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Politics Nicki Minaj Reportedly Attending White House Correspondents' Dinner Nicki Minaj is going to continue her support of Donald Trump and his presidency this weekend at the Correspondents' Dinner. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Clayton Howard Denies Threatening Cassie In New Court Filing The latest legal dispute involving Cassie centers on Clayton Howard's insistence that his online remarks were never threats. By Erika Marie July 07, 2026
Music Drake Will Host Parties Only For Women Named Janice This Weekend Drake's "Janice STFU" is his big hit off of his new album "ICEMAN," and he wants to apologize to all the Janice's out there he scolded. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music Young Thug Faces Renewed Legal Fight Over 2015 Lil Wayne Tour Bus Shooting Young Thug's legal battles continue. By Aron A. August 18, 2026
Music Lil Durk Allegedly Refused Peace Offering From Quando Rondo Affiliate: "Take The Peace Of The Switch" Lil Durk is set to begin jury selection for his murder-for-hire trial on Thursday, and new information is reportedly being made available. By Alexander Cole August 18, 2026
Music Lionel Richie Had Some Harsh Words For Chris Brown & Usher Lionel Richie was performing in Phoenix, Arizona this week, when he offered up a rant, calling out Usher and Chris Brown. By Alexander Cole August 13, 2026
Sports Arian Foster Claims Drake Has The Weakest Handshake He's Ever Experienced Arian Foster was on his Barstool Sports podcast, "Macrodosing," where he offered up some interesting information about Drake. By Alexander Cole August 12, 2026
Music Mal Finally Gives J. Cole His Props After Attending "Fall-Off" Tour Concert Mal has been extremely critical of J. Cole over the past couple of years, and on Monday, he offered up his updated take. By Alexander Cole August 04, 2026
Music Authorities Reveal Suspect's Identity In Rihanna's House Shooting A woman in her 30s fired several shots at Rihanna's home in Beverly Hills on Sunday, but no one was injured. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Sparks Tense Back-And-Forth After Kodak Black Drops In On Instagram Live Boosie Badazz and Kodak Black never really seemed to be cool with one another, but things really exploded between them in 2023. By Zachary Horvath March 09, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Breaks Down Why He Thinks Jay-Z & Drake Started Beefing Although Jay-Z and Drake collaborated in the 2020s decade, DJ Akademiks thinks the root of their fallout happened much earlier. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026
Relationships Matthew Knowles Abruptly Ends Interview After Being Asked About Tina Knowles Matthew Knowles later claimed to Page Six that he had been asked several different questions about Tina Knowles. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026