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Music Young Thug Desperate To Change Name Because Of Jeffrey Epstein Young Thug, born Jeffery Lamar Williams II, wants to have nothing in common with the late convicted child sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Sports Angel Reese Voices Support For Megan Thee Stallion Amid Breakup From Klay Thompson Megan Thee Stallion accused Klay Thompson of allegedly cheating on her in a post on Instagram over the weekend. By Cole Blake April 27, 2026
Music Ice Spice Gets Attacked By A Fan At Hollywood McDonald's Ice Spice's attorney Bradford Cohen reportedly issued a statement to TMZ about the recent fight with a fan. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music Young Thug Narrowly Avoids Arrest In Newly Surfaced Bodycam Footage Back in February, Young Thug got pulled over for allegedly speeding, and was informed that his license was suspended. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2026
Music SZA Quiets Rumor She Was Paid Six Figures To Be Justin Bieber's Coachella Backup SZA is never afraid to lash out and that's being proven again amid rumors about her being paid thousands to be Justin Bieber's backup. By Zachary Horvath April 13, 2026
Sports J Cole Clowned Over Disappointing First Game With The Nanjing Monkey Kings J Cole's first game with the Nanjing Monkey Kings is officially in the books but unfortunately, he wasn't able to put in a good performance. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Heads To Court Amid Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case Pooh Shiesty and his crew are currently facing charges related to the kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Politics Kanye West Permitted To Perform In The Netherlands Despite Backlash The update comes after the United Kingdom blocked Kanye West from traveling to London to perform at Wireless Festival. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Allegedly Instigated The Fight That Led To Offset Shooting Police charged Lil Tjay with misdemeanor disorderly conduct after a incident that led to Offset getting shot. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music Charleston White Takes Aim At DaBaby's Kids In Wild Rant Charleston White was furious with DaBaby for recently rejecting an artist who made a painting of his two daughters. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Politics Kanye West Officially Blocked From Entering The UK Kanye West had offered to meet with representatives of the Jewish community in London in a recent statement. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music Offset Shot In Florida Some harrowing news is coming out of Hollywood, Florida as it has been reported by TMZ that Offset was shot. By Alexander Cole April 06, 2026