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Travis Scott Denies Legal Liability in Astroworld Tragedy As Lawsuits Continue To Mount
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CECILE CLOCHERET / Getty Travis Scott is finally speaking out regarding the Astroworld Tragedy both publicly and in the courtroom. According to CNN, Travis Scott is denying the allegations, including negligence, in the multiple lawsuits that have been filed against him for the Astroworld Festival tragedy. Court documents were filed early this week on behalf of the “The Scotts” rapper and his record label, Cactus Jack Records, after nearly 150 lawsuits citing negligence were filed in the Nov. 5 tragedy where 10 people died after the crowd rushed the stage during Scott’s headlining set. “Defendants generally deny the allegations set forth,” the documents state and request that the claims be dismissed with prejudice. Scott spoke out for the first time about ...
Where’s The Lie?: Royce Da 5’9″ Criticizes 50 Cent For Apologizing To Madonna But Not Lil Kim
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NPR / NPR 50 Cent is always good for a funny troll but one of his peers is calling foul. Royce Da 5’9” has called him out for apologizing to Madonna but not Lil Kim. As spotted on Complex the Fif’s judgement has come into the question in the eyes of the Detroit lyricist. Last week the Queens, New York native swallowed his pride and sent the Queen of Pop an apology for clowning her for a recent risqué photo shoot. “I must have hurt Madonna’s feelings” after she “dug up [an] old MTV TRL photo from ‘03” he said. “OK I’m sorry I did not intend to hurt your feelings, I don’t benefit from this in anyway, I said what I thought when I saw the picture because of where I had seen it before.” Related Stories The rapper turned television mogul lives for th...
J Prince Explains How He Got Kanye West & Drake To Squash Their Beef
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ye / Instagram It’s been a few weeks since Kanye West unexpectedly extended an olive branch to Drake with J. Prince standing silently beside him and while many felt that was more of a hostage video than a heartfelt speech, J. Prince says he simply reminded Kanye that the movement to free Larry Hoover was bigger than his drama with Drizzy. In an interview with Big Boy the legend explained that it was out of respect for his “brother,” Larry Hoover, but did admit that getting Drake and Kanye to squash the beef “wasn’t an easy task.” Having met with Kanye while he was in Houston, Texas, Prince says that Drake “had no idea” that he’d be meeting with Yeezy as he played the meeting close to his chest. “That’s something that I moved and got done and eventually we...
Nicki Minaj Strips Down For Her Birthday & Throws Down For Her Hubby In Court
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robert Kamau / Getty Source: Robert Kamau / Getty It’s been a busy week for Nicki Minaj and while she was stunning fans in her birthday suit on social media, she was also fighting for her husband’s good name in a court of law. Yesterday The Barbz celebrated her 39th birthday and as a gift to her millions of followers, Stans, and stalkers, Nicki stripped down to her original birthday get-up and showed that having a baby did absolutely nothing to effect the physical degree that’s helped make her a sex symbol to many. Posing with a cake in a few pics and a giant teddy bear in another, all we can say is Meek Mill really dropped the ball on this one. Just sayin.’ Related Stories Meanwhile in the courtroom, Nicki filed some new legal docs against the woman who’...
Battery Charges Against Flavor Flav Dropped, Reps Say He Aims To Be Sober
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Henderson PD / TMZ Flavor Flav is making changes to commit further to sobriety, as a battery charge against him was dropped by prosecutors in Nevada. The Public Enemy rapper and reality television star pled no contest to one charge of nonviolent misdemeanor coercion in Henderson Municipal Court on Wednesday (December 8th). The 62-year old was arrested on October 4th and was hit with the charge constituting domestic violence against his girlfriend at their home in suburban Las Vegas, in which he was alleged to have “poked his finger on the alleged victim’s nose, grabbed her, threw her down and grabbed a phone out her hand”. The two have a child together, and her name was redacted in court records. He was freed on a $3,000 bond the day after. During his cou...
Wendy Williams To Remain On Medical Leave Until February 2022: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Wendy Williams Show / Youtube All signs are pointing to Wendy Williams making a recovery but will take longer than expected. Sources say the earliest she will return to television is February 2022. As spotted on Madame Noire the media personality will need more time to get back to 100%. Page Six reports The Wendy Williams Show will continue to feature a rotation of guest hosts throughout the holiday season into the new year. According to the celebrity gossip website Fat Joe and Remy Ma will co-pilot the iconic talk show for the first week of January followed by Michael Rappaport. Kym Whitley and Finesse Williams are slotted for the third week and Sherri Shepherd, who has garnered the highest ratings out of all the substi...
Lamar Odom Says He’s ‘Free’ Of Drugs, Porn Addiction & Relationships Since Split With Ex-Fiancée
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) / (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) Former NBA star and walking reality TV show Lamar Odom says that these days, he’s staying on a straight and narrow and straying from the revolving door of drugs, court battles and toxic relationships that is (or was) his life. According to TMZ, Odom said via social media that since the spit-up between him and his ex-fiancée Sabrina Parr late last year, he’s given up three vices—drugs, porn and women. Related Stories “A year ago yesterday I left my ex-fiance at the W Hotel in Atlanta without notice,” Odom wrote. “When she realized I was gone back to my home in San Diego she was livid. I received over 250 calls and text messages over the course of last December from her wanti...
Jig’s Up Juicy: Jussie Smollett Found Guilty, MAGA Twitter Wants A Cookie
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Olson / Getty It’s the end of the line for Juicy Smolliét. Empire actor Jussie Smollet has been found guilty of 5 of 6 counts, thus the jury basically said he lied to the police about that racist, homophobic attack against him in Chicago. While a jury of his alleged peers said the actor did indeed finesse a hoax, Black Twitter pretty much shrugged it off. As for the verdict, NewsOne reports: A jury has found “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett guilty of staging a hate crime in which he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack nearly three years ago in Chicago. The jury reached its verdict on Thursday after deliberating for more than nine hours following a trial that lasted nearly two weeks. Smollett was found guilty of five of six...
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Dame Dash Says Kanye West Is The Only Roc-A-Fella Artist Who Gives Him “Proper Respect” [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Damon Dash / Damon Dash When Dame Dash speaks the Hip-Hop community listens. In a recent interview he says that Kanye West is the only talent he groom that shows him the proper respect. As spotted on Complex the Harlem, New York native recently spoke to Bootleg Kev. While the two discussed a variety of topics the self-proclaimed Cake-A-Holic touched on Ye’s infamous Drink Champs interview where he referred to his former CEO as a “visionary”. At the 22-mimute mark Kev asks about their current day relationship. “Do you feel like you and Kanye have gotten closer, than ever, in the last couple of years? Because it feels that way.” “I don’t really talk about that part, you know?” Dash responded. “He’s an interesting guy. Our relationship,...
Rising Rapper and YG Affiliate Slim 400 Shot and Killed In Los Angeles
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brandon Williams / Getty Slim 400, an affiliate of YG whose rap career was on the rise, has been confirmed dead after being shot down in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday night (December 8th). According to TMZ, the fatal shooting took place in the Inglewood neighborhood, in the area of Manchester Boulevard and 7th Avenue at 7:50 P.M. Officers responded to the call and found the rapper on the ground with gunshot wounds. He was then rushed to the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center after receiving on-the-scene treatment from paramedics, where he later died. His identity wasn’t immediately released by officials, and investigators do not have a full idea of the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting. Currently, they are in the area looking to contact possible...
IG Model Whitney LeDawn Pulled The Burner Out On Akademiks, Twitter Piles On Relentless Slander
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Earl Gibson III / Getty DJ Akademiks might need to invest in some new security measures or face the wrath that his brash and bold opinions can inspire in others. During a recent appearance as a guest on the Fresh & Fit Podcast, Ak found himself engaged in a verbal war with Instagram model Whitney LeDawn, who reportedly pulled a gun out of her bag on Akademiks and the guests of the show while the cameras were rolling. During the heated discussion, Ak hit a sore spot with LeDawn after he verbally accosted her for having a child out of wedlock and even seemingly threatened to have her harmed for coming at him. LeDawn jabbed at Ak over his weight and she was eventually escorted out of the studio space but apparently returned to brandish a weapon tow...
Alicia Keys Shared What Jay-Z Said After Lil Mama Crashed 2009 VMAs Performance
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Lil Mama is probably sick and tired of people mentioning her show-stopping moment when she crashed Jay-Z and Alicia Keys‘ 2009 MTV VMAs performance, and the chatter is definitely robust today (Dec. 9). After Keys made an appearance on the popular Drink Champs show, she shared what Hov said to her after the moment, sparking reaction from folks on Twitter. Sitting down with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN, Keys addressed the room by speaking about the incident after she and Jay-Z rocked their massive hit “Empire State Of Mind” at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. While Keys has long since forgiven Lil Mama for her actions, the question will not rest and she revealed that she was so focused on the show she didn’t notice anyone else but J...
