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Ex-Hubby Kevin Hunter Sues ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ For Wrongful Termination
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The Wendy Williams Show may be coming to an end, but that’s not stopping Kevin Hunter from becoming the Hot Topic–again. After the announcement that the eponymous show of his ex-wife, Wendy Williams, was coming to an end after 14 seasons, Hunter has officially filed a lawsuit against the production company for the allegedly unjustified dismissal. Related Stories According to documents obtained by Page Six, the civil lawsuit filed in New York City federal court earlier this week claims Debmar-Mercury wrongfully fired Hunter “on the basis of his marital status” to Williams. He also alleges that just days after he and Williams filed for divorce in April 2019, Debmar-Mercury sent him a written notice that he had been terminated as an exec...
Social Media Reacts To Kanye West Burying Pete Davidson Alive In “Eazy” Video
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: YouTube / Youtube With his divorce to Kim Kardashian finally coming to a conclusion, Kanye West decided to fire off one more shot at his ex-wife’s beau, Pete Davidson. In his latest music video to “Eazy,” Ye lived out his dark and twisted fantasy for all to see.Using clay animation in his latest Game assisted music video, Kanye West buries a “Gumby” version of Pete Davidson alive and plants seeds on his head to later cut off the roses that grew out of his person. At the end of the video we see a message saying “EVERYONE LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER,” followed by “EXCEPT SKETE YOU KNOW WHO,” before finally reading “JK HE’S FINE.” We can only imagine what Kim and Pete Davidson are feeling right about now. Good thing Pete Davidson deleted his social media ...
Social Media Reacts To Kanye West Burying Pete Davidson Alive In “Eazy” Video
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: YouTube / Youtube With his divorce to Kim Kardashian finally coming to a conclusion, Kanye West decided to fire off one more shot at his ex-wife’s beau, Pete Davidson. In his latest music video to “Eazy,” Ye lived out his dark and twisted fantasy for all to see.Using clay animation in his latest Game assisted music video, Kanye West buries a “Gumby” version of Pete Davidson alive and plants seeds on his head to later cut off the roses that grew out of his person. At the end of the video we see a message saying “EVERYONE LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER,” followed by “EXCEPT SKETE YOU KNOW WHO,” before finally reading “JK HE’S FINE.” We can only imagine what Kim and Pete Davidson are feeling right about now. Good thing Pete Davidson deleted his social media ...
Joe Budden Boldly Claims Megan Thee Stallion Is Not A Superstar, The Hotties Call Him A Hater
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty The Podfather, Joe Budden, is at it again with the Hip-Hop hot takes. This time, he’s taking a shot at Megan Thee Stallion’s star power when it comes to being a music star. The 41-year-old “retired” rapper turned media personality is not sold about Megan Thee Stallion being a Hip-Hop superstar. Budden, who has publicly been throwing doubt about the Houston rapper’s claims about being shot by miniature rapper/singer Tory Lanez, decided to chime in on the recent drama involving Thee Stallion, his former Everyday Struggle co-host DJ Akademiks, and Lanez. Speaking on the topic, Budden tried to explain why he felt that Thee Stallion is not a superstar because of her album sales. “You’re not a superstar if you can’t sell an album. ...
Joe Budden Boldly Claims Megan Thee Stallion Is Not A Superstar, The Hotties Call Him A Hater
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty The Podfather, Joe Budden, is at it again with the Hip-Hop hot takes. This time, he’s taking a shot at Megan Thee Stallion’s star power when it comes to being a music star. The 41-year-old “retired” rapper turned media personality is not sold about Megan Thee Stallion being a Hip-Hop superstar. Budden, who has publicly been throwing doubt about the Houston rapper’s claims about being shot by miniature rapper/singer Tory Lanez, decided to chime in on the recent drama involving Thee Stallion, his former Everyday Struggle co-host DJ Akademiks, and Lanez. Speaking on the topic, Budden tried to explain why he felt that Thee Stallion is not a superstar because of her album sales. “You’re not a superstar if you can’t sell an album. ...
Pain Is Love: BET Set To Air Documentary Series About Murder Inc. Records
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty The public is about to get an introspective look at one of Hip-Hop and R&B’s most explosive labels as a new documentary series on Irv Gotti and Murder Inc. is on its way to BET. The network announced that MURDER INC., a look into the label founded by Irv Gotti, will let viewers inside Murder Inc. as it positioned itself as one of the top labels in music in the late 1990s and early 2000s powered by the success of its artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, and others. The five-part documentary series is executively produced by Gotti and Ja Rule. “My life and Murder Inc. has been filled with many highs and lows. I got to work with my brothers and a lot of great people; from Jay Z, DMX, Fat Joe, Mary J Blige, to name a few,” said Gotti in ...
Pain Is Love: BET Set To Air Documentary Series About Murder Inc. Records
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty The public is about to get an introspective look at one of Hip-Hop and R&B’s most explosive labels as a new documentary series on Irv Gotti and Murder Inc. is on its way to BET. The network announced that MURDER INC., a look into the label founded by Irv Gotti, will let viewers inside Murder Inc. as it positioned itself as one of the top labels in music in the late 1990s and early 2000s powered by the success of its artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, and others. The five-part documentary series is executively produced by Gotti and Ja Rule. “My life and Murder Inc. has been filled with many highs and lows. I got to work with my brothers and a lot of great people; from Jay Z, DMX, Fat Joe, Mary J Blige, to name a few,” said Gotti in ...
Judge Denies Tekashi 6ix9ine Request to End Supervised Release Early
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @JustInMyView / R1 Digital Looks like all the snitching he did on half of New York City’s real ones hasn’t garnered Tekashi 6ix9ine anymore favor with the law as he’s been denied a request to prematurely end his supervised release. According to Complex, a New York City judge just shot down the “Gummo” rapper’s petition to terminate his five-year supervised release even though Tekashi’s lawyer tried to proclaim that the wannabe gangsta is now living a “law-abiding life” and hasn’t associated with “criminally minded individuals” since being sprung out of prison in 2020. We’re sure that “criminally minded individuals” wouldn’t wanna associate with him either given his history of loose lips, but that’s neither here nor there. Still, Judge Paul Engelmayer...
Judge Denies Tekashi 6ix9ine Request to End Supervised Release Early
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @JustInMyView / R1 Digital Looks like all the snitching he did on half of New York City’s real ones hasn’t garnered Tekashi 6ix9ine anymore favor with the law as he’s been denied a request to prematurely end his supervised release. According to Complex, a New York City judge just shot down the “Gummo” rapper’s petition to terminate his five-year supervised release even though Tekashi’s lawyer tried to proclaim that the wannabe gangsta is now living a “law-abiding life” and hasn’t associated with “criminally minded individuals” since being sprung out of prison in 2020. We’re sure that “criminally minded individuals” wouldn’t wanna associate with him either given his history of loose lips, but that’s neither here nor there. Still, Judge Paul Engelmayer...
Four Arrested In Connection To Michael K. Williams Overdose Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty The tragic situation of actor Michael K. Williams‘ fatal overdose is inching towards some sort of closure as it was announced that four men were arrested in connection to the case. The Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday (March 2nd) that they and other authorities arrested four men who they allege were connected to the 54-year old actor’s death. Williams, best known for his captivating roles on HBO’s The Wire and Lovecraft Country, was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on September 6th, 2021 after overdosing on heroin that was laced with fentanyl. Irvin Cartagena, 39, Hector Robles, 57, Luis Cruz, 56, and Carlos Macci, 70, were allegedly members of the group trafficking in drugs that sold the narcotics to W...
Four Arrested In Connection To Michael K. Williams Overdose Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty The tragic situation of actor Michael K. Williams‘ fatal overdose is inching towards some sort of closure as it was announced that four men were arrested in connection to the case. The Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday (March 2nd) that they and other authorities arrested four men who they allege were connected to the 54-year old actor’s death. Williams, best known for his captivating roles on HBO’s The Wire and Lovecraft Country, was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on September 6th, 2021 after overdosing on heroin that was laced with fentanyl. Irvin Cartagena, 39, Hector Robles, 57, Luis Cruz, 56, and Carlos Macci, 70, were allegedly members of the group trafficking in drugs that sold the narcotics to W...
Nike To Pull Its Kicks From Foot Locker & Other Major Retailers: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: aqua / aqua For weeks now there’s been talk that Nike will eventually cut ties with Foot Locker and other stores and websites in order to sell their own products and get 100% of the revenue it garners. Not too long ago Nike sent letters to smaller mom and pop shops informing them that they’d no longer be getting product from Nike as they weren’t moving enough merchandise to justify continuing business with them, but now Nike plans on pulling it’s brand from the big boy franchises including Foot Locker, Foot Action and Shoe Palace. With word that Nike will be opening up more brick and mortar stores across the globe and making the SNKRS app more “fair,” they’ll need all the product they have in order to make both plans a huge success. At the same time that ...
