Per TMZ, Nicki has just been dropped by her lawyer. However, if that wasn’t rough enough, this has occurred amid a late 2025 lawsuit. Her now ex legal rep, Matthew Abbott, filed a request to withdraw from a $10 million one that was presented by a familiar foe, an ex-fan named Tameer Peak.

Abbott replaced the hitmaker’s longtime attorney, Judd Burstein, shortly after Peak refiled this massive defamation lawsuit, which was incredibly abrupt. Burstein said that it had nothing to do the “entirely frivolous” suit and was “unrelated to any concern about the merits of Peak’s claims.”

However, he didn’t give any direct explanation for leaving. Instead, Burstein said, “I believe that it would be inappropriate for me to discuss the reasons why I chose to decline the representation.”

Interestingly though, Burstein’s decision arose during the heat of Nicki’s recent political rants.

Now, Abbott is out as well after “several” unsuccessful attempts in trying to contact the superstar and her accountants over the last few months.

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Nicki Minaj’s Beef With Gavin Newsom

He says that he’s even tried reaching her via text and email, but to no avail. It looks like Abbott already submitted a letter to the court asking to give an extension to Nicki so she can find a permanent attorney going forward.

Maybe contributing to this “communication breakdown is the fact that she’s been using her Twitter fingers a lot lately. She’s been busy reigniting her feud with California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, calling him out for his behavior.

Most recently, she put him on blast for how he talked to the state’s mayor, Andre Dickens. In a viral clip, Newsom seems to imply he’s not smart or qualified for the position.

“His way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can’t read. This means my first read on him was correct. He’s been handed so many things & put in high positions he never earned or deserved. Do you wanna know the craziest part of this footage that will haunt him forever? He’s literally slowing his speech down & talking in a sporadic cadence. He’s not just TELLING them that they’re all probably stupid & probably can’t read, he’s LITERALLY SLOW-ING-DOWN-HIS-SPEECH to make them understand the words that are coming out of his mouth!!!! As if they’re children!!!! That means he REALLY BELIEVES they’re slow. He’s not just saying it—he didn’t misspeak!!!! He BELIEVES it!!!!” she alleged.

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“I said, Bro, Carti is my friend,” he recalled, as seen in a clip shared by @big_business_ on Twitter/X. “Not posting that. I told Carti this too. Carti knows this. Also, I like to see where this is coming from. That means there’s some other entity that got so much money, not only to promote their own, they got money to try to make someone else who they might be competing with not look good.”

“I also got offered one on A$AP Rocky, and I told them no,” he added. “I’m trying to do an interview with him. What do I look like?“

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DJ Akademiks Disses Young Thug & Lil Baby

Akademiks may not be willing to accept money to make someone look bad online, but he never hesitates to throw some shade of his own whenever he sees fit. Earlier this week, for example, he weighed in on theories that Lil Baby and Young Thug have new music on the way.

“Am I expecting some heat from these two? I’mma be honest with y’all, no. I know some of y’all think I’m just gonna be hating. No, I’m gonna call a spade a spade,” he said frankly. “This is two ice cubes linking up together, man. They might as well be in the freezer together. That’s a fact.”

“They better be driving to Gunna’s crib,” he continued. “They better put in the GPS, ‘Gunna Wunna’s crib.’ Straight up. […] This is damn near the ice bucket challenge. Y’all might as well just go to Gunna’s crib. Gunna got the sauce, I’m sorry.”

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Ben Shapiro will be producing it for The Daily Wire, and Dallas Sonnier will be producing it for Bonfire Legend. Other producers include Sydney Aucreman, Travis Mills, and Lillian Campbell. The Daily Wire and Bonfire Legend have worked with various “canceled” individuals in the past, including Armie Hammer, Gina Carano, and more.

Majors was fired by Marvel Studios and Disney in December of 2023, shortly after he was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of harassment and assault against his ex, Grace Jabbari.

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Jonathan Majors Reflects On Assault Conviction

He reflected on the experience during a 2025 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, admitting that it was far from easy to deal with. “There were days when it was like, ‘Is this real?’” he explained. “It’s a heartbreak like I’ve never experienced and it just compounded and compounded.”

“At some point there has to be accountability for writing your own story,” he added. “Am I going to fall into that narrative of falling apart, of self-destruction? Have a struggle, blame the world, have a struggle, hate yourself, have a struggle, deny everything. None of those narratives is beneficial.” Instead, Majors said he planned to “Have a struggle, learn, metabolize, grow.”

He appears to have taken some steps in that direction in recent months, marrying Meagan Good, launching a fitness brand with her, and more.

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It specifically was made during the filming of the immensely popular “Weekend Update” segment with Michael Che and Colin Jost. The quip revolved around Cardi’s mortal foe Nicki Minaj and her relationship with Donald Trump.

It’s unclear what the contents of the joke were, but it clearly got under the “Motorsport” rapper’s skin. Allegedly, the mother of four threw a phone at a TV monitor, punched a screen to a pulp, threatened to leave the show, etc.

As a result of her alleged feelings about it, the joke was cut. Overall, thanks to TMZ‘s sources, we now know that this supposedly did happen. They report that Cardi B was simply having a rough evening overall, and this seemingly sent her over the edge.

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Did Cardi B & Stefon Diggs Break Up?

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But even though this is something that Saturday Night Live doesn’t condone, it sounds like it’s water under the bridge. If Cardi B wants to return to the show at any point, they are going to welcome her back with open arms.

The Little Miss Drama performer has yet to address any of this yet, but we are sure this is good news for her.

It’s at least got to be in the grand scheme of things as there’s even more serious issues beyond this. If you didn’t hear, her and Stefon Diggs reportedly split just days before the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl loss.

A source with Us Weekly, who shared this revelation, added that this wasn’t the first time they broke up. “They are always so up and down. This isn’t the first time they have broken up.”

This tracks as Cardi revealed they weren’t together while onstage for her tour. The source also says, “Cardi is single and putting herself out there again. She feels free. He betrayed her so many times. Her friends have been trying to show her that he is not right for her and that she deserved better.”

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“2026’s biggest album may come from his bête noire, Drake (OVO/Republic), who’s been teasing the release of ICEMAN for months,” the outlet declared. “When will ICEMAN cometh? Stay tuned.”

Of course, social media users have a lot to say about this take, and they’re sounding off on Twitter/X. “ICEMAN bout to freeze the charts again, 2026 already looking like Drake’s year fr,” one writes. “That’s what they say abt every Drake album, and it never fails to disappoint,” another claims. Someone else simply says, “Drake you need to drop this album please.”

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When Is Drake Dropping ICEMAN?

At the time of writing, an official release date for ICEMAN has not been revealed.

Drake has been teasing the upcoming LP for over a year. Earlier this week, he shared a couple of cryptic hints at what’s to come on his Instagram Story. In doing so, he confirmed one crucial detail about ICEMAN: it will drop in 2026. He also sent a cryptic message to his enemies, indicating that he’s not messing around. “MAKE THEM CRY,” it read.

The Toronto rapper hasn’t been the only one teasing the album, either. Some of his peers have also teased the highly anticipated project, including Mal of the New Rory & Mal podcast, DJ Akademiks, and more. During an event this month, his collaborator Conductor Williams even spoke on the project, claiming that fans shouldn’t have to wait too much longer to hear it. “Ayo, however y’all feel about The Boy, ICEMAN is soon,” he stated. “Real soon.”

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Without question, the one that catches the most heat is his 2021 album Certified Lover Boy. It’s infamously known for being hilariously bad as it features 12 pregnant women in emoji form with a white background. The music on his fifth best-selling project of his career made up for it to some degree.

However, most fans of Drake of listeners of hip-hop would say that it’s easily his worst artwork to date.

It doesn’t help when there was plenty of other concepts that either fans or Drake himself showcased prior to its release. In fact, you can see some of them in this comment section from Joey, aka gothamhiphop on X.

But speaking of his post, he captured an interaction under a recent Instagram video posted by NFR Podcast involving a Drake and a fan. NFR hosts Lu and Anthony discussed what they believe to be some of the worst or the worst album cover ever, and this fan replied with CLB.

The 6ix God was taken aback by the person’s answer, so much so that he asked, “r u dumb lol.”

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When Is Drake Dropping ICEMAN?

This person wasn’t the only one to respond with this answer, as several others shared that opinion.

While Drizzy may find it to be a harsh critique, he does have the chance to redeem himself a bit. As most of you are probably aware, he’s seemingly really close to unleashing his ninth solo LP, ICEMAN.

He’s been teasing this body of work since last February when he was in Australia, although the title was announced a few months later in 2025.

But overall, fans have been dying to know when it’s actually coming besides being told the obvious 2026. Given the title, he’s only got a handful more weeks before winter ends, so hopes are high for it drop within that window.

But exactly when remains in question. There has been some industry chatter that it could release by Friday, March 6. However, that’s merely speculation right now.

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In a clip shared by No Jumper, he’s seen uncovering his face to reveal a massive, infected-looking lesion near his mouth. “It’s not that bad right chat?” he asked his viewers. “It’s not that bad?” While Frost is jokingly insinuating that he caught something from Powell, and leaning into rampant slut-shaming, this doesn’t actually appear to be the case.

The kiss isn’t the only moment from the stream that made headlines, however. Powell also took the opportunity to share the impressive amount of money she earns on OnlyFans. The number blew Frost away, and prompted him to admit that he’s never made that kind of cash so quickly.

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How Much Does Celina Powell Earn On OnlyFans?

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“That sh*t say $1.1 million,” he declared upon looking at her phone. “What the f*ck?” That number only reflected her earnings in the month of January, meaning the 30-year-old must have racked up some serious dough over the course of her career.

During the stream, Powell also opened up about some of her experiences with celebrities. When asked who she enjoyed sleeping with the most, for example, she delivered an NSFW response. “Young Thug,” she declared. “His d*ck is huge.” She added that she still has “flashbacks” of the experience, and that it was “great.”

Over the years, Powell has been linked to various high-profile men. This includes YBN Nahmir, NLE Choppa, Chief Keef, Lil Meech, Snoop Dogg, and more. She never holds back when it comes to exposing them when necessary, either. Back in January, for example, she put Offset on blast after he allegedly threatened her. “If ANYTHING happens to me OFFSET did it,” she alleged. “Tired of this grown man threatening me almost everyday and got me living in fear cuz he owes me 15K+.”

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He’s also been taking some pretty cruel shots at the G-Unit’s boss’s late mother, Sabrina. She passed in 1983 when Fif was still fairly young. But that hasn’t stopped King Harris.

The 21-year-old launched into a vulgar rant about her while essentially telling 50 to stay in his lane. “B*tch a*s n**** wanna say something about my mama, your mama dead as f*ck n****. Your mama dead as f*ck, go dig her up. Go dig her up. F*ck. Post a picture of your motherf*cking mama n****, she dead n****.”

Harris continued in part, “Pay respect, n****. Stop f*cking playing with my mama n****. N**** ain’t playing like that, n**** ain’t going like that n****. How y’all b*tch a*s n**** raised, I’m not raised like that. I don’t go, I’m not going about my mama n****.”

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But now he’s taking things even further by questioning Sabrina’s gender. Caught by Live Bitez, Harris took to his Instagram Story to share an old photo of 50’s matriarch in which she has shorter hair. On top of that picture he writes, “This yo mama or pops @50cent [thinking emoji].”

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Why Is King Harris Beefing With 50 Cent?

In a subsequent video, King Harris sounds like he’s nowhere near done directing posts at the New York native. “Alright. N****s wanna keep posting… alright, alright. I’m gonna hurt this n**** heart. I’m gonna hurt a n**** heart.”

Overall, if you haven’t been keeping up, you have missed quite a bit regarding this two-on-one beef. It all escalated last week after T.I. accused 50 Cent of backing out of a Verzuz battle. It’s been a point of contention in their feud for some time, but Tip bringing it back up reignited things.

Fif, who was already accusing his longtime foe of being a snitch, retaliated with a brutal photo of his wife Tiny. Since then, the beef has taken off adding King to the mix in the process, and it appears to not be slowing down any time soon.

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They insist that his persona is “intentionally provocative and thematically charged.” They also claim that calling himself a “Nazi” and “Hitler” was simply part of his artistic expression.

“The communications she challenges — creative directives, conceptual drafts, provocative imagery, marketing strategy and staffing decisions shaping a public-facing message — were not collateral to Ye’s art; they were part of its development,” they wrote.

Unsurprisingly, this argument has raised a lot of eyebrows. 50 Cent, for example, recently took to Instagram to share his take.

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Kanye West Legal Issues

“Now why the f*ck would the lawyer say that,” he asked, per Complex. “DAMN IT MAN! LOL.”

This isn’t the only legal battle Ye is currently wrapped up in, either. He’s also currently going up against a construction worker, Tony Saxon. Saxon alleges that he failed to properly compensate him for work on a mansion and subjected him to unsafe conditions.

Opening statements in their trial began this week. Milo Yiannopoulos even made an appearance outside the courthouse, coming to the Grammy winner’s defense. “He should have taken the quarter of a million dollars he was paid for six weeks’ work and run,” he said of Saxon. “For a while, he did for two years…until a law firm got involved. Now we are here trying to figure out if anything that Tony Saxon has ever said is true.”

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Some of her industry gal pals rushed to her defense while praising her new look. Spice did her best to ignore all of the chatter online but eventually snapped on those hurling those Ozempic rumors.

In an August 2024 X Spaces, she said, “I actually came on here to talk about that real quick. ‘Cause I was like, b*tch, I wish y’all never learned the word Ozempic. That’s one thing I wish. Oh my God! Like what even is Ozempic? What the f*ck is that? Genuinely, what is that?”

She continued, “You lazy a*s b*tches never heard of a gym? It’s called eating healthy. It’s called being on tour. Like what the hell. Maybe if I was sitting at home all day it’d be easier to stay big.”

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While she was putting a lot of work in physically during this stretch, Ice Spice was also fighting some inner demons.

In an exchange on X caught by Complex, a potential meme account responded to a video of her working out. “This weak a*s video just shows it was definitely from ozempic,” the person harshly wrote. However, instead of lashing out, Ice Spice replied honestly about why lost so much weight.

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Are Ice Spice & Latto Friends?

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“Na it was depression im better now tho [heart emoji].” It’s not all that surprising to hear considering how much can be on a celebrity’s mind. They are always busy with something whether it be interviews, traveling, performing, and etc.

Additionally, the hitmaker did admit in a 2023 interview with The Guardian that she deals with “having anxiety and stuff like that.”

But Spice’s beloved curves have been back for some time now, so it seems that she’s been in a better place than she was during this stretch in late 2024.

Perhaps part of that healthier head space can be attributed to her repaired relationship with Latto. For the better part of this decade, the Bronx and Atlanta products were subliminally (and not so subliminally) dissing each other. However, that all came to an end when they linked up for their “Gyatt” single last September.

They were seen in interviews with each other and speaking highly of one another. Spice did make an interesting comment on their beef in December, though. According to her, there was no smoke to begin with. “What made me want to squash it… It wasn’t no real beef to begin with, to be honest,” she said while answering a fan question on the matter.

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