean country’s deforestation, which she states might pose a threat to the island more than their neighbors of the Dominican Republic... [Continue Reading & Watch]
4. College Student Pours Bleach In Pregnant Girlfriend’s Water
3. Lil Wayne Says He Doesn’t Feel Connected To Black Lives Matter
2. Rihanna’s Hair Being Touched By Sarah Paulson Becomes Meme Gold
1. Orlando Brown Gets A Little Too Detailed About His Relationship With Raven Symone
