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Madame Tussauds isn’t canceling Michael Jackson. A spokesperson for Madame Tussaud’s revealed that they won’t be removing any of the wax figures of Michael Jackson from their museums in the near future. “The figures on display at Madame Tussauds reflect profiles that have had an impact on popular culture and that visitors expect to see. Michael Jackson has been and is currently a feature of Madame Tussauds attractions around the world,” the spokesperson said. Adding, “We regularly monitor our choice of figures on display based on external events and visitor feedback. It will be kept on display for the foreseeable future.” While his wax figures remain intact at Madame Tussaud’s, The Children’s Museum Of Indianapolis has removed the singer’s memorabilia from their display. “In an excess of caution, and in response to the controversy over the HBO film called Leaving Neverland, which directly involved allegations of abuse against children, we removed those objects while we carefully consider the situation more fully,” they said. |
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A spokesperson for the Wendy Williams Show says they “provide a welcoming, fun environment.” Wendy Williams has been dealing with a lot of personal and health issues in recent times which have impacted her professional career. To make matters worse, a fan of her show is accusing the staff of discriminating against her and her two friends due to their race and their age. Diane Stevens, a 60-year-old white woman who frequently attends talk show hosts, says she showed up to the Feb. 14 taping of the show along with two friends. After being let into the audience, she claims that the audience coordinator took their tickets from them and gave them to three young African-American women. “I was coming from The Bronx, and I had to take a bus and two trains,” Stevens told Page Six. “So because we have canes they let us sit down inside the audience holding [area]. Then the audience coordinator comes on the headset and she looks at us and says into the headset, ‘I am taking the tickets from the older people,” she continued. “It was so humiliating.” A spokesperson for the show responded to the allegations in a statement, saying, “We have the best audience in daytime and we provide a welcoming, fun environment for all of Wendy’s co-hosts [as Williams refers to her audience].” In other Wendy-related news, she revealed that she was living in a sober house to deal with her substance abuse issues. |
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Bhad Bhabie put Trippie Redd on blast after he tried to get her to come to his spot. Trippie Redd and Bhad Bhabie don’t have the cleanest history of all time. The two fought over the past year, mostly regarding third parties like Tekashi 6ix9ine and XXXTentacion. Bhabie was vocal about how much she dislikes Trips, and it seems like nothing has changed. Since turning sixteen this week, social media star Danielle Bregoli has decided to put the Canton rapper on blast, by leaking private text message conversations between the two. You may recall the social media back-and-forth that 6ix9ine and Trippie Redd had last year. Trippie continued to bring up the Brooklynite’s rough legal history, reminding the world that he was in a sexual video with an underage girl. Now, it seems as though everything has come full circle because Bhad Bhabie is accusing Trippie of being into similar stuff, exposing their text messages in an attempt to prove it to the world. The rapper blocked out the majority of their exchanges but she kept two that help her case immensely. Trippie messaged her to “come over,” to which she replied that she would. Then, a trio of unknown messages was sent before Big 1400 clarified that she should “come alone.” Her response to the proposition was cleared so we don’t know what happened afterwards. However, it was enough for Bhabie to call out the red-haired artist for preying on “lil girls.” “Oh but 69 the one who like lil girls,” wrote the entertainer next to a few laughing emojis on her Instagram story. With more than half of the messages being illegible, this very well could have been taken out of context. It wouldn’t be the first time a rapper has tried to get with Bhad Bhabie though, who is still underage. She’s been rumored to have had flings with a handful of men, including NBA Youngboy.
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Per usual, the internet loves to stir up “beef” between talented women…but not today. A screenshot has been making it’s rounds, claiming to be from Cardi B’s Instagram Story which read, “Ain’t no hoe taking my spot. Stop BAPPIN.” Internet trolls then did their thing by claiming it was a dig at up and coming rapper Megan Thee Stallion but Cardi took to social media to clear up the rumors. Cardi B made it clear that she doesn’t have any feud with Megan Thee Stallion or any other female for that matter. She took to Twitter to clarify, stating that she hasn’t even really been online in the first place. “I barely been getting online. I haven’t been talking to nobody just straight promoting! Stop putting me in bullshit let me keep minding my business in peace. Thank you,” she wrote.
Megan Thee Stallion also appeared to address the rumors shortly after Cardi. “If you’re a real hottie, please spread positivity. we real around here and we fw everybody that fw us. No dry hating no dry beef,” she wrote on Twitter. Megan Thee Stallion recently addressed the competition among female rappers. She explained the competitive nature is part of hip-hop but at some point, it won’t necessarily be like that forever.
“I feel like since, like, forever, it has only been, like, one female rapper at a time. And naturally, women are competitive. So I feel like, without beef, hip-hop probably wouldn’t even be what it is, so it’s good to have, like, a little friendly competition here and there,” Megan said told Essence. “ Just because we might be rapping about some of the same things, we’re not doing it in the same way. There’s enough room for all of us to eat. So as soon as we can get that together, then we’ll be all right.” |
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Kenneth Petty’s ex-girlfriend shared graphic photos after she was shot at. Ever since they linked up last summer, Nicki Minaj and Kenneth Petty have been a hot topic in the entertainment world. At first, fans were worried about the Queen because of Petty’s criminal history. The man has spent time in prison for rape and murder. Once the initial shock of it all wore off, they started to post images of themselves boo’d up and in love, getting down and dirty in public. Nicki and Kenny know each other from way back, growing up in the same neighborhood and having crushes on one another since they were kids. Before Minaj, Petty was dating a bartender named Noelle, who has a pretty solid social media presence. Last night, Noelle scared her followers by posting the aftermath of an attack in her home.
The Queens native posted a photo of blood on the floor, telling fans about what happened. “Thank god my daughter wasn’t home and I’m thinking god I’m still alive,” she wrote before explaining that she was shot at by somebody who was specifically targeting her. “Came to shoot me in my own home and dropped your gun !! I’m out of commission for a few. Pray for me.” Noelle also shared a video of her face on her Instagram story, which appears to have been badly beaten during the attack. Thankfully, she’s alright after such a terrifying experience.
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The rumored reason for Wendy Williams’ relapse stems from her family drama. Wendy Williams has always kept things all the way real with her audience. Some of her fans have wondered why she’s so open with the world, with many believing that her rumored family drama has worsened thanks to all the media coverage. Back in December of last year, it was reported that Kevin Hunter, Wendy’s husband, had gotten his longtime mistress pregnant. Almost directly after those rumors surfaced, Wendy took an extended hiatus from her show and now that’s she’s back, she’s continued to keep things 100 with her fans. Yesterday, the talk show host revealed that she’s been staying in a sober living facility, getting help from a coach around the clock. She has previously struggled with cocaine addiction and this is the first time she’s seeking professional help. According to Bossip, her relapse was sparked by all the crazy events happening in her life. Take this information with a grain of salt — after all, the source doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to exclusive scoops — but it appears as though Wendy’s drug relapse was caused by her husband reportedly refusing to leave his mistress, Sharina Hudson. According to Bossip, Wendy Williams hired a private investigator to follow her husband around and see what he was up to, which is how she found out about the baby. When she confronted Hunter about his alleged cheating, Kevin reportedly refused to dump his mistress. During their argument, Wendy also reportedly fractured her shoulder after falling. According to the source, Hunter is saying that “he has the ring, the girlfriend and the baby,” and that’s how Wendy knows her husband doesn’t care. Hudson is reportedly far along in her pregnancy as she hides out-of-state before giving birth. What do you make of these new rumored developments? |
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The Game goes after Tomi Lahren for her political views, her forehead, and her alleged plastic surgeries. Let’s face it, Tomi Lahren is disliked by just about everybody in the hip-hop community. She has a huge number of supporters but people who tend to lean more on the left side of the political spectrum generally cannot stand her. The news reporter has taken aim at a few stars in hip-hop, tackling Cardi B and The Game with verbal tirades in recent months. Game hit back with some extremely potent insults, posting an alleged photo of the host before she had plastic surgery. The image was taken down after Game claimed that Tomi’s lawyers allegedly reported the post but the West Coast artist is back to his old tricks. Today, he let off some steam by stomping hard on the newscaster, unleashing a flurry of insults. “I had to post this picture of you ‘Mega Mind’ because you limited comments on your post,” started the rapper, poking fun at the size of Lahren’s forehead. He posted a “before-and-after” comparison of the star, again claiming that she’s had many cosmetic surgeries over the years. “Listen here semen chugger, as long as you have that forehead & that baby giraffe wee wee of a nose, you’ll never win,” continued Game. “You’re a racist slut who sucked & swallowed her way into her job & position only to misuse your platform & degrade the very culture you you praised so much before your mediocre rise to media fame. You are a closet racist & the exact opposite of the role model for young girls of any color so stop the “ I do this for the young girls who… “ Bitch shut the fuck up !!! You had 9 plastic surgeries because you hated yourself & after that when stripped of all make up, still look like a peeled orange & that’s what you think young girls should look up to & be motivated by ???” The Game’s message comes after it took Lahren months to respond to his initial post about her. If you thought he would go easy on her, you were clearly mistaken. He continued: “So go find a bathroom mirror, strip down all that cheap make up & look at the REAL YOU whore & cry !!! & just know, no matter what you say or do in this lifetime… you can never UN-SWALLOW all the dicks you sucked on the way up. Oh’ & keep your mouth closed, I can smell the unborn babies from here !!!!” Yikes. Read the full message below and let us know what you think.
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One of Jay-Z’s classic albums has become a piece of American history. Depending on you ask, Jay-Z has between three and four classics. Reasonable Doubt goes without saying. The Blueprint, released on September 11th, 2001, brought Just Blaze and Kanye West to the forefront. The Black Album was the “swan song” deserving of a hip-hop titan. And some will make a case for American Gangster, a conceptual tale largely based on the film of the same name. In any case, Jay-Z has a respectable repertoire of classics under his belt, with Blueprint standing at the top of the heap. Now, the album has earned a high honor, having been appointed to be added to the Library Of Congress as a piece of recorded history. Joining classic albums like Radiohead’s OK Computer and NWA’s Straight Outta Compton, Jay’s Blueprint is one of the rare hip-hop entries preserved in the American canon. Yet it is well deserving of its placement, and remains as enjoyable today as it did upon its release. Boasting songs like “Takeover,” “Izzo,” “U Don’t Know,” “Ain’t No Love,” and the Eminem-assisted “Renegade,” Blueprint is a must-listen on any self-respecting hip-hop head’s list. Congratulations to Jay-Z for another impressive accomplishment. Further musical inductees include Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddam,” Curtis Mayfield’s “Superfly,” Cyndi Lauper’s “She’s So Unusual,” and Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September.” |
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The boxer and the viral sensation are going back and forth. There are people sliding in and out of DMs every single day, but Adrien Broner isn’t supportive of everyone shooting their shots in his private messages. Do you remember Andrew Caldwell? He was the man who went viral after a video of Caldwell was reposted hundreds of thousands of times. In the clip, Caldwell was at church and claimed that he was “delivered,” saying he was no longer gay. He went on to say he wouldn’t carry a purse or wear makeup and the hilarious video captured the attention of the world. Caldwell became known as the “Delivert” guy, and another meme was born. Since then, Caldwell has remained in the spotlight due to his antics. He’s gone back and forth with claiming to be gay and claiming to be straight while also parading around women who he says are his girlfriends. However, days later Caldwell may call out a male celebrity and say that he’s on the down low. While the internet continues to make Caldwell the topic of conversation, Adrien Broner jumped on Instagram to call Caldwell out for sliding in his DMs. “A @andrew_c_caldwell if you don’t get out of my inbox before I punch the testosterone out yo gay ass!” The boxer captioned the text photo by writing, “These n****s bold as f**k! I guess I don’t do enough gangsta s**t no more smh for respect you got to shoot a n***a get a n***a shot every week….. #FuckOutOfHERE”
Caldwell wasn’t about to let Broner’s comments slide, so he took to his Instagram to say that he has “receipts” on the boxer while sharing a screenshot that shows Broner blocked him. “I will Pull them receipts 🧾 man text messages and Inbox don’t make me call my lawyer. Stop lying to your fans Your losing potential endorsements bc of your mouth. #Homegirl”
Broner got on Instagram Live to joke about the situation with his friends, asking them, “Do I have gay tendencies or something?” As they all laugh, Broner said, “I thought he was ‘delivert’…Why would that man come at me like, ‘Hey man.’ Man, get the f**k out my inbox. Block yo dumb ass.”
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Now all the teen wants is a Lambo. Who knew that a trip to Dr. Phil would turn an unruly teenager into a celebrity? Danielle Bregoli, also known by her rap name Bhad Bhabie, just celebrated her 16th birthday and unlike other teens her age, Bregoli got a blinged out, custom, diamond encrusted present. According to Bregoli, her two managers Adam Kluger and Dan Roof gifted her with her first Rolex, and they made sure you could see that thing from a mile away. The teen has always wanted a Rolie but never got around to copping one for herself, and when TMZ caught up with her yesterday, she showed off her expensive birthday gift for the cameras. According to TMZ, the watch was commissioned by Joel the Jeweler in Los Angeles and is a Mother of Pearl Rolex that features 15.38 carats of VS diamonds around the band. There are another 1.5 carats of VS diamonds on the Roman numerals lining the face dial. That piece of jewelry’s estimated cost is around $42,000. So what’s next for the teenager who has a fat bank account and celebrity status? A car. Bregoli doesn’t have her driver’s license yet, but she told TMZ that she’s taken the “pre-test” online and passed, so she knows how to drive. She also said that once she’s on the road, she wants to buy herself a black Lamborghini but she feels as if it’s too loud. Bregoli wants to make sure she has a car that won’t drown out the music she plans on blasting while she’s on the highway. Surely her 16 million Instagram followers can’t wait to see photos of that. |
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Don’t pirate Ariana Grande’s new album. If ever you were curious to check out Ariana Grande’s new album but not invested enough to stream or buy the product, you may be one of the unlucky few who has gotten their computer infected with some serious malware. According to Mashable, a bootleg copy of Thank U, Next exists online that is targeting fans of the pop star. If you’re still using torrent websites to listen to music and you haven’t yet converted to a legal means of accessing artist’s libraries, you’re likely already aware of the risk of accidentally installing viruses. Don’t try and cop Ariana Grande’s new album for free though because you might end up going completely broke. There is a copy of Thank U, Next going around that reportedly steals the downloader’s online banking information, meaning that in exchange for paying nothing for the album, you might actually be giving up your life savings. Sounds like a great deal, right? Apparently, upwards of 500 million people are at risk of downloading the malware through this, which just means that Ariana Grande’s reach is bigger than anybody could have imagined. People will take this information one of two ways. It will either drive more of her fans to legally purchase the album or stream it on Spotify, Apple Music, or elsewhere. Or, it will give the haters even more incentive to not ever listen to the project. Which side are you on? I’m actually shocked that people are bootlegging in 2019 when streaming is stronger than ever. |
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Cardi B has officially joined the stacked cast of “Hustlers.” The cast for the Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu-led film Hustlers has officially expanded. The movie, which centers around a squad ex-strippers seeking revenge on their wealthy clientele, has announced the casting of Cardi B, Keke Palmer, Julia Stiles, Lili Reinhart, and Mercedes Ruehl. The movie is set to be written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, and will mark the first feature film performance for superstar Cardi B. According to Deadline’s initial report, Hustlers will begin shooting later this week. Producer Adam Fogelson of STX films has praised his cast, stating “We could not have asked for a more exciting or talented lineup of performers to join our cast.” Director Scafaria echoed the notion. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with this dynamic group of women,” she explains. “We’re grateful to have assembled such a powerhouse cast and can’t wait to start filming at the end of the week.” It’ll be interesting to see how Cardi take on the big screen. It wouldn’t be surprising to see her take on a more comedic role, though she wouldn’t be the first rapper to receive a wake-up call from the transition to acting. What do you think? Will you be checking for this one? |
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