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Music Diddy Trial Jury Asks For Clarification On Drug Distribution The jury in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial has begun its second day of deliberation as the case nears a verdict. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Eminem’s Daughter Hailie Jade Relates To His Privacy Struggles During a recent interview, Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade opened up about balancing privacy and being in the spotlight. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Music Pharrell Williams Hand Delivers A Louie Vuitton S/S '26 Bag To Beyoncé Right Off The Runway Floor Pharrell Williams and The Clipse recorded the entire forthcoming album, Let God Sort' Em Out, at the Louie Vuitton Headquarters. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 26, 2025
Music Farm Owner Claims Kendrick Lamar Almost Sued Him Over "Kendrick Llama" Name Texas-based farm owner Ronnie Semler told a story on his Instagram about how Kendrick Lamar's team almost took him to court over a llama. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music "The Breakfast Club" Weighs In On Kendrick Lamar's Anticipated Verse For Clipse Album This upcoming Clipse album will be a massive moment overall, but this Kendrick Lamar has been billed to be something special. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music Joycelyn Savage's Parents Believe Her Video Defending R Kelly Was A.I. Joycelyn Savage finally broke her silence on her relationship with R Kelly by coming to the singer's defense. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Diddy Will Not Call Any Witnesses To Testify In His Defense At Trial Diddy's highly-publicized trial is nearing an end as the prosecution plans to rest its case later this week. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Oprah & TD Jakes Address Wild Diddy Party Rumors Recently, Oprah Winfrey and Pastor T.D. Jakes took the stage at the religious leader's annual Good Soil Forum in Dallas. By Caroline Fisher June 21, 2025
Music Drake Loses Yet Another Huge Bet Thanks To The Indiana Pacers Drake bet $800K on the Oklahoma City Thunder to beat the Indiana Pacers with a six to ten-point margin in game six of the NBA Finals. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Cardi B To Fight $50M Lawsuit Over Alleged Copyright Infringement In Court Producers Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar accuse Cardi B of using the instrumental from their song “Greasy Frybread” without permission. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Meek Mill Gifts Gillie Da Kid Iced-Out Chain Of His Late Son YNG Cheese Meek Mill and Gillie Da Kid go back, and the former was one of the first to reach out following YNG Cheese's tragic death. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Relationships Nelly & Ashanti Celebrate Their Son KK's First Birthday With Wholesome Family Photos Nelly and Ashanti welcomed Kareem Kenkaide Haynes as their first son, last year, after tying the knot in 2023. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025