The Elevator Attack: As Solange open up on the incident with Jay-Z

Solange Knowles downplays her infamous elevator fight with Jay-Z in a new magazine interview. In a piece published in August issue of Lucky magazine, the rapper's sister-in-law says that she and her family have great relationship despite the emergence of the video of the elevator attack two months ago.

Referring to the elevator incident at the Standard Hotel in New York City as "that thing," Solange says, "What's important is that my family and I are all good. What we had to say collectively was in the statement that we put out, and we all feel at peace with that."

TMZ previously posted a video of Solange and Jay-Z's fight which took place around the 2014 MET Gala in May. Back then, a bodyguard had to restrain Solange to prevent her from attacking Jay-Z. The family then released a joint statement in which they said, "We love each other and, above all, we are family. We've put this behind us and hope everyone else will do the same."

In the interview, Solange additionally shares some words about her sister Beyonce Knowles, saying that their parents taught them to keep working hard and supporting each other. "We've always held each other down no matter what," she says. "That's something I'm drilling into [my son] Julez now."

"I think about all of those phases that I went through, and the ridicule and whatever that I experienced. And I can't think of one time where I ever felt like I was going to break. That's because I had confidence instilled in me by my parents. They didn't always like it - in fact, most of the time they didn't - but they never asked me to change," she continues.

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The Pope Step in dealing with Sexual Abuse by Priests

Since Francis's papacy began last February, he's vowed to fix the Catholic Church's ongoing issues with sexual abuse. And while critics argue he's been relatively quiet on the issue, on Monday Pope Francis will be taking an important step towards addressing the issue: meeting with survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests.
Six survivors from Britain, Germany and Ireland will say mass with the pope at his personal chapel and enjoy a private audience with him afterwards. This will be Francis' first meeting with sexual abuse victims. His predecessors, Benedict XVI and John Paul II, did so several times but failed to make any real progress on the problem. But with a progressive track record in his young papacy, Francis may have an easier time affecting real change on this terrible problem.
The pope is renewing efforts to address the scandal. Monday's encounter will follow the meeting of the pope's special international commission to advise him on the issue and develop plans to address the problems. In May, Francis also announced that three bishops were under investigation, although he didn't clarify whether they were accused of abuse or for covering up other priests' crimes.
And in April, the pope personally asked for forgiveness on behalf of the Catholic Church. "The church is aware of this damage, it is personal, moral damage carried out by men of the church, and we will not take one step backward with regards to how we will deal with this problem, and the sanctions that must be imposed," he said at the time. "On the contrary, we have to be even stronger. Because you cannot interfere with children."
But there's still a lot to be done. According to Vatican officials, the church's prosecutors handled 3,420 abuse cases over the past decade — only 848 priests were defrocked, and 2,572 were ordered to "live a life of prayer or penance" in isolated conditions, such as monasteries.
But some believed these measures were far too lenient, and they're not letting Francis off the hook. Even the pope's planned meeting with sexual abuse survivors has been criticized by some groups as being "meaningless."

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Brazil 2014 World Cup: Di Maria out injured as Aguero comeback for semifinal

Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria has been ruled out of the World Cup semifinal against the Netherlands with a thigh injury while striker Sergio Aguero has been declared fit to play after recovering from a similar problem.

Di Maria limped off the field in the first half of Argentina's quarterfinal win over Belgium after straining a muscle in the back of his right thigh.
Team doctor Daniel Martinez on Sunday said tests showed it was a "first-degree" strain - the mildest kind but added that Di Maria wouldn't be fit to play in Wednesday's semifinal.
Martinez said Aguero, who sustained a similar injury 10 days ago, had recovered in an "excellent" way. The Manchester City striker's return would be welcomed by the team after he missed the round of 16 match vs. Switzerland and the quarterfinals vs. Belgium.
Losing Di Maria is a big blow for Argentina as it prepares for its first World Cup semifinal since 1990. Besides Lionel Messi, he's been the team's most influential player in Brazil.
Di Maria scored the extra-time winner against Switzerland in the second round and set up Gonzalo Higuain's winning goal in the first half against Belgium on Saturday.
"He's a key player in this project," Higuain said of Di Maria.
With left back Marcos Rojo returning from suspension to face Netherlands in the semifinal Argentina's defense should be in even better shape. However, the attack is bound to suffer without Di Maria.

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Fuck Rumours: As Jay-Z lovingly kisses Beyonce on stage in Philadelphia

It doesn't look like Jay Z is On The Run from his gorgeous wife.

Rapper Jay put rumours that he cheated on Beyonce behind him as he lovingly pulled her close and kissed her onstage at the Citizens Bank Park Stadium in Philadelphia on Saturday evening.

The hip-hop star's very public display of affection came at the end of the concert after the power couple performed Forever Young.

Queen Bey, 32, was all smiles as Jay-Z took her hand and walked her off stage after their gruelling gig, part of their 19-date On The Run Tour of North America.

Their outpouring of love comes after Lady Marmalade singer Mya emphatically denied rumours that she had an affair with the 44-year-old entrepreneur.

'Never did, never was, never will,' she told a fan on Instagram who asked about the possible relationship.

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Brazil 2014 World Cup: Neymar couldn't feel his legs after going down- Scolari

Luiz Felipe Scolari revealed that Neymar had no feeling in his legs after suffering the injury that ended his participation in the 2014 World Cup.
Neymar was kneed in the back by Juan Zuniga during the closes stages of Brazil's 2-1 quarterfinal win on Friday and left the pitch on a stretcher. It has since been confirmed that the Barcelona forward will play no further part in the tournament due to a fractured vertebra.
Scolari believes the injury has robbed Brazil of the one player they could not afford to lose and described his shock at watching the Barcelona attacker's exit from the competition.
The Brazil coach said, in quotes reported by Marca, that Marcelo asked his teammate how he was. "He replied: 'I can't feel my legs.' Scared, Marcelo called on the team doctor, but doctors are not allowed on the pitch.

 "There was a lot of confusion. That image of Neymar being stretchered off towards the helicopter was a real shock, it was tough hearing his cries."
Scolari went on to describe Neymar's injury as "disastrous" and claimed the player could be irreplaceable for the Selecao.
"Neymar is our star player, because he's the type of match-winner who would make a difference in any team. We've lost the one player we didn't want to lose ahead of the semi-finals and the final."

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