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Music Astroworld Festival Security Guard Speaks Out, Says They Were "Severely Understaffed" One of the people hired to work security at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival has spoken out, claiming that they were "severely understaffed" and unprepared. By Alex Zidel November 09, 2021
Music R. Kelly Gives Steamy Performance Despite On-Going Sex Cult Scandal R. Kelly doesn't dial it down. By Matt F July 31, 2017
Sports LeBron James And Kevin Durant Reportedly Collaborated On A Song Together In 2011 Report surfaces about the time KD and LeBron got in the studio together. By Kyle Rooney June 05, 2017
Music Cassie Accused Of Dodging Male Sex Worker's Lawsuit Over Diddy's Alleged Freak Offs Cassie previously testified that Diddy allegedly subjected her to a "cycle of abuse, violence and sex trafficking." By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Politics DJ Akademiks Prescribes Ayahuasca For Ebro & Peter Rosenberg After They Label Drake "Right-Wing" Drake posted an axe emoji on Instagram in response to the news that "Ebro in the Morning" had been canceled. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
TV Teyana Taylor Left Stunned As Janet Jackson Presents Her With Icon Of The Year At The BET Awards Teyana Taylor won Icon of the Year at the BET Awards last night, and her idol Janet Jackson was there to present the award. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music Hit-Boy & Mike Will Made-It To Face Off On "Verzuz" "Verzuz" has a new battle between Hit-Boy and Mike Will Made-It after making its return at ComplexCon, last year. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Chelsea Handler Takes A Jab At Nicki Minaj In Critics Choice Monologue Nicki Minaj continues to face backlash for her remarks about President Donald Trump, her appearance at a Turning Point USA event, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music Drake's Appearance On Bfb Da Packman's Upcoming Album Sparks Idea That He Might Clap Back At Kendrick Lamar The anticipation for Friday is through the roof for most. But the question is, will Drake deliver? By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2024
Music Lil Wayne To Headline Virtual Halftime Show In “Clash Royale” Lil Wayne is set to take over the Clash Royale Arena with a special performance on February 6 at 12 p.m. ET. By Caroline Fisher February 03, 2026
TV Post Malone Will Make His "Saturday Night Live" Debut This Month Posty is gearing up for the arrival of his fourth studio album, and his first child. By Hayley Hynes May 06, 2022
Music Lil Baby Announces "New Music Soon" Lil Baby says he's got new music on the way. By Alex Zidel August 19, 2021