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#RHOA: Why is Kandi Burruss’ giving dominatrix looks at The RHOA Reunion?
Welcome to the dungeon. Kandi Burruss is no stranger to X-rated nights and BDSM-inspired outfits, and she kept the same energy for the forthcoming “Real Housewives of Atlanta” Season 13 reunion.
While all the women dressed up in black gowns for the occasion, Kandi channeled her inner “Mistress Angel,” sporting Bettie Page bangs with a latex bodysuit, sleeves, collar and corset, all by celebrity-loved brand Vex.
She added a dramatic skirt by Reco Chapple and thigh-high black leather boots to finish the look.
Fans immediately went wild over the scandalous look on Twitter.
“Kandi must have had a circus show after the reunion taping,” one person said. “Why the hell is Kandi up there looking like Dita Von Teese,” another wrote.
While Porsha Williams, Kenya Moore, Cynthia Bailey and Drew Sidora went with more classically glamorous looks, leaving Kandi to stand out, it appears the reunion was actually dungeon-themed — making her the only one dressed appropriately for the affair.
The emphasis on whips and chains is quite appropriate for a season that revolved around “Strippergate” and two stars’ trysts with Bolo, the stripper hired for Cynthia Bailey’s wild bachelorette party.
#NewMusic from Kelly Price Releases Her New EP “Grace”!
Kelly Price returns with the brand new EP called “Grace”. The project arrives via a partnership with her label Sang Girl, Inc and Motown Gospel. This is Price’s first Gospel project since she originally released “This is Who I Am” in 2006.
Although this is labeled as a Gospel EP it is not one like you’ve heard before. That much is evident when listening to the previously released single “Dance Party”. In a recent interview she said:
This EP is really true to the eclectic taste of music that I have, and even in the way my career has gone. There is an R&B cover on this Gospel EP! There’s an old school Vanessa Bell Armstrong cover, and then a lot of dance music on this. The song “Grace” is like a lullaby. It’s an inspirational piece. I really felt like I wanted to release some goodness into the world. I had got to a point where I was tired of losing people and crying. I just wanted to have a great dance party and mean it. You have a moment on this EP to cry. But the rest of the time you are literally going to be dancing! *Laughs*
WOW…Nice STREAM HERE!
#HipHopNews: DMX Is Still On Life Support Following Reported Overdose!
Rapper DMX is still on life support following his reported overdose on Friday, April 2.
The 50-year-old reportedly overdosed in his home around 11 p.m. and had a heart attack and was then rushed to a hospital in White Plains, N.Y., where he is still on life support.
DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, is said to be in a grave condition after paramedics spent 30 minutes trying to resuscitate him which deprived his brain of oxygen and would have severely impacted his brain.
"It's not looking good," a family source commented and children are flying in to visit their father. "A lot of people are gathering at the hospital," attorney Murray Richman told Page Six, which includes DMX’s ex-wife and some of his 15 children,
Some sources have said that DMX has some "brain activity" while others claimed he was in a "vegetative state." "He had a heart attack. He’s quite ill," Richman said but did not confirm the overdose or the cause of the heart attack.
"I’m very sad about it, extremely sad. He’s like my son," the attorney said. "He’s just a tremendous person, tremendous entertainer, tremendous human being. And so much to offer, so much to say. Not the run-of-the-mill rapper. A person of great depth."
"Last night Earl 'DMX' Simmons was rushed to the hospital after collapsing at home. At this time he remains in ICU in critical condition. Earl has been a warrior his entire life. This situation represents yet another road he must conquer," a representative for DMX told TMZ.
"The Simmons Family appreciates the overwhelming outpouring of heartfelt love, encouragement, support and prayers for Earl. Earl is someone whose life and music have been a source of inspiration and strength to so many people around the world. It is reassuring to see his fans return that same passion and energy to him during his time of need."
Richman previously said that DMX was breathing on his own and was taken off life support but retracted his statement later and said he was "given wrong information."
Justin Timberlake Is Unaware That His Manager Urged Janet Jackson To Forgive Him!
A source close to the singer said he was “completely unaware” of a recent comment Wright made to Janet Jackson via social media to forgive Timberlake for his role in their infamous 2004 Super Bowl “wardrobe malfunction” blunder.
“Justin was not aware of his comment to her. Johnny did this all on his own,” the source told Page Six.
Jackson posted her weekly Sunday inspirational message to followers encouraging them to “always choose to heal, not hurt” and “to forgive, not to despise.” Wright — who once managed Jackson, as well as Timberlake’s ex Britney Spears — allegedly shot back: “You should take this advice and to apply it to your relationship with Justin.”
Wright’s comment comes nearly two months after Timberlake officially apologized to Jackson and Spears “for the times in my life where my actions contributed to the problem, where I spoke out of turn, or did not speak up for what was right. I understand that I fell short in these moments and in many others and benefited from a system that condones misogyny and racism.”
A Timberlake source said at the time the apology was “really from the heart.”
#JUSTMARRIED Jeezy And Jeannie Mai Host Their Wedding At Their Atlanta Home!
The one-year engagement anniversary for Jeannie Mai and Jeezy turned into the couple’s official wedding date.
Pictures from the intimate March 27 ceremony were capture by Vogue. Hosted in Atlanta, the wedding was different from their original plan of wanting to wed at Lake Como or the South of France.
“We were really looking forward to having all of our friends and family there to celebrate,” Jeannie says. “But we had to change all of our wedding plans due to COVID. After Jeezy’s mother unexpectedly passed, we quickly learned that life is too short. And at the end of the day, Jeezy and I really just wanted to become husband and wife. So we decided to turn our original wedding into a mini-mony, where we exchanged our vows in front of our immediate family and a few close friends.”
Vogue details the wedding required negative COVID tests for those who traveled to the wedding and another round of testing occurred.
“Once everyone was tested and confirmed negative, our guests were shuttled to the surprise location—our home,” Jeannie added.
Cher Apologizes After Being Slammed For Tweet Over George Floyd’s Death!
Cher apologized Saturday after stirring up emotions on social media for writing a controversial tweet in which she wondered if she could’ve done something to prevent George Floyd’s death.
“Was talking With Mom & She Said “I Watched Trial Of Policeman Who Killed George Floyd,& Cried,” the “Believe” singer tweeted Friday night.
“I Said ‘Mom,I Know This Is Gonna Sound CRAZY,But.. I Kept Thinking .....Maybe If I’d Been There,...I Could’ve Helped,” she wrote, adding a sad face emoji.
George Floyd was the 46-year-old Black man whose violent death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers in May 2020 ignited a global movement for racial equality and against police brutality.
Cher’s tweet comes as the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin unfolds and grabs the nation’s attention.
By Saturday afternoon, her tweet had been quoted more than 8,000 times and earned nearly 2,700 retweets.
It was liked more than 24,000 times — while, at the same time, also criticized by many Twitter users who accused the singer of being a tone-deaf “white savior.”
She responded with an apology Saturday afternoon.
“I Just got off phone With Friend Karen,” she wrote. “Told her what Happened,& Realized,You Can P--s Ppl Off,& Hurt Them By Not Knowing Everything That’s”NOT Appropriate”To Say.I know Ppl Apologize When They’re In a Jam,BUTTO GOD,IM TRULY SORRY If I Upset AnyOne In Blk Community.I Know My (heart).”
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The original tweet had generated a flood of flak.
“Oh yay another White person centering themselves around blk ppls pain. I wish I was there to stop you from tweeting this,” wrote Twitter user @Iconiecon.
User @geeta_minocha agreed, writing “If I Could Turn Back Time, I would stop Cher from tweeting this.”
One comment, by @LivisAlibi, praised Cher’s intention, but added that “a Black man shouldn’t need a white person to stand up for him to be safe. People will beat you up over this tweet, but go over the mean things and try to learn... PLEASE.”
Many users came in her defense, pointing out that, although Cher’s messaging might have been mistaken, her intentions were right.
“Y’all are roasting Cher for tweeting that she wishes she’d been there for George Floyd? Seriously?! She’s not claiming she’s a superhero like in your funny memes, it’s all about the feelings of devastation and outrage. She wishes she could’ve helped George Floyd, like any of us,” wrote @Wirjil.
“Cher is trending for expressing grief over George Floyd,” wrote @flywithkamala. “I mean — maybe she could’ve helped. We’ll never know. Lots of us wish we could’ve done something to change the outcome. Lots of things to be mad about but this tweet ain’t it.”
“She could have worded it differently but I think her intentions were true,” echoed @CDonatac. “She wishes she could have helped. She’s an ally. People need to let this one go.”
In an earlier follow-up tweet Saturday, the singer responded to the negative comments, writing that she had wrestled with the tweet, “Because I Thought some ppl wouldn’t understand, Or Believe an Entertainer Could have Honest emotions about a human Being,suffering & Dying,even if It’s Only Shown On tv.”
“You Don’t Know What I’ve Done,Who I Am,Or What I Believe.I CAN,I HAVE,& I WILL..HELP,” she added.
About an hour before her controversial tweet, the Oscar-winning actress tweeted against “RACIST GOP LAWMAKERS,” sharing an essay titled “Voting rights for Blacks and poor whites in the Jim Crow South.”
“Whites can no longer stand on the sidelines,” she wrote. “We Must STAND In Solidarity With Our Blk Brothers & Sisters In Every KU KLUX KLAN STATE.”
Leslie Odom, wife Nicolette Robinson welcome baby No. 2!
The ‘Hamilton’ star announced the birth of his son Able Phineas on Instagram
Actor Leslie Odom Jr. and his wife Nicolette Robinson are the proud parents of a newborn baby boy after welcoming their second child on March 25.
The Hamilton star announced the birth of his son Able Phineas on Instagram Thursday.
“More life! One whole week with our Abe. Watching Nicolette give birth to these kids…? Simply, the bravest acts I’ve ever witnessed from a foot away,” Odom Jr. wrote. “I love you, sweetheart and I am in awe. Our little family bursts at the seams with joy! And gratitude. Able Phineas 3/25/21 ♥️ More life.”
The couple is also parents to daughter Lucille “Lucy” Ruby, who turns 4 this month. Odom shared an adorable photo of Lucy with her baby brother on Instagram
Odom and Robinson also play spouses on Freeform’s limited series, Love in the Time of Corona. The Hollywood power couple announced their baby news in November on Instagram. “Lots of reasons to celebrate over here. Lots of reasons for hope too,” Odom wrote in the caption of a family photo at the time, revealing that they were expecting a boy.
Regé-Jean Page On Why He Isn’t Coming Back To Bridgerton!
The news is out. Regé-Jean Page will not be returning to Bridgerton for season 2. In an exclusive interview with Variety, the actor said that he was always suspecting the role would be a short-term one.
"It's a one-season arc. It's going to have a beginning, middle, end—give us a year," Page said. "[I thought] 'That's interesting,' because then it felt like a limited series. I get to come in, I get to contribute my bit and then the Bridgerton family rolls on."
He added that he appreciates that the Julia Quinn book series is an anthology that gives focus to a different sibling's love story in each book.
"One of the things that is different about this [romance] genre is that the audience knows the arc completes," he said. "They come in knowing that, so you can tie people in emotional knots because they have that reassurance that we're going to come out and we're going to have the marriage and the baby."
He told Variety that he is looking forward to watching the show continue without him. "I have nothing but excitement for Bridgerton continuing to steam train off and conquer the globe," he says. "But there is also value in completing these arcs and sticking the landing."
Page might be OK with his short time on the show, but in the past, he's spoken as if he was looking forward to continuing on with Simon.
"I'm not sure I believe in paradise," he told TV Guide last December, surrounding the release of season 1. "I know that the romance genre generally does—part of the deal is that you get a happy ending. But as far as continuing to explore characters, I think that love is an evolving thing. It's a living, breathing thing that needs tending, that needs looking after, that needs mending when it gets worn or torn. They get married very young. They still have a lot of growing to do. They have a lot to do, and I think it'll always be fun to watch them do that together."
It'll be hard for some of the show's biggest fans to watch Simon go, too.
Ozzy Osbourne Breaks His Silence Over Wife Sharon's Controversial Exit From 'The Talk'!
Ozzy Osbourne is standing by his wife Sharon Osbourne following her exit from The Talk. The Black Sabbath rocker broke his silence Thursday on his wife's departure from the show following an internal investigation into a tense conversation she had with co-host Sheryl Underwood on March 10. Sharing an old red carpet photo with Sharon, Ozzy appears to be holding his hand behind his ear like he is trying to hear someone better. "I can't f—ing hear you!" he wrote alongside the caption "#TeamSharon."
CBS announced last week that Sharon would be leaving The Talk following the results of the network's investigation into the comments she made while defending friend Piers Morgan amid the backlash about his comments on Meghan Markle. The Good Morning Britain host quit his job after finding himself in hot water for questioning if Markle was being truthful during her tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which she described being the victim of racism and experiencing suicidal thoughts before stepping away from the royal family with husband Prince Harry.
During her conversation with Underwood on March 10, Sharon chided her co-host for getting emotional, telling her to stop crying during their conversation. "I feel even like I’m about to be put in the electric chair because I have a friend who many people think is a racist, so that makes me a racist," Osbourne said of Morgan at the time. The show announced it would be going on a two-week hiatus pending an investigation, and then determined last week that Sharon's "behavior toward her co-hosts during the March 10 episode did not align with our values for a respectful workplace." The Talk returns with new episodes on April 12.
Sharon has been outspoken about the treatment she has faced following her conversation, telling Entertainment Tonight amid the initial backlash that she had reached out to Underwood to apologized, but had yet to hear back. "I wish we could go on and have an adult conversation calmly and work it out but I don't know whether we can," she told the outlet. "I don't know whether it's gone past that. I would love to but I don't know whether I even want to go back. ... I don't know whether I'm wanted there."
Michael Strahan reveals fixed tooth gap was April Fools’ Day Prank!
“The gap is here to stay,” said former NFL star and “Good Morning America” host Michael Strahan Thursday after leading the internet to believe that he had closed the sizable, “signature” space between his front teeth.
On Tuesday, Strahan tweeted out a well-produced video showing his “procedure” at a New York City cosmetic dentistry business.
The video was met with a mixture of happiness for Strahan and disappointment. Many people shared photos of their own gaps, describing how he had inspired them.
And while Strahan posted the video two days before April Fools’, it didn’t escape those who saw through the slick video and predicted it was a prank.
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On Thursday, Strahan confirmed that his smile had not changed.
“I appreciate all the love for the gap,” Strahan said. “I’ve had it for almost 50 years now and a lot of people out there would always said ‘you make me feel good about rocking mine,’ and everything else. I know it was a shocker to see it gone … “
Strahan encouraged everyone to be who they are and live the way they want to live, saying, “I did.”
And with that, Strahan pulled down his mask and said, “The gap, is here to stay.”
Georgia governor vows a fight after MLB yanks All-Star Game!
News of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia over its sweeping new voting law reverberated among fans Saturday, while Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to defend the measure, saying “free and fair elections” are worth any threats, boycotts or lawsuits.
The Republican governor said at a news conference that MLB “caved to fear and lies from liberal activists” when it yanked the July 13 game from Atlanta’s Truist Park. He added the decision will hurt working people in the state and have long-term consequences on the economy.
“I want to be clear: I will not be backing down from this fight. We will not be intimidated, and we will also not be silenced,” Kemp said.
“Major League Baseball, Coca-Cola and Delta may be scared of Stacey Abrams, Joe Biden and the left, but I am not,” he said, referring to companies that have also criticized the new law.
Three groups already have filed a lawsuit over the measure, which adds greater legislative control over how elections are run and includes strict identification requirements for voting absentee by mail. It also limits the use of ballot drop boxes and makes it a crime to hand out food or water to voters waiting in line, among other provisions.
Critics say the law will disproportionately affect communities of color.
Georgia Republicans say the changes were needed to maintain voter confidence in the election system, and the governor insists opponents have mischaracterized what the law does. Yet GOP lawmakers made the revisions largely in response to false claims of fraud in the 2020 elections made by former President Donald Trump and his supporters.
Abrams, who has championed voting rights since narrowly losing to Kemp in the 2018 election, is among those who have spoken out against the law. The Democrat is being closely watched to see if she seeks a 2022 rematch.
Baseball fans, meanwhile, appeared divided on pulling the game from Georgia.
Patrick Smith, a lifelong Braves fan in Ellisville, Mississippi, said he thinks the league made the right decision and noted that not taking a stand would have polarized some supporters.
“When governments restrict access to the ballot box, someone has to step in to encourage these entities to roll back those measures,” he said.
Lorre Sweetman, in Kahului, Hawaii, said it was a poor move by MLB because it wasn’t based on the actual new voting laws but on “political pandering” and misinformation.
Still, while some fans upset about the decision have called for a boycott of professional baseball, she said she will not stop watching games and her three grandsons are still learning the sport.
“They caved to pressure without considering the message this sends to fans who just want to enjoy the game and support their team,” she said. “We need to take politics out of sports.”
But Dick Pagano, a baseball fan in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, said he will not watch or attend any games this year.
“They shot themselves in the foot,” said Pagano, who added he will be disappointed to miss the planned Hank Aaron celebration during the All-Star Game, because he once saw him play in the 1957 World Series. Aaron, who played for the Braves in Atlanta and Milwaukee for most of his career, faced extensive hate mail and racism as he closed in on breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record.
Jeffrey Guterman, a retired mental health counselor in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who calls himself an amateur baseball historian, said the decision shows baseball changing with the times.
“I’m surprised when people argue that moving it away from Atlanta is a bad move because it would bring lots of money to the area,” he said. “The question is what costs more, moving the All-Star Game or reinforcing the oppression of votes.”
The league did not immediately respond to a request for comment Saturday.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred previously said he made the call to move the All-Star events and the amateur draft from Atlanta after discussions with individual players and the Players Alliance, an organization of Black players formed after the death of George Floyd last year. A new ballpark for the events wasn’t immediately revealed.
Kemp also criticized the league for not trying to improve voter access in its home state of New York, where he said voters need an excuse to vote by mail and have fewer days of early voting than in Georgia. He said its decision means “cancel culture” is coming for American businesses and jobs.
Trump also blasted the league’s move, while former President Barack Obama congratulated MLB for its decision, saying there was no better way for baseball to honor Aaron, “who always led by example.”
Meanwhile, Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina said he’s asked his staff to begin drafting a bill to remove the league’s antitrust law exemption in response to the decision.
“An overwhelming bipartisan majority of Americans support requiring an ID to vote, and any organization that abuses its power to oppose secure elections deserves increased scrutiny under the law,” he said in a tweet.
Baseball antitrust exemptions, in place since a 1922 Supreme Court decision, primarily allow MLB to prevent franchise moves without owner approval.
Ice Cube Sues Robinhood of trademark infringement in act of 'transparent retribution'!
Robinhood has a new legal opponent in rapper Ice Cube, who filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing the stock trading platform of damaging his reputation by using his image to promote its products, without his consent.
“In a cynical effort to appeal to a young demographic, Robinhood has engaged celebrity endorsers such as Jay-Z, Nas, and Jared Leto to endorse its products and services,” according to the complaint, filed in federal court in California. “However, in an act of unmitigated gall and transparent retribution, Robinhood and its subsidiary have now used the image and likeness of Ice Cube – without his permission…”
According to the complaint, on March 8 Robinhood ran an ad on its Robinhood Snacks website and app using Ice Cube’s image and likeness, along with an altered version of his signature catch phrase “Check Yo Self.” The 51-year-old artist, whose legal name is O'Shea Jackson, Sr., said the ad used an altered version of the phrase originating in lyrics from his hit single by the same name. Such use, the rapper claims, created the false impression that he endorses Robinhood.
Robinhood's product communications lead Lavinia Chirico responded to the lawsuit telling Yahoo Finance, “No, we didn't use his image without permission. The image was licensed and used for non-commercial, editorial purposes in connection with a blog article.”
Making an 'example out of Ice Cube'
The trading platform ignored Ice Cube's demands that it stop using the phrase, the complaint alleges. Ice Cube says that Robinhood is using his image to retaliate against him over his association with business partner and civil rights attorney Jeff Kwatinetz, who was involved in a separate lawsuit against the trading platform over its controversial decision to limit trading of GameStop (GME) and other heavily shorted stocks.
Robinhood "specifically sought to punish and make an example out of Ice Cube," according to the complaint, which alleges violations of federal trademark law as well as California codes and common law governing rights of publicity. Robinhood’s actions, the filing states, were wrongfully intended to generate revenue by promoting and attracting customers to its website, products, and services.
Ice Cube is asking the court for an injunction that would require Robinhood to stop using his image or likeness. In addition the rapper is asking for the court to order Robinhood to pay unspecified monetary damages, as well as punitive damages to punish the company’s executives for allegedly authorizing the ad campaign.
Robinhood has made headlines in the past few months, most recently for confidentially filing for an IPO last week.
The company, which has recently attracted millions of users, has come under increasing legal and regulatory pressure based on its role in processing then limiting trades during the Reddit-fueled meme-stock upheaval that included GameStop and AMC Entertainment (AMC).
In December, Robinhood agreed to a $65 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over claims that it misled customers about the sources of its revenue. And in February, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev was called before Congress to testify over its role in the GameStop frenzy.
Robinhood is also named as a defendant in what Ice Cube's lawsuit says is more than 50 proposed class action lawsuits.
Remy Ma Revealed She Never Shot Anyone And Denies Knowing The Victim!
In a recent appearance on The Wendy Williams Show, Remy Ma revealed that she never actually shot anyone or that the woman was her friend.
When asked by Wendy Williams about her time in prison, the Love & Hip Hop star told the host that the information circulating about what transpired when she got locked up in 2007 was not accurate. In fact, Remy disputes the claim that she shot her best friend. Instead, she says she didn’t even know the woman, Makeda Barnes-Joseph.
“Do y’all really think every time the DA, the judge, the jury got it right every single time? No. They didn’t,” she said. “Did not know this girl, wasn’t my best friend, all of these things that was said over these years were not true, but once you’re in prison, no one cares. I didn’t shoot anybody!”
It was initially reported that Remy shot one of her good friends over missing cash. The rapper maintained her innocence but was still convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of intentional assault, weapons possession, and attempted coercion. She served six of the eight years and was released in 2016.
Issa Rae credits Barack Obama with rise of Black showrunners in Hollywood!
Resembling an Egyptian queen during the post-NAACP Image Awards virtual press conference, “Insecure” creator and star Issa Rae talked about how former President Barack Obama greatly influenced the increase of Black showrunners and shows in Hollywood.
“I think in the abstract, I always credit the Obama era,” Rae said. “I feel like that, in the same way, that Hollywood is always influenced by the culture and politics in a way, I think that seeing a Black man in the White House and a Black family triggered something in studios to where they were just like, ‘well, let’s make more content that caters to this audience,’ and it is amazing.”
Rae had just taken home her first Image Award for Best Actress in a Comedy on Saturday evening, March 27, 2021. Her victory comes on the heels of her new $40 million, five-year TV and movie deal with WarnerMedia. She also credits the rise in Black showrunners to the success of shows like “Scandal,” “How to Get Away with Murder” and “Black-ish.” This has subsequently increased Hollywood studios’ appetites for more Black television content.
“And I feel like that indirectly translated into making sure that we have more representation on the screen. And there was just more of a hunger for our stories,” Rae continued. “And we’re in a weird time where Hollywood is in step with what the culture or Black culture wanted and what we have been demanding for years.”
Rae has a good point. She was able to leverage the surprising success of “Insecure” to make the romantic movie, “The Photograph,” opposite the skyrocketing star LaKeith Stanfield, who later powered Judas and the Black Messiah.
As it stands, Rae has 15 more shows and movies in the works with HBO.
Michael Rapaport Suddenly Regrets Publicizing Social Media Feud With Kevin Durant!
Michael Rapaport has a guilty conscience following his social media feud with Brooklyn Net’s star, Kevin Durant.
On Tuesday, the Rapaport publicized private messages between him and Durant that “were filled with crude, misogynistic language and physical threats,” according to the New York Post.
The NBA has since charged Durant a $50,000 fine for offensive messages, and now ironically, Rapaport is having a change of heart.
“I feel bad about my involvement in the situation,” the actor said. “I feel bad that it’s gotten this far. I met him one time. It was cool, cordial. I’m a fan. I met him as a fan.”
Rapaport claims he had no idea the post would get the attention it received, despite posting it to his 2.2million Instagram followers.
“This whole thing got way way way more attention than I thought it would,” Rapaport said.
Interestingly enough, Durant was stunned Rapaport would choose to show the messages to the public since he and the 52-year-old “talk CRAZIER than this on the regular.”
However, Rapaport said “that the messages were far from friendly banter.”
Durant has apologized and said in a news conference that he regrets his fan seeing his use of such foul language.
All in all, Rapaport blames his behavior on him having a “bad day.”
“On Tuesday of this week, he caught me on a bad day. That being said, in my opinion, the whole situation got blown out of proportion. I don’t premeditate or contrive my behavior or my rants on social media. They come from the gut,” Rapaport said.
“I know I have lived and learned from this situation. I’ve had to deal with ramifications that I’ll keep to myself. I know he has. I feel bad about it. But it is what it is, and we have to move forward.”
Migos’ Takeoff cleared of sexual assault allegations!
Takeoff of the Migos won’t face criminal charges related to 2020 allegations of sexual battery, assault, and emotional distress. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the case due to insufficient evidence.
Takeoff’s lawyer, Drew Findling, told TMZ that his office spent countless hours investigating the case and came to the same conclusion as the prosecutors. “The allegations were patently and provably false, Findling stated.
The “Stir Fry” rapper was sued last year by a woman using the alias Jane Doe, who claimed that Takeoff raped her at a house party. The lawsuit sought damages for sexual battery, false imprisonment, assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Takeoff’s lawyer first addressed the charges last year and told the media that they didn’t have much weight.
“We have reviewed the allegations and have similarly done our own due diligence. What has become abundantly clear is that the allegations made against Takeoff are patently and provably false. The claims and statements made regarding this lawsuit indicate that the plaintiffs’ representatives have not spoken with relevant witnesses or reviewed available evidence,” added Findling.
Although the criminal charges have been dismissed, the civil suit filed by Jane Doe still remains. Neama Rahmani, the lawyer representing Takeoff’s accuser, also spoke with Pitchfork after the decision, and revealed that that the legal fight was not over.
“Our client is disappointed in the decision of the Los Angeles County District Attorney, who has once again shown he is soft on crime and cares more about the rights of criminal defendants than victims of sexual assault. She looks forward to receiving the justice she deserves in her civil case,” added Rahmani.
Findling also previously called the lawsuit an attempt to secure a financial gain from the Migos rapper.
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘WHAT WHAT I SEE YOUR BUTT’
Let’s see, you shorts don’t fit, your shirt doesn’t fit, and your bra looks like it’s cutting off the circulation to your brain which, now that I think about it, might be the cause of your poor decision
HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD ALL!!!
EFREM
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