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Nicki Minaj Shades Jay Z for Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Halftime Show

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Nicki Minaj Shades Jay Z for Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Halftime Show
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Jay Z is still getting backlash after rapper Kendrick Lamar announced he will perform during halftime at Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans.

Nicki Minaj shaded Jay Z for choosing Kendrick to perform instead of New Orleans native Lil Wayne.

In a series of tweets on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Nicki called Jay Z “spiteful & evil”. She also called him a “bitter old hater” and “c**n.” And she referred to his wife, Beyonce, as an “ugly laughy taffy alien.”

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“One n***a took a knee. The other n***a took the bag,” she wrote, referencing former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick (right). “He gon get you n****s in line every fkng time… Got everything in the world. Still spiteful & evil. Disgusting. Be happy Abeg. Go be fkng happy n!gg@!!!!!!!! In rap business. In women business. When you got the Politicians & the police you good tho. Plus dat ugly laughy taffy alien #GagCityDC #DTLR LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO.”

She continued: “Denying a young black man what he rightfully put into this game for no other reason but your ego. Your hatred for BIRDMAN, Drake & Nicki got you punishing Lil Wayne?!?!!! LIL WAYNE!!!!!!!!!! THE GOAT?!!!!!!!!!!! Nola what’s good?!!!!!! Eminem stood firm on having 50Cent come out. A white man. Shit sad. House NIGGER TINGZ. but it’s GOOD FI DEM!!!!!!! No loyalty ? Welp. then niggaz will keep son’ing you!!!!! #DTLR #GagCityDC LMFAOOOOOOOOOO GOODAZ FI DEL GAL U AH GOODAZ FI DEM.”

In a follow-up tweet, she added: “God forbid if Wayne was to leave this earth right now, the culture would be in mourning. That’s why so many ppl keep saying to give our legends their flowers while they are still around to smell them. Sitting around all day playing games with ppl life & legacy. God ain’t sleep. Gee Roberson you will learn that, too. Very soon. #GAGCITYDC TONIGHT!!!!!!! #DTLR.”

Nicki also retweeted Birdman’s response to Kendrick performing the halftime show.

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New Orleans rap legend Master P wrote an open letter to Jay Z, the NFL, and the mayor of New Orleans to complain about leaving Lil Wayne out of the Super Bowl halftime show.

In his letter, Master P told the NFL, Jay Z and Mayor LaToya Cantrell that Lil Wayne is a better choice for the Super Bowl since he’s from New Orleans.

Master P was disappointed that Jay Z, who produces the Super Bowl halftime shows, chose an outsider to perform in his city.

The recording executive stressed that Lil Wayne should at least be included in Kendrick’s Super Bowl Halftime show.

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Master P wrote:

“Salute to Kendrick Lamar for performing at the halftime show at Super Bowl LIX.. well deserved, he’s one of the hottest music artists in the world and has one of the biggest songs right now. As Ambassador of Entertainment in the City of New Orleans I have to agree with the fans that Lil Wayne should be a part of this celebration as well. He’s one of the greatest Hip Hop artists alive, still relevant and he’s a New Orleans native. Let’s not miss this cultural moment in the South. Life is too short! We have to give our legends their flowers while they are here. #Godisgood Change starts with us. @nfl
@jayz
@mayorcantrell.”

Legendary Actor James Earl Jones Dead At 93

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Legendary Actor James Earl Jones Dead At 93
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Legendary actor James Earl Jones died of natural causes on Monday. He was 93.

His representative said Jones passed away at his home in upstate New York. He was surrounded by family and friends.

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Jones’ voice was instantly recognizable in roles such as Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” franchise and Mufasa in Disney’s “Lion King.”

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His other memorable roles include “The Great White Hope”, “Dr. Strangelove”, “Of Mice and Men”, “On Golden Pond”, “Cat On a Hot Tin Roof”, “A Piece of the Action”, “Field of Dreams”, “Coming to America”, “Driving Miss Daisy” and “Claudine.”

Via TMZ — James is on the short list of EGOT winners, having won 2 Emmys, a Grammy, an Honorary Oscar and and 3 Tony Awards. His biggest theater roles were in 1969’s “The Great White Hope” and 1987’s “Fences.”

On the big screen had tons of memorable roles in classics like “Field of Dreams,” “Conan the Barbarian,” “Coming to America,” “The Sandlot,” and 2 Jack Ryan flicks … “The Hunt for Red October” and “Patriot Games.”

His famed voice also lives on through CNN … for years he was the guy you heard saying, “This is CNN”.

Deadline was first to report Jones’ death.

In addition to his brilliant acting career, James was a United States Army veteran who served in the 75th Rangers Regiment.

Tyrese Arrested in Court for Unpaid Child Support

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Tyrese Arrested in Court for Unpaid Child Support
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On Sunday, Tyrese Gibson predicted he would be arrested when he arrived for his child support hearing on Monday.

Tyrese, 45, made the prediction days after he vowed to leave social media for good.

“I just released an album that I did not wanna release,” Tyrese said in a livestream video. “And in the morning, I think I’m gonna get arrested in the courtroom. Think I’ma get arrested ’cause they demanded ‘he has to be there in the morning.’ Why are you demanding? My lawyer could’ve went in and represented for me. I’m in the middle of literally a tour to promote [his movie] 1992… It’s just freedom of speech y’all. My first amendment. I can speak on whatever it is I want.”

TMZ confirmed that Tyrese was taken into custody Monday morning for failing to pay court-ordered child support.

The singer/actor was in Fulton County court to face the judge who previously ordered him to pay his ex-wife Samantha Lee $10,000 a month for their 6-year-old daughter Soraya.

Tyrese was supposed to begin paying his child support in April. Additionally, he was ordered to pay legal fees and court costs to Samantha.

Tyrese didn’t pay a dime.

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Before he was taken to the Fulton County Jail, the judge said Tyrese can get out of jail if he pays $73,000, including $7,500 for attorney’s fees.

Samantha’s attorney previously complained to the judge that Tyrese didn’t pay $5,000 in attorney’s fees.

Tyrese addressed the legal fees in a livestream video on Instagram Sunday night. He suggested that Samantha’s lawyer was attracted to Samantha, because he only charged her $5,000 in 4 years.

“Maybe you’re attracted to her. I mean, she is beautiful,” Tyrese said. “Maybe you’re representing this woman for free because she’s got baby hairs. She shows up to court really nice. She’s in the gym, she’s got her matching shoes with the handbag. Baby hairs laid, lip gloss poppin’.”

He added: “$5,000 is all you got for the last 4 years of representing a client? That’s crazy.”

According to TMZ, Tyrese is currently reaching out to his deep pocket friends for a loan. He will remain in custody until the money is paid.

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Missing Newlywed Nurse Found Dead, Another Nurse Arrested

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Missing Newlywed Nurse Found Dead, Another Nurse Arrested
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A registered nurse from Portland, Oregon was found dead and her neighbor – also a registered nurse – has been charged with her murder.

Bryce Schubert, 27, was arrested and charged with the murder of Melissa Jubane, 32. Both victim and suspect were registered nurses who worked for the same hospital system but at different locations.

Jubane was reported missing after she returned to Portland from her honeymoon in Hawaii on September 1.

Jubane got married to her longtime fiance, Bryan, in Hawaii on August 24. They dated for nearly a decade before tying the knot.

Jubane was expected to return to work on Sept. 4 but her co-workers were alarmed when she didn’t show up.

Beaverton police officers went to Jubane’s apartment at Baseline 158 Apartment complex but she wasn’t there. They spoke to neighbors who said Schubert lived with his girlfriend down the hall from Jubane on the fifth floor.

On Sept. 7, police announced they found Jubane’s body but they didn’t say where.

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Schubert (pictured in 2016) was arrested early Saturday morning. He is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, and second-degree abuse of a corpse.

Police did not reveal where Jubane’s body was found, how she died, or how they linked Schubert to her murder.

Schubert is expected to be arraigned in court on Monday afternoon. He is being held without bond.

Master P Writes Open Letter to Jay Z & the NFL

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Master P Writes Open Letter to Jay Z & the NFL
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Master P wrote an open letter to Jay Z, the NFL, and the mayor of New Orleans to complain about leaving Lil Wayne out of the Super Bowl halftime show.

On Sunday, rapper Kendrick Lamar announced he was the halftime entertainment for Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 2025.

In his letter, Master P told the NFL, Jay Z and Mayor LaToya Cantrell that Lil Wayne is a better choice for the Super Bowl since he’s from New Orleans.

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Master P was disappointed that Jay Z, who produces the Super Bowl halftime shows, chose an outsider to perform in his city.

The recording executive stressed that Lil Wayne should at least be included in Kendrick’s Super Bowl Halftime show.

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Master P wrote:

“Salute to Kendrick Lamar for performing at the halftime show at Super Bowl LIX.. well deserved, he’s one of the hottest music artists in the world and has one of the biggest songs right now. As Ambassador of Entertainment in the City of New Orleans I have to agree with the fans that Lil Wayne should be a part of this celebration as well. He’s one of the greatest Hip Hop artists alive, still relevant and he’s a New Orleans native. Let’s not miss this cultural moment in the South. Life is too short! We have to give our legends their flowers while they are here. #Godisgood Change starts with us. @nfl
@jayz
@mayorcantrell.”

Super Bowl fans were surprised that Jay Z picked a rapper who is virtually unknown outside of hip-hop.

Lil Wayne’s music catalog runs circles around Kendrick, who is only known for one song – his divisive “Not Like Us” Drake diss track.

Here’s the story behind the viral Trump cat & duck memes

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Here’s the story behind the viral Trump cat & duck memes
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Former President Donald Trump trended on X (formerly Twitter) over the weekend. Trump is featured in viral memes showing him “saving” cats and ducks. The memes are the creation of “influencers” who claim Haitian immigrants are hunting and eating geese and ducks in Ohio and Alabama.

They also claim Haitians are eating household pets by snatching them out of backyards.

Haitian immigrants have lived in the United States for decades. They have never been accused of hunting and eating geese and household pets before this election year.

Via Dailydot.com:

“The allegations arose over the weekend after right-wing users on social media discovered that a 27-year-old woman was charged last month with injuring animals. The woman, Canton resident Allexis Tella Ferrell, reportedly stomped on the cat’s head to kill the animal before eating it in a residential area in front of multiple people on Aug. 16.”

There is nothing to see here The story went viral on X.com, leading many to suggest that the woman’s behavior was linked to her Haitian heritage.

One person wrote: “Is this lady from Haiti? They do this crap down there. I’m hearing stories about cats and dogs being eaten thanks to illegals.”

Influencer Charlie Kirk pushed the lies on X.com. He claimed that Haitians were reportedly snatching people’s cats and eating them.

In response to the allegations, right-wing conservatives created memes of hero Trump saving cats and ducks from hungry Haitians.

One AI-generated meme shows Trump holding a cat and a duck under each arm while running from a mob of Black males.

The caption reads: “Save the cats! Save the ducks! Vote Donald Trump!”

Another meme shows a cat in front of a group of Haitians. The cat is holding a sign that reads “Vote for Trump.”

Elon Musk retweeted the post along with the caption, “Apparently, people’s pet cats are being eaten.”

Photos: Angela White, Yung Miami, Phaedra Parks & More

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Angela White (formerly Blac Chyna) showed off her amazing figure while leaving a Fashion Nova meeting in Los Angeles.

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Rapper Yung Miami got all dolled up for the Christian Cowan runway show during New York Fashion Week. She put on some clothes after wearing practically nothing to the Area runway show on Friday.

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Phaedra Parks and Val Chmerkovskiy are all smiles as they arrived at the Dancing with the Stars studio on Friday in Los Angeles. A family member is watching her 2 sons in Atlanta while she’s working in L.A.

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Rapper Doechii turned heads at the Alexander Wang fashion show during New York Fashion Week. Doechii is a dark-skinned rapper so she has to work harder to get attention. That’s why she’s wearing underwear to the fashion show (in case you were wondering).

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Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge performed her hit songs “He’s the Greatest Dancer” and “We Are Family” at Radio 2 in the Park in Preston, England. Kathy, 65, left Sister Sledge and went solo in 1989. “We Are Family” won a Grammy and is considered the #1 gay pride anthem.

Tiffany Haddish’s NYFW Stunt Flops: ‘She’s So Annoying’

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Tiffany Haddish’s NYFW Stunt Flops: ‘She’s So Annoying’
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Tiffany Haddish went viral on Saturday after Kathy Hilton dared her to disrupt a runway show during New York Fashion Week.

Tiffany, Kathy and her daughters, Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton Rothschild, sat in the front row at Monse’s runway show on Saturday.

Tiffany took Kathy’s suggestion to walk the runway without permission.

“Right now,” Kathy said to Tiffany. “Right now?” Tiffany responded.

“Now. There’s nothing going on,” Kathy dared her.

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So Tiffany got up and strolled down the catwalk as Paris and Nicky cracked up laughing.

Others sitting in the front row looked confused as Tiffany strolled by.

Tiffany walked around the entire runway. As she returned to her seat, she nearly bumped into a model on the runway.

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Tiffany’s cringe-worthy moment on the catwalk was captured on cell phone video that went viral online.

Luckily, the models are professionals and their timing wasn’t thrown off by Tiffany’s stunt.

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Nicky, Paris and Kathy thought the stunt was hilarious. But NYFW fans were furious. They wondered why Kathy didn’t tell one of her daughters to make a fool of herself.

Others said Tiffany was desperate to impress her rich, white friends.

Miami Cop Who Detained Tyreek Hill On Game Day is Suspended

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Miami Cop Who Detained Tyreek Hill On Game Day is Suspended
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Tyreek Hill is considering filing a lawsuit against the Miami-Dade Police Department after an officer “briefly detained” him on his way to work.

The Miami Dolphins star wide receiver was placed in handcuffs for a traffic violation outside the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Sunday.

The overzealous police officer was placed on administrative leave with pay for unnecessary use of force.

The incident happened about three hours before kickoff of the Miami Dolphins vs Jacksonville Jaguars game.

Hill, 30, was on his way to work when he was pulled over and handcuffed for driving 5 miles an hour over the posted 60 mph speed limit.

Cell phone video shows Hill in handcuffs on the ground near his luxury sports car. A Miami-Dade officer yells at Hill with a knee on Hill’s back.

Hill was eventually released and allowed to continue on to work. He caught 7 passes for 130 yards including an 80-yard TD reception in the Dolphins’ 20-17 win over the Jaguars.

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During a touchdown celebration, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle mimicked handcuffing Hill in the end zone.

After the game, Hill told reporters he had “no idea” why he was placed in handcuffs. He said he wasn’t disrespectful to the cops because his mom “didn’t raise me that way.”

He continued: “I don’t want to being race into it. But sometimes it’s kind of iffy when you do. What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill? Lord knows what those guys would have did.”

Hill’s agent Drew Rosenhaus told the Miami Herald that Hill’s attorneys “will be pursuing this matter on Tyreek’s behalf.”

“What happened today to Tyreek at the stadium is completely unacceptable,” Rosenbaum said. “Tyreek did not deserve to be treated that way by the police involved.”

Hill’s teammate Calais Campbell told NFL Network that he was also placed in handcuffs when he stopped to try to “deescalate the situation.”

“That was a first,” Campbell said after the game. “Being 17 years in this game, I don’t really see a lot of firsts. But I saw Tyreek getting apprehended, I just wanted to make sure everything was OK. Officer felt a certain type of way, put handcuffs on me.”

Hill said that it meant a lot seeing his teammates have his back.

Miami-Dade Police director Stephanie V. Daniels said in a statement on Sunday that the officer has been placed on administrative leave while the investigation is conducted.

“That should tell you everything you need to know,” Hill told reporters when informed that an officer was placed on leave.

Style: Usher & Ciara Bring Back High-Waisted Trousers

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Style: Usher & Ciara Bring Back High-Waisted Trousers
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Usher Raymond stopped by “Good Morning America” in New York City to promote his upcoming concert film “Usher: Rendezvous in Paris.” The stylish singer wore high-waisted trousers, a turtleneck sweater, dark shades and Gucci loafers.

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According to Svelte magazine, high-waisted trousers are making a big comeback this fall. High-rise trousers are preferred by mature women and middle-aged men (age 40+) who still want to look stylish.

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Ciara wore a plaid zoot suit with high-waisted bell bottom trousers and a long double breasted coat. The coat matched her shirt and tie. Ciara accessorized her zoot suit with a gold cross and white boots.

Via Svelte magazine:

“Clothes like high-waisted pants for men are pieces of wearable art that enhance and transform your look whether you hit the gym or not.”

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Svelte magazine notes that high-waisted trousers have been in existence for a long time, but it takes confidence to pull off the style.

“One reason is that high-rise pants have been stereotyped to be for old-fashioned grandpas or young nerds who hike their pants up to their chests. Some even think it’s a feminine piece.”

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But that’s not the case. Men who wear high-waisted pants are usually among the most confident in their style choices. High-waisted pants are stylish pieces that look great when paired with the right top or a floor length coat.

Via GQ magazine:

“High-waisted trousers are especially graceful — and hip — when paired with a baggy silhouette (think Miles Davis in some tropical wool pleated dress pants and a relaxed polo sweater).”

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