The tension goes back to Jay-Z’s decision to partner with the NFL in 2019. Through Roc Nation, the rapper became involved in the league’s entertainment programming, including the Super Bowl, and social justice initiatives. The move faced backlash given Kaepernick’s absence from the league following his protests against police brutality and racial injustice. Jay’s comment that “we’ve moved past kneeling” added to the controversy.

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The disagreement resurfaced this summer after Jay-Z delivered a freestyle that appeared to reference Kaepernick’s settlement with the NFL. Kaepernick later addressed their relationship while promoting his memoir, The Perilous Fight, and criticized the rapper’s decision to work with the league. He also described a conversation in which he told Jay he strongly disagreed with the partnership.

Charlamagne’s take adds another voice to a debate that has followed both men for years. His position leaves room for reconciliation, even as he questions how Kaepernick is presenting the conflict. Whether a conversation between the two could settle those differences remains an open question.

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The woman said Ross woke her around 7:44 a.m. after seeing that she had been tagged in a picture online. According to the affidavit, he accused her of lying about another relationship and allegedly slapped her in the face. The confrontation later moved into a bathroom, where she told investigators Ross hit her in the chest and grabbed the collar of her hoodie tightly enough to choke her.

Police say the alleged violence escalated from there. The woman accused Ross of grabbing her by the ponytail and slamming her against a wall before striking her in the face hard enough to split her lip. She also alleged that he pushed her onto the floor, turned on the shower, and tried to spray her with the shower head. According to the affidavit, she eventually was able to get out of the bathroom and later gathered her belongings after Ross left the property.

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Police Say Photos And Surveillance Supported Probable Cause

Investigators said the woman later gave a sworn statement and provided timestamped photographs of her injuries. CBS News Miami reports police also reviewed surveillance footage from the home that showed a friend arriving to pick her up and being turned away. The affidavit notes that Ross later posted a photo to Instagram showing that friend arriving at the property.

The allegations closely resemble claims Jazzma Kendrick made publicly days before Ross surrendered to police. Kendrick posted photos showing injuries to her mouth and accused her former boyfriend of physical abuse. She later thanked supporters and warned women not to remain in relationships after violence. Police have not publicly confirmed that Kendrick is the woman identified in the criminal case.

Meanwhile, Ross turned himself in Thursday (Oct. 1) and was charged with felony battery by strangulation and misdemeanor battery. A judge found probable cause and set his total bond at $5,000 before ordering him to stay away from the alleged victim and surrender any firearms. He was released later that morning and made a statement about the allegations.

“First and foremost, I’m totally innocent of the fabricated allegations made against myself,” Ross said after his release. His attorney, Bradley Horenstein, also denied the claims and urged people to allow the legal process to play out.

The affidavit now gives a clearer picture of what prosecutors and police say happened inside the home that morning. Ross has pleaded not guilty, and his arraignment is scheduled for October 22.

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Monét mouthed Takeoff’s verse while Quavo recreated the gestures and ad-libs fans have spent weeks watching artificial versions imitate. Monét also added, “Both of us have real albums coming out tonight! Link in both of our bios to listen and support human legacy.” Monét’s Frequency of Love and Quavo’s QRÖMELIFE both arrive October 2, turning what could have been a release-night competition into a little cross-promotion instead.

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Quavo Already Reminded Fans Who Started The Trend

Further, the recreation comes after AI-generated versions of Quavo and Takeoff’s “Hotel Lobby” performance swallowed social media throughout September. Celebrities, fictional characters, athletes, and even cats were dropped into the orange COLORS set while AI copied the duo’s movements and lip-syncing. The trend also drew criticism for using Takeoff’s likeness nearly four years after his death.

Quavo never condemned the trend outright, but he did redirect attention to the source. On September 23, he reposted the untouched COLORS performance with a simple caption, “The Original!!! #HOTELLOBBY.”

Monét and Quavo’s version takes that idea one step further. Instead of uploading two photos and letting a generator recreate Takeoff’s performance, they actually stepped into the setup and did it themselves. Having Monét take his place also makes the clip feel more like a tribute than another face swap, especially with Quavo recreating the moves he originally shared with his nephew.

Check it out above.

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Speaking with Variety, Davidson pointed to the pressures surrounding Ye’s life and the loss of his mother while explaining why he can empathize with him. “He’s also lost a parent and has mental stuff, and I don’t know how he deals with it or who he has around him,” he said. Davidson compared Ye’s level of fame to the much smaller dose of public scrutiny he has experienced and suggested that constant provocation without enough genuine support can make someone want to destroy everything around them.

“What people don’t understand about that dude — and I’m not one-one-millionth as talented or influential or powerful as that dude, but I have dealt with a fraction of what he’s had to deal with public-wise — is that’ll do it,” said Davidson. “When people are so far up your ass and constantly pushing and provoking you and not showing you love, you want to burn it all. I think it got to a certain point where he was like, ‘Leave me the f*ck alone. I’m just going to say crazy sh*t.’ There’s zero way he really feels like that.”

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Pete Davidson Says Ye’s Attacks Did Affect Him

However, having compassion doesn’t mean Davidson is pretending the feud was harmless. He told Variety that what bothered him most was Ye targeting someone whose mental health struggles were already public. Davidson has spoken openly for years about those issues, which made some of Ye’s rhetoric feel particularly cruel. As Entertainment Weekly noted, Davidson remembered the attacks as West essentially telling him to kill himself and admitted they pushed him emotionally.

The hostility unfolded while Kardashian and Kanye were still navigating their divorce. Davidson began dating Kardashian in late 2021, and Ye quickly made him a recurring target in posts and music. Davidson now jokes that he “cleared the path” for whoever Kardashian dated next because the first man to enter her life after Ye was probably going to absorb that anger.

Even with that history, Davidson does not seem interested in reducing Ye to the ugliest things he said during that period. Coming from the man Ye once made into a public enemy, that’s a level of grace few people would have expected.

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Martinez alleges Maceo called him after Berry jumped on him, grabbed his neck, and choked him during an argument at her home. The filing claims she shouted, “Who is dominant now?” during the confrontation. People reports Martinez also accused Berry of previous physical and verbal incidents involving their son. Berry had not publicly responded to the allegations at the time of publication.

The court also ordered both parents into confidential mediation as the custody fight moves forward. Under the temporary order, Berry can continue seeing Maceo two days each week and every other weekend, but the filing also requires that she not drink alcohol or use other substances around him. Sobriety testing may be required before or during visitation.

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Olivier Martinez Is Seeking Sole Custody

The reported September incident is now part of a larger request from Martinez to take sole custody of Maceo. His filing includes alleged text messages from the child asking to be picked up after the confrontation, along with messages Martinez says he exchanged with Berry afterward. One message attributed to Berry reads, “I feel terrible about what happened last night as I know he does as well,” though the filing does not establish that she was admitting to Martinez’s version of events.

Moreover, their co-parenting relationship was already strained well before the restraining order. Berry and Martinez finalized their divorce in 2023 with joint legal custody of Maceo. People reported that they later agreed to co-parenting therapy in 2024 in an effort to resolve ongoing disputes.

Martinez’s new filing moves that conflict into much more serious territory. He is no longer asking the court to help manage disagreements between the two parents. He is asking a judge to change who has primary control over their son’s care while accusing Berry of conduct she has not yet publicly addressed.

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During his 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards cypher, Eminem told Trump-supporting fans, “I’m drawing in the sand a line,” before ending the ultimatum with “f*ck you.” A year later, he softened the framing on Kamikaze, admitting he would reword the message and saying he empathized with people he believed Trump had misled. Still, Eminem’s political position didn’t quietly disappear. He appeared at a Detroit rally for Kamala Harris in 2024 and spoke about protecting people’s ability to express political views without fear of retaliation.

Kid Rock has spent those same years becoming one of Trump’s most visible celebrity allies. He has performed at MAGA events and joined Trump at the White House, where The Associated Press reported that he stood alongside the president during a 2025 executive order targeting ticket scalping. In 2024, Kid Rock called his own position “unequivocally MAGA” while openly acknowledging that he and Eminem disagree politically.

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Their Friendship Has Already Survived The Political Divide

The two artists have considerably more history than the new album announcement suggests. Eminem appeared on Kid Rock’s 1998 breakout Devil Without a Cause track “F*ck Off,” before The Slim Shady LP turned him into a superstar. Kid Rock later popped up in Eminem’s 2013 “Berzerk” video, and their Detroit connection has remained intact even as their politics moved in opposite directions.

Kid Rock addressed that split directly in 2024. “I love Eminem, we’ve been friends for many years,” he said in a pro-Trump video. “I don’t agree with his politics, but I do give credit to him and people like Taylor Swift for standing up and not being afraid to be vocal for that which they believe.” Eminem responded without touching the political argument, writing, “Here’s one thing @KidRock and I do agree on… GO @Lions!!!! Appreciate you, Bob.”

This announcement already has social media talking long before the track’s October 17 arrival. Check out a few reactions below and let us know if you’re ready for another collaboration between these two Motor City artists.

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Someone at Fab Factory called the fire department and an ambulance once Ray began having health problems. He was eventually transported from the building, with TMZ reporting that the call was strictly medical and that nothing suspicious surrounded the incident. The scare interrupted “Rayhab,” his planned 180-day streaming marathon, where he has reportedly been staying awake for long stretches at a time.

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Ray J Has Already Faced Serious Heart Problems This Year

Thursday’s emergency follows a difficult year for Ray’s health. He was hospitalized in January with pneumonia and heart pain, prompting doctors to run chest X-rays and an echocardiogram. The hospitalization came several years after another severe bout of pneumonia left him requiring oxygen.

His heart became a concern again months later after his celebrity fight with Supa Hot Fire. Ray spent four nights in a Las Vegas hospital after being knocked out in the second round, later saying his heart rate had abruptly slowed. He also reported chest pain and abnormal heart patterns as doctors evaluated him following the fight. These earlier scares make it harder to brush aside seeing Ray receive emergency treatment in the middle of a livestream as just another chaotic streaming moment. Check it out above.

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Only five pairs exist, and all of them came out of Nike’s Innovation Kitchen. That makes this way scarcer than the famous patent leather pair, which was capped at 150.

The shoe itself keeps things clean. White leather covers the whole upper, and the laces match. The one real detail is “PlayStation 3” lasered into the sides of the shoes. It’s done in the same sharp font Sony used for the console.

Everything else is pure Air Force 1. You get the Swoosh on both sides and Air branding on the heel. Special PS3 packaging comes along for the ride too.

Don’t expect a release, though. Nike hasn’t said a word, and five pairs leaves nothing to restock. If one ever hit the resale market, nobody could say what it’s worth. There’s simply no comp for it.

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PlayStation 3 x Nike Air Force 1

Most people know the patent leather version. Nike and Sony handed out 150 numbered pairs to friends and family. Kobe Bryant was the most famous name on that list. Black patent leather, a blue gradient heel, and purple laces made it impossible to miss.

This white pair is the low-key sibling. It shows Nike was playing with more than one idea for the PS3 launch. Even the patent pair changed along the way. Early plans reportedly had red laces before purple took over.

Retro rumors have followed that patent pair for years. The 2025 return never happened. Nike did drop a new PlayStation Air Force 1 at E3 in 2018, but it was a fresh black design.

That’s what makes this find so fun. Collectors thought they knew every chapter of this story. Nike apparently still had one sitting in the archive.

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“My best verse of all time is on this (prolly top 25 in rap history),” Tyler wrote while promoting the track. “What I did to the English language is insane and shall be studied. 10/10. Real grown man bars.” Pitchfork reports that the song also features Pharrell Williams and A$AP Rocky, giving Quavo one of the album’s more unexpected combinations.

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Tyler Is Setting The Bar Extremely High Before Release

“Baby Breath” appears fifth on the 14-track QRÖMELIFE, which Pharrell also executive produced. Quavo previously described the album as a project made while he was still processing Takeoff’s death and trying to work his way through that grief. The guest list stretches across several corners of Hip Hop and R&B, but Tyler’s boasting has already made his verse one of the most anticipated moments on the record.

Moreover, Tyler has never been especially shy about his own work, but “top 25 in Rap history” is the kind of statement that invites listeners to come prepared with scorecards. Whether he was completely serious or enjoying the exaggeration, he made sure the verse wouldn’t arrive quietly.

Quavo, meanwhile, is using QRÖMELIFE to bring several big names into the same room. Offset appears on “Away,” while Future, Lil Baby, Yung Miami, and Justin Timberlake also contribute elsewhere on the project. Make sure to check back with us to rate the track and let us know if Tyler’s bragging held true.

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The court gave Avila that choice after finding insufficient evidence to support portions of the original damages calculation, particularly claims involving permanent nerve damage and the amount assigned to future pain and suffering. Avila has now accepted the lower figure, according to court documents TMZ obtained.

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The $3.4 Million Reduction Ends The Damages Fight

The revised $9.5 million award includes $3.85 million for past non-economic losses and $5.4 million for future non-economic losses. Another $250,000 is earmarked for future medical expenses. Brown had successfully pushed for a new trial on damages unless Avila agreed to the reduction, arguing that the original award was excessive.

Avila was injured in December 2020 while working at Brown’s Tarzana home. She alleged that his Caucasian shepherd attacked her while she was outside, leaving injuries to her face, arm, and leg. A jury ultimately found Brown and his company liable and awarded Avila $12.9 million earlier this year. Her sister Patricia was also awarded $885,000, while Maria’s husband received $50,000. Avila keeps a substantial judgment in place and avoids another trial focused solely on damages by accepting this reduction.

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