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Gayle King Moved by Trump’s RNC Speech: ‘I Felt the Emotion’

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Gayle King was moved by the emotion when former President Trump spoke at the Republican National Convention on Monday.

King watched Trump’s speech after he was formally nominated as the GOP’s 2024 presidential nominee.

King implied that she was moved by Trump’s speech.

“I was watching it at home… I felt the emotion, sitting in my bedroom, coming through the TV screen,” she said on “CBS Mornings” on Tuesday.

Trump spoke at the convention in Milwaukee just 2 days after his near-death experience at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

The 78-year-old president was shot and wounded by a 20-year-old loner armed with an AR-15. A sniper killed the gunman.

Trump wore a bandage on his right ear as he spoke at the convention. His supporters cheered and chanted “Fight! Fight! Fight!” — the words Trump mouthed after he was shot.

Millions watching on national television were also moved by the divine intervention that saved Trump’s life.

Judge Shukura Ingram Recuses Herself From Young Thug Trial

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Young Thug’s only chance to get out of jail on bond just flew out the window.

Fulton County Judge Shukura L. Ingram recused herself from the YSL Rico trial on Wednesday.

Her recusal comes after Judge Ural Glanville was removed from the trial for holding a secret meeting with a key witness.

Crime and public safety reporter Jozsef Papp announced Judge Ingram’s recusal on X/Twitter on Wednesday.

Papp wrote: “Judge Shukura Ingram has recused from the YSL/Young Thug case over the incident involving Christian Eppinger and a courthouse deputy.

Ingram said the deputy arrested was responsible and assigned to her courtroom for six months.”

The tweet refers to YSL defendant Chris Eppinger whose case was severed from the other YSL defendants and moved to Judge Ingram’s courtroom.

A female deputy assigned to the YSL trial was arrested after authorities seized her laptop and discovered love letters to Eppinger. The deputy was charged with having an inappropriate romantic relationship with an inmate.

Judge Ingram recused herself from Young Thug’s trial because the deputy was assigned to her courtroom for six months.

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According to Papp, Judge Paige Reese Whitaker has been assigned to handle Young Thug’s YSL RICO case.

Whitaker is a former Fulton County prosecutor, who has been a judge in Fulton County since 2017.

What this means is there’s no chance that Young Thug will get out of jail on bond. He has been in jail since his arrest in May 2022.

Fantasia and Busta Rhymes Call Out Fans for Being on Phones

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Fantasia and Busta Rhymes are the most recent artists from the older generation to call out young concertgoers for being on their cell phones.

Fantasia, 40, chastised her young fans for being on their phones during her concert at the Aretha Franklin Amphitheater in Detroit on July 12.

“So I wanna tell you now we’re living in a world where y’all can’t have fun because you’ve been too busy trying to film stuff,” the American Idol winner told the crowd. “So wack now.”

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She continued:

“And we as performers, we be up here working and y’all [gestures holding up phone]. You know the money that you pay in here tonight you could’ve done something else with it. So if you paid the money, you might as well get your [money’s worth].”

Rap legend Busta Rhymes also called out his fans for being rude and holding up their phones during his show.

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“Ayo, forget them camera phones,” he told the crowd at the Essence Festival. “Let’s get back to interacting like humans. Put those weird devices down! I ain’t from that era. Forget your phone!”

Busta, 52, and Fantasia are from the era of polite appreciation of performers.
Back in the day fans bought concert tickets to watch artists perform.

Nowadays concertgoers spend most of the show texting or recording on their phones.

Comedian Dave Chapelle, 50, bans all cell phones at his shows for that reason.

Bhad Bhabie’s home burglarized after flashing $57M earnings

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Someone burglarized Bhad Bhabie’s Los Angeles home after she shared a receipt showing $57 million in earnings on OF.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that the Woodland Hills home was hit by burglars Friday evening around 10 p.m. At least one thief scaled a fence and smashed through a glass back door. The thief made off with expensive items, such as handbags and jewelry.

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However, cops say they won’t know the total amount stolen until Bhad Bhabie returns from her trip out of town.

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Bhad Bhabie — who rose to fame as the “Cash me outside” girl on Dr. Phil — says she’s now worth a small fortune She recently posted an earnings report showing over $57 million in OF revenue.

TMZ reports she has an alarm system, which notified police about the break-in. But the burglars were gone by the time police arrived. One man in a black hoodie was spotted fleeing just before officers arrived.

According to Backgrid.com, alarm and window companies and a TV news truck were spotted at the property this week.

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This has already been a tough month for Bhad Bhabie, who recently posted a video appearing to show a violent altercation with boyfriend Le Vaughn earlier in July.

The video shows him beating Bhad Bhabie to the ground. She also posted a photo of her swollen eye.

She has yet to file a police report or request a restraining order against her baby daddy. And sources say they are back together.

Bhad Bhabie is just the latest celeb in L.A. to fall victim to a burglary this year, reports TMZ.

Goldie Hawn, Corinna Kopf, Marlon Wayans, Ivica Zubac and Kyle Richards’ daughter Farrah have all been burglarized in recent months.

Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict Bonded Over Their Divorces: ‘We Cried Together’

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Meagan Good and co-star Cory Hardrict bonded over their divorces on the set of Tyler Perry’s “Divorce in the Black.”

In an interview with PEOPLE in this week’s issue, Meagan explains how she and Cory cried together and bonded off-screen.

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“I want to be respectful to whatever it is Cory would or wouldn’t share. What I will say is in that moment when he was getting a divorce, I talked to him and I said to him, ‘I know it’s really, really hard and it’s one of the most painful things you’ll ever experience.’ ”

She continued:

“They say in clinical studies divorce is the second most traumatic thing, pain-wise, outside of death because a divorce is like a death. So I knew exactly where he was. I saw him that day and I just hugged him and I held him, and we cried together.”

Meagan says she told Cory, “My heart hurts for you.”

The “Eve’s Bayou” actress used her personal divorce experience to encourage Cory to move on.

“At that point I was already a year down the line and I was like: ‘Look, I’m still working through it, but what I can tell you is it gets better. This is your second act of life, and it is going to be as you choose it. Even though you’re hurt and you’re going through it — and I’m sure Tia’s hurt and she’s going through it — ultimately you have to choose and say, ‘This is where we are right now. This is what’s happening, and I’m going to accept that this is my second act in life and I’m going to make it wonderful.'”

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Meagan, 42, split from film executive DeVon Franklin (pictured) in December 2021. They finalized their divorce in June 2022.

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Meagan is currently in a relationship with actor Jonathan Majors.

Cory, 44, and his ex, actress Tia Mowry announced their separation in October 2022 after 14 years of marriage and two children.

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Tyler Perry’s “Divorce in the Black” received an extremely rare 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The rating marks the lowest point in Tyler’s career.

Watch the trailer below.

Vanessa Bryant breaks her silence on the death of Kobe’s father

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Vanessa Bryant sent condolences to the Bryant family after patriarch Joe “Jellybean” Bryant died on Tuesday, July 16, at age 69.

Kobe’s fans flooded Vanessa’s Instagram page after Joe Bryant’s death was announced.

Vanessa and Kobe’s parents had a strained relationship that worsened after Kobe and his daughter, Gigi, died in a helicopter crash in 2020.

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Kobe reportedly left his parents penniless. Vanessa allegedly gave them a few dollars, but it wasn’t enough. Joe and his wife Pam were forced to auction a replica of one of Kobe’s NBA championship rings.

Vanessa eventually sent her condolences to the family after turning off her comments on Instagram on Tuesday.

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In her post Vanessa said Joe “was always sweet and nice to be around.” But she didn’t mention his wife, Pam.

Vanessa wrote: “Sending our condolences upon hearing the news of my father in law’s passing. We hoped things would’ve been different. Although the times we spent together were few, he was always sweet and nice to be around. Kobe loved him very much. Our prayers go out to family.”

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Young Thug’s daughter Mego YSL, 11, previews new rap track

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Young Thug’s 11-year-old daughter Mari Mego previewed her new rap track in a video on Tuesday.

Mari, who goes by Mego YSL, used a video clip of herself using spicy language when she was only 2 years old.

Mego YSL launched her rap career in 2020 when she was 7 years old.

Mego YSL went viral as a toddler when rapper Plies dropped a video of her repeatedly saying “I’m Muthaf***in’ Tied.”

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Young Thug quickly responded to the post, ordering Plies to remove the video.

“Get this shit off yo page or its problems my ni**a, not asking no more on slime,” he wrote in a comment.

In a follow-up post, Young Thug wrote:

“Man listen, I want everybody in the world to ‘@’ this f*** ni**a Plies and tell this pu**y ass ni**a if he don’t take this muthaf*ckin’ video of my daughter off his muthaf*ckin’ page calling her by her name it’s gon’ be problems, ni**a. If you don’t [take it] down today on everything I know it’s problems, bro. Whatever you wanna be with, pu**y ass f*** ni**a.”

Plies responded:

“First and foremost, I’ll never disrespect nobody’s children, never have and never will. I put up an IG post of a little girl, I ain’t know who the f*** she was. All I know is she was speaking on how I felt, ni**a, and still feel like she speaking for me. And if you have a problem with it, f*** ni**a, you ask me to take it down, you don’t threaten me to do nothin’, pu**y ni**a.”

Young Thug and members of his street gang, YSL, were indicted on Rico gang charges in 2022. They were charged with murder, among other counts.

A handful of gang members, including rapper Gunna, accepted plea deals to get out of jail. But Thugga is still in jail.

He may get out on bond after the court recused Judge Ural Glanville for procedural errors on Monday.

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The court appointed Judge Shukura Ingram to preside over the trial. There is word that she might let Young Thug out on bond.

Judge Ingram seems to be a very fair and unbiased judge.

Irv Gotti Sued for Alleged Sex Assault in Miami and Atlanta

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Irv Gotti Sued for Alleged Sex Assault in Miami and Atlanta
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Music producer Irv Gotti has been sued by a Florida woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her in Miami, Saint Martin and Atlanta.

Gotti, real name Irving Lorenzo Jr., is named in a lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade on July 11, the Miami New Times reports.

The woman, identified in court papers as “Jane Doe,” claims Gotti assaulted and abused her on several occasions from 2020 to 2022.

“As a result of this sexually abusive relationship, Plaintiff has suffered severe emotional and psychological harm for which she had to be committed to a psychiatric ward. These injuries continue and affect Plaintiff to this day.”

The woman alleges that she and Gotti met through a mutual friend at a poker tournament in the summer of 2020. Gotti flew her to Saint Martin for an all-expenses paid vacation.

But Doe claims the 54-year-old producer forced her to have sex with him, threatening to send her home if she didn’t.

“Due to his power and influence in the music world, she complied,” the lawsuit stated.

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After the trip to Saint Martin, the woman and Gotti began dating, according to the lawsuit.

The suit claims that during their two-year relationship, she “suffered constant abuse” at the hands of the rap mogul, who demanded that she perform unwanted sexual acts and berated her.

She said Gotti flew her to Miami in January 2022. They stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel, where he forced her to perform oral sex on him in the elevator.

A similar incident occurred in Atlanta that summer. He allegedly forced her to perform oral sex on him in an Uber.

Their relationship ended after that incident.

The lawsuit also alleges that Gotti has slandered the woman to his “vast social network in and around Los Angeles.”

Gotti co-founded Murder Inc. Records, home to hip-hop artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore, Lloyd, and Cadillac Tah, among others.

Jaylen Brown Addresses Bronny James Criticism

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Jaylen Brown responded to a viral video that shows him criticizing Bronny James during Monday night’s Summer League game.

Bronny’s G League Lakers took on the Boston Celtics’ G League team on Monday in Las Vegas.

Bronny scored 2 points on 1-for-5 shooting on Monday night.

Jaylen Brown sat courtside with his girlfriend, former WNBA player Kysre Gondrezick.

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The Celtics star seemed to criticize Bronny’s basketball skills in a viral video. “Honestly, I don’t think Bronny is a pro,” he told Gondrezick.

Gondrezick agreed, saying, “I think he’ll be on the G League team for sure.”

As the video went viral overnight, Brown addressed the controversy on Tuesday morning.

“It’s a flex to have your son alongside you in the nba it reflects greatness and longevity !Bronny has all the tools around him to be successful I look forward to watching his growth,” he tweeted on X.

The Lakers selected Bronny with the 55th pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft. Lakers fans and sports analysts criticized the decision.

Lakers coach JJ Redick downplayed Bronny’s poor showing in the Summer League.

“He’s a development player. That’s how we’re looking at Bronny. He’s certainly going to spend time with the Lakers. He will spend time as well in the G League,” Redick said.

Redick added that Bronny was “an important part” of his “development program.”

“We’re going to develop his shot. We’ll develop his ball skills,” Redick continued. “He’s already got a great feel. He has a really instinctive nature on the defensive end.”

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