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Alec Baldwin Says He Didn’t Pull the Trigger in Rust Tragedy During Hour-Long ABC News Interview
The tragedy which took place on the set of the indie film Rust is one that shook the industry, and while the horrific accident happened over a month ago, the truth of what occurred is still slowly coming out. Now, Alec Baldwin has stepped forward to give his version of events to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. Prior to the airing of Thursday’s interview, ABC News had teased the part of the conversation where Baldwin claims to have not pulled the trigger that day, saying that “No, no, no. I would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them. Never.” The full interview began with Baldwin explaining why he chose to sit down with Stephanopoulos in the first place, saying that while the investigation continues, “I really feel like I can’t wait for that process to end in February or March...
Seth Rogen Got Super High Before Going to Adele’s CBS Special
Here at Consequence, we’re not typically ones to bash a little recreational cannabis or Delta-8 use before a live music event. Seth Rogen, however, learned the hard way that if you choose to go that route, you might want to double-check that the event isn’t being taped for national television: As the comedian divulged during his appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Wednesday night (December 1st), he arrived at a recent Adele concert, stoned and ready, only to discover that the show was being taped for the singer’s two-hour CBS special, Adele One Night Only. “I got an invitation — ‘do you want to go to a small Adele concert?’ is what I remember absorbing,” Rogen began. “[My wife Laurie and I] were like, ‘it’s an Adele concert! It’s in the park!’ We smoked a ton of weed,...
ATL Mayoral Candidate Charges T.I. & Issac Hayes III With “Sabotage”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty The recent mayoral election for the city of Atlanta has ended, but there’s still some controversy with heated claims from a candidate in the race claiming T.I. & Issac Hayes III spread “lies” involving strip clubs about her campaign. Felicia Moore lost the mayoral election runoff to Andre Dickens on Tuesday (November 30th). In an interview with TMZ, Moore charges that the “Troubleman” rapper, along with the Fanbase founder and son of the soul icon Issac Hayes had a hand in her loss by spreading misinformation about her and what policies she wanted to enact. Specifically, she points to the two sharing a story with the headline: “Woman Running for Atlanta Mayor Promises to CLOSE ALL STRIP CLUBS!!!” Related Stories Moore says that t...
Kid Cudi Shares Final Text Messages He Had With Virgil Abloh
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff / Getty Over the weekend the Hip-Hop culture and fashion world suffered a devastating loss with the unexpected passing of Virgil Abloh and naturally everyone from close friends to celebrities poured their hearts out on social media to express their hurt, love, and gratitude to the young genius. Now Kid Cudi is the latest to show love to the Off-White creator and close friend and took to Twitter to show their final text exchange in which the two spoke about Virgil’s latest Louis Vuitton menswear show that took place in Miami earlier this week. Calling it a “feature film,” Cudder seemed hype to style and profile in Abloh’s latest collection saying “So thankful to have u in my life. Love u brother.” Virgil responded to KC saying “Mad...
Da Jig?: DaBaby Hasn’t Donated A Single Cent To HIV/AIDS Organizations After Meetings: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jacob Kupferman / Getty DaBaby is looking real funny in the light right now. The problematic North Carolina rapper promised HIV/AIDS organizations to support them after his head*ss comments during his Rolling Loud Miami set. Still, some of those charities have spotted da jig, according to a report. After being defiant and ignorant in his ways when he was first met with backlash, DaBaby finally apologized and met with several HIV/AIDS organizations. He expressed he wanted to get more education on HIV/AIDS and how it affects those impacted by the virus. At the time, he also issued his third apology, seemingly showing he was, in fact, sorry for his inflammatory comments. Keep in mind this happened after da cancellation and being dropped by numerous music fes...
Roddy Ricch Officially Announces New Album ‘LIVE LIFE FAST’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Roddy Ricch is back. The Compton rapper announced he’s dropping his proper sophomore album, LIVE LIFE FAST, in a couple of weeks. LIVE LIFE FAST will be in stores and and on the usual streaming services on Friday, December 17. Roddy dropped a new video for his latest single, “Late At Night,” off the forthcoming album. The visual was co-directed by Roddy and Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X, and also happens to feature Karrueche Tran. Ricch is one of the game’s most revered new rappers, winning Best New Hip-Hop Artist, Hip-Hop Artist of the Year and Hip-Hop Song of the Year for his smash hit “The Box,” from his 2019 debut Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial at the 2021 iHeart Radio Music Awards. That goes along with BET Awards, G...
Raekwon Claims RZA Shot Down a Wu-Tang Clan Biopic With Leonardo DiCaprio
Raekwon has revealed that RZA previously shot down a Wu-Tang Clan biopic with Leonardo DiCaprio attached. In an excerpt from his memoir From Staircase To Stage: The Story Of Raekwon And Wu-Tang Clan shared by Rolling Stone, Raekwon explained that he was inspired by the success of the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton and was able to meet with DiCaprio via Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest. The idea was pitched to RZA, who was supposedly more adamant on creating a TV series, but Raekwon managed to convince the de facto leader to allow him to shop the deal around. Raekwon then linked up with DiCaprio via Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, and the two were able to set up serious plans for the film: “[DiCaprio] talked about his production company and all the directors he thought might do a great jo...
Töme – Wait (Prod. Legendury Beatz)
Nigerian Canadian Singer & Songwriter Tomi Akanbi popularly & professionally known as TÖME teamed up with hit record producing duo Legendury Beatz for her latest single which is an Amapiano hit titled ‘WAIT’. The single is the first song off her 12-track album: ‘No Long Talk’, which is set to be released early next year. It’s been just over a year since TÖME released her JUNO Award winning Reggae single; “I Pray” which featured Jamaican superstar Sean Kingston, and she looks set to close this year out in style with this new Amapiano hit. The talented songstress crosses over successfully to the Amapiano sound & dominates the beat with her self assuredness, swagger & cheeky bravado on the delivery. Tome declares notably on The second bridge of the song that “even Aliko Dangot...
Chloe Bailey’s ‘Have Mercy’ Hits Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart
Chloe Bailey’s solo career is off to a strong start as the singer, who performs under the mononym Chloe, earns her first top 10 appearance on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Her debut release “Have Mercy” advances 13-10 on the list dated Dec. 4 thanks to continued radio strength. “Mercy,” released via Parkwood/Columbia Records, entered Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at No. 13 in September and floated within the top 25 for its first ten weeks, including weeks of chart saturations from artists including Drake and Kanye West. It returned to No. 13 last week before its top 10 breakthrough on the current list. [embedded content] Radio airplay has been the main driver of “Have Mercy.” The single climbs 7-6 on the latest Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which measures the most-pl...
Sting, Burt Bacharach & More to Perform at Music Center Tribute to A&M Records Co-Founder Jerry Moss
Herb Alpert, Burt Bacharach, Merry Clayton, Sérgio Mendes and Sting are set to perform at Live at The Music Center: Concerts Celebrating Jerry Moss, Co-Founder of A&M Records, which will take place at the The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on Feb. 11-12, 2022. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Tim Curry will also join in the program to share his perspective. Additional performers and participants will be named. 2022 will mark the 60th anniversary of A&M Records, the legendary label that Alpert and Moss co-founded on a handshake and an investment of $200 from both men. Over 25 years, A&M grew into the world’s largest independent record label, signing such iconic stars as The Police, Carpenters, Janet Jackson, J...
Netease Cloud Village Stock Slips 2.5% Following Hong Kong IPO
Chinese music streaming company Cloud Village finally had its initial public stock offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday (Dec. 2) after postponing its plans in August amid a Chinese regulatory crackdown. Investors’ initial reaction was underwhelming as Cloud Village’s share price closed at 199.90 Hong Kong dollars ($25.66), about 2.5% below the 205.00 Hong Kong dollars ($26.31) IPO price. Tech giant Netease spun off the company, which runs NetEase Cloud Music, in an offering of 16 million shares — 7.7% of the outstanding shares — that raised 41.5 billion Hong Kong dollars ($421 million). NetEase gained approval for the spin-off on Aug. 2 but delayed the listing indefinitely about a week later after Beijing’s tightening regulations brought attention to publicly traded Chinese...
Demi Lovato Is No Longer ‘California Sober’: ‘Sober Sober Is the Only Way to Be’
Demi Lovato announced on social media Thursday (Dec. 2) that the singer no longer abides by their former “California sober” lifestyle. “I no longer support my ‘California sober’ ways,” the singer wrote on Instagram Stories. “Sober sober is the only way to be.” Lovato explicitly opened up about being “California Sober” in a track by the same title earlier this year from their Dancing With the Devil … The Art of Starting Over album, which revolves around the lifestyle of allowing some alcohol and marijuana consumption while steering clear of hard drugs. “I’m California sober/ It doesn’t have to mean the growin’ part is over/ No, it ain’t black or white, it’s all of the colors.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news In Lovato’s YouTube Originals docuseries of the same name, the singer op...
