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Vybz Kartel is focused on his health after leaving prison

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Jamaican Dancehall icon Vybz Kartel is focused on improving his health after leaving a Jamaican prison.

Kartel, born Adidjah Palmer, was released from prison on July 31 after serving over 10 years of a life sentence for murder.

Kartel told FOX 5 New York‘s Lisa Evers that he is working on his new health regimen with a doctor.

“Healthwise, you know I’m working on my health right now, but the feeling of just being free is just an amazing feeling,” the 48-year-old musician said.

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Kartel is pictured in 2005 before undergoing skin lightening treatments.

His physician, Dr. Karen Phillips, said that that his Graves’ disease and heart disease could cause him to die in his sleep.
 
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Kartel said his doctor will monitor his heart remotely, and he is starting on a special diet to lose weight.

“I have appointments with my doctor on Monday, so I can have regular meetings with her, you know, and she can keep track of me in real time,” Kartel said.

“She even mentioned that she’s going to… put me on a special diet, so she can monitor me literally every day. Which is a far cry from when you’re in prison,” Kartel said.

Young Thug’s former artist Akbar V wants you to know…

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Rapper Akbar V surprised her followers by discussing politics on her X/Twitter timeline on Monday.

She wrote: “I’m not a democrat i feel like we was brought up to be a democrat cause we was poor and it kept a lot of us in a stuck mindset for slavery ….”

She followed up her post by writing: “I’m not a democrat… but let’s say if i wanted to be one KamalaHarris haven’t given me any reason to be one nor has Joe …. black folks we gotta do better.”

A majority of Black Americans are Democrats from the womb. Being a Democrat is all they know. So Akbar V’s honest opinion didn’t go over well with her followers.

One person wrote: “Did you advocate for Sonya Massey being murdered by the KOP!? Do you know that Donald Trump said he would give that KOP immunity for killing her?”

Another person wrote: “You kno democrats gave you the right to vote, right to report DV, SA to the criminal level, forced creditors to not discriminate for sex,race or disabilities, gave women right for financial support for their businesses & for education, gave women the right to own a bank.”

A third follower wrote: “So you voting Trump babe?”

Akbar V is a former artist on Young Thug’s YSL record label. She was known as “The First Lady of YSL.”

Akbar V appeared in season 8 of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.”

‘David Makes Man’ Actor Akili McDowell Charged with Murder

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‘David Makes Man’ Actor Akili McDowell Charged with Murder
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Actor Akili McDowell, 21, is charged in the shooting death of a man during a drug deal in Houston last month.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office announced McDowell’s arrest in a Facebook post on Monday.

Cesar Peralta, 20, was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Houston apartment complex on July 20.

Apartment residents called the Harris County Sheriff’s Office to report a fight and hearing gunshots. Arriving deputies found Peralta in the parking lot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

McDowell is charged with murder and theft. He is being held on $400,000 bond, according to jail records. He is also being held on $210 bond for theft.

“This is an unfortunate situation and I am in prayer for Akili and those impacted by this tragedy,” Jonell Whitt, McDowell’s manager, said in a statement to The Associated Press.

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McDowell is best known for his roles in “David Makes Man” and “Billions.”

In “David Makes Man,” McDowell played a gifted student living in a housing project while attending a magnet school. The TV show aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

McDowell also appeared in “The Astronaut Wives Club,” “Chase the Lion” and “I Am Athlete.” He also appeared in the award-winning film “The Waterboyz.”

Kehlani’s baby daddy says she’s victim of a sex cult

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Kehlani’s baby daddy, guitarist Javaughn “Javie” Young-White, says she’s a sex cult victim.

He has filed for full custody of their daughter, Adeya Nomi, 5.

According to TMZ, Javaughn alleged Kehlani is a member of a sex cult. He fears their daughter will be abused at the hands of the cult leader.

He claims the cult leader has Kehlani wrapped around his finger. And he’s convinced that the cult leader is a threat to little Adeya.

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Javaughn, 27, also accused Kehlani of keeping Adeya away from him. He said Kehlani’s tour schedule and her cult activities put Adeya at risk.

Kehlani, 29, and Javaughn welcomed Adeya in 2019, but they split up in 2020.

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Kehlani came out as a lesbian in 2021. She claimed she was the last one in her family to know.

In addition to Javaughn, Kehlani has dated rapper YG and NBA star Kyrie Irving.

Paris restaurant responds after Serena Williams and her kids were denied table

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Paris restaurant responds after Serena Williams and her kids were denied table
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A Paris hotel has apologized to Serena Williams after its 5-star Michelin restaurant turned her away, despite being empty at the time.

Serena took to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday to complain that she was turned away from The Peninsula Hotel restaurant.

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“Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to a rooftop to eat in an empty restaurant of nicer places [sic] but never with my kids. Always a first.”

A Community Note added context to her post, saying the retired tennis champ was not denied access. “Rather, the restaurant was fully booked.”

In response to her post, the hotel wrote on it’s official X account that they were in fact “fully booked” that night.

The Peninsula Hotel wrote: “Dear Mrs Williams, Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you encountered tonight.”

“Unfortunately, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked and the only unoccupied tables you saw belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was fully reserved. We have always been honored to welcome you and will always be to welcome you again.”

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Serena, who speaks French fluently, is currently in Paris with her husband, Alexis Ohanian, and their two daughters Olympia, 6, and Adira, born August 2023.

Serena joined other stars who were torchbearers in the Olympics’ opening ceremony.

The tennis legend has won four Olympic gold medals during her career.

Simone Biles Explains Why She Fell Off the Balance Beam During the Olympic Finals

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Simone Biles Explains Why She Fell Off the Balance Beam During the Olympic Finals
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Simone Biles fell off the balance beam during the gymnastics finals at the Paris Olympics because the arena was too quiet.

“None of us liked it,” she said afterwards.

During her routine, Simone landed awkwardly and fell off the end of the beam.

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She got back on the beam and finished her routine.

Simone was one of four gymnasts to fall off the beam during the unusually quiet and “weird” finals on Monday.

Simone and teammate Sunisa Lee are used to music and noise in the gym while they practice. Simone said the beam finals was “really weird and awkward.”

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“The beam final is always the most stressful, but usually we have like, music or background noise, whatever that may be,” Simone said. “And honestly we do better in environments when there’s noise going on because it feels most like practice.”

She added: “So today, like, you could hear some of the Android ringtones going off, the photo clickers, whatever that was, and so you know you’re trying to stay in your zone, and then people start cheering and then the shushing gets louder.”

“We’ve asked several times if we can have some music or some background noise. I’m not really sure what happened there, but yeah, not our favorite. None of us liked it,” Simone continued.

Italy’s Alice D’Amato won the gold in the balance beam. Simone finished 5th.

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Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won the gold medal in the floor final. Simone (left) won the silver, and teammate Jordan Chiles (right) took home the bronze.

Simone won 4 medals — including 3 gold — at the Paris Olympic Games. She has now won a total of 11 Olympic medals – 7 of them gold.

She is the second most decorated women’s gymnast of all time.

Donald Trump Speaks On Young Thug’s YSL RICO Case

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Former President Donald Trump commented on rapper Young Thug’s YSL RICO case in Fulton County, Georgia. Trump said Young Thug is being “treated unfairly.”

Trump appeared on Adin Ross’s livestream on Monday, Aug, 5, where he discussed Vice President Kamala Harris, the economy, and the Black Journalists conference that he attended recently.
 
READ ALSO: Trump rebukes reporter’s ‘horrible’ questions at NABJ
 
Then the conversation turned to jailed rapper Young Thug (Jeffery Williams) who was arrested in 2022 on RICO charges.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis also indicted Trump on RICO charges last year.

The RICO statute originally targeted mob figures, drug dealers, and other organized crime.

“I heard it from other people where they say [Young Thug] is being treated very unfairly. He’s got to be treated fairly,” Trump said, as the audience applauded behind him.

Young Thug faces life in prison if convicted on over 50 felony counts or murder and gang charges.

Last month, a judge removed Judge Ural Glanville from Young Thug’s case after he held a secret meeting in his chambers with a key witness without informing the defense.

UK rioters stop drivers to ask their skin color: ‘Are you white?’

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UK rioters stop drivers to ask their skin color: ‘Are you white?’
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Mobs of rioters in Middlesbrough UK blocked traffic at a major intersection to ask drivers their skin color.

In a livestream video, rioters set up checkpoints in the street to ask drivers if they were “white and English” before letting them through.

The unrest began after a 17-year-old male stabbed three girls and wounded 10 others at a children’s dance class in Middlesbrough.

The attacker is a UK-born Black male who was initially identified as a Muslim asylum seeker.

Despite the fact that the attacker was born in Wales in the UK, rioters have targeted Muslims and other immigrants across England.

Rioters have gone from house-to-house breaking windows and kicking in doors as the unrest continues.

Rioters torched three immigrant hotels and attacked mosques. At least 10 cops have been injured.

Several Black men were attacked in Manchester and other UK cities.

At least 43 people were arrested, according to Cleveland police in the UK.

Rapper T.I. Arrested at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport: ‘Mistaken Identity’

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Rapper T.I. Arrested at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport: ‘Mistaken Identity’
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Rapper T.I. was arrested at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on Sunday night.

According to TMZ, the “U Don’t Know Me” rapper, who was born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., was taken into custody because he shares a similar name with a man wanted in Maryland.

TMZ reported that a man named Clifford Harris has a warrant out for his arrest in Baltimore. The suspect is wanted for domestic violence toward a woman and stalking in June.

When T.I. attempted to go through airport security in Atlanta, he triggered alarm bells, which led to his arrest.

He was taken from the airport to Clayton County Jail and booked while awaiting an extradition hearing.

“Since the warrant was issued out of state, the arrest triggered an automatic extradition hearing,” TMZ reported.

T.I.’s attorney, Steve Sadow, told TMZ T.I. was released within 2 hours of his arrest after a phone call to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.

A judge dismissed the extradition hearing.

Big Sean says he and Jhene have ‘a lot of work’ to do before marrying

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Big Sean says he and Jhene have ‘a lot of work’ to do before marrying
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Jhene Aiko’s fans dragged her longtime boyfriend, Big Sean, for refusing to marry her after 8 years together.

The rapper responded to the backlash by explaining that Jhene has a lot of work to do before he will propose to her.

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“It’s a little personal, you know what I mean?” Sean told Power 105.1 FM host Charlamange on Friday, August 2. “But just to be real with you, like any people who have dealt with love, we’ve had our ups and downs, you know what I’m saying? And I think it’s still finding the right navigation through it all.”

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Sean continued: “To me, marriage symbolizes like the best relationship… I would like to, and I don’t like putting our personal business out there like that either, but there’s a lot of work that needs to be done,” Sean added.

Charlamange offered some advice: “Well, take it from somebody who’s been with their woman for twenty-six years, right? It’s always gonna be ups and downs, period. The work’s never gonna stop.”

Sean, 36, was engaged to “Glee” actress Naya Rivera. But they called off the wedding in April 2014. She died by drowning in 2020 at age 33.

After dating pop star Ariana Grande from 2015 to 2016, Sean began dating Jhene, also 36. The couple welcomed a son, Noah, in November 2022.

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