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#RHOA: Kandi Burruss Fires Back After Todd Tucker Claims They Had Threesomes During Marriage
Kandi Burruss responds to Todd Tucker's marriage revelations
Tucker teased his upcoming movie 'Til Divorce Do Us Part with a trailer in which he opened up about their sex life. On the topic of threesomes, he confirmed the pair was involved in them. He even claimed the practice lasted through much of their 11-year marriage. "We did. I would say for most of our marriage we did," Tucker said.
Now, Burruss fired back in a statement to People, the RHOA alum said, "A man who has already hurt me to my core is furthering the damage by choosing to sensationalize our sex life to stretch his five minutes of fame."
Kandi Burruss further added, "What consensually happens between a husband and wife in the privacy of their marriage is exactly that—private. His current behavior has only confirmed that I did the right thing by getting divorced. I Do, I Did, I'm Done!"
Burruss first confirmed the split on November 21, 2025. She told the outlet the decision came after careful consideration "and a lot of prayer." She shared that her priority was protecting her peace and her children. The RHOA star described the period as difficult and emotional and asked for privacy as she and Tucker navigate their new chapter.
The exes are parents to son Ace, 10, and daughter Blaze, 6. Burruss also raises daughter Riley, while Tucker has a daughter, Kaela, from a previous relationship. Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker met during Season 4 of RHOA in 2011, got engaged in January 2013, and married in April 2014.
#MusicNews:Syd Announces ‘Beard Tour’ Dates
Syd is hitting the road again this fall. The Internet’s frontwoman has revealed the dates for her headlining Beard Tour.
The 23-date North American leg kicks off Nov. 7 at Commodore in Vancouver. From there, Syd will make stops in Portland, Houston, Atlanta, Brooklyn and Chicago, before concluding Dec. 16 in Los Angeles at The Wiltern.
Presale tickets will be available starting Wednesday (Sept. 16) and will run throughout the week. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday (Sept. 18) at 10 a.m. local time.
Fans will also have the option to purchase from a variety of VIP packages to enhance their concert experience. Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to the exclusive pre-show VIP soundcheck with Syd, an exclusive VIP gift item, early entry and more.
Syd’s upcoming tour is in support of her third album, Beard, which dropped July 17 — the same day as her Internet bandmates Steve Lacy (Oh, yeah?) and Chris Crispy (Behind The Shades) released their respective albums.
“Beard is a coming of age album for me,” said Syd. “It’s a snapshot of what my life looks like right now. The title was inspired by the peach fuzz on my upper lip that society has always taught me to hate. I fell in love with my peach fuzz and it made me rethink everything that was supposed to make me feel insecure. It allowed me to take my confidence into my own hands, and own everything that I am and everything I love about myself, regardless of what anyone else thinks.”
In late August, Syd embarked on the U.K./European leg of the Beard Tour, which wrapped up Sept. 9 in Copenhagen.
See Syd’s tour dates below.
The 23-date North American leg kicks off Nov. 7 at Commodore in Vancouver. From there, Syd will make stops in Portland, Houston, Atlanta, Brooklyn and Chicago, before concluding Dec. 16 in Los Angeles at The Wiltern.
Presale tickets will be available starting Wednesday (Sept. 16) and will run throughout the week. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday (Sept. 18) at 10 a.m. local time.
Fans will also have the option to purchase from a variety of VIP packages to enhance their concert experience. Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to the exclusive pre-show VIP soundcheck with Syd, an exclusive VIP gift item, early entry and more.
Syd’s upcoming tour is in support of her third album, Beard, which dropped July 17 — the same day as her Internet bandmates Steve Lacy (Oh, yeah?) and Chris Crispy (Behind The Shades) released their respective albums.
“Beard is a coming of age album for me,” said Syd. “It’s a snapshot of what my life looks like right now. The title was inspired by the peach fuzz on my upper lip that society has always taught me to hate. I fell in love with my peach fuzz and it made me rethink everything that was supposed to make me feel insecure. It allowed me to take my confidence into my own hands, and own everything that I am and everything I love about myself, regardless of what anyone else thinks.”
In late August, Syd embarked on the U.K./European leg of the Beard Tour, which wrapped up Sept. 9 in Copenhagen.
See Syd’s tour dates below.
Syd’s Beard Tour Dates
Nov 7 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore
Nov 8 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
Nov 10 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
Nov 12 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Nov 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Camp Flog Gnaw
Nov 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Camp Flog Gnaw
Nov 16 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
Nov 19 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues (Houston)
Nov 20 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues (Dallas)
Nov 22 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Nov 24 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle Presented by iTHINK Financial
Nov 28 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
Nov 29 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
Dec 1 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Dec 3 – Washington, DC @ Echostage
Dec 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
Dec 6 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues (Boston)
Dec 8 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
Dec 10 – Chicago, IL @ Ramova Theatre
Dec 12 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues (Vegas)
Dec 13 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
Dec 15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Castro
Dec 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Get tickets at syds.world/tour.
#HipHopNews: Cash Money Records And No Limit Records Unite for the Cash Money & No Limit Tour
The Cash Money & No Limit Tour has arrived, and the culture is responding. After sold-out opening nights in Houston (Sept. 11) and New Orleans (Sept. 12), the tour is now headed to Atlanta on September 18 with the full force of two of Hip-Hop’s most consequential catalogs behind it.
Before streaming. Before algorithms. Before the industry caught up, there was New Orleans. Two labels born from the same city, the same hunger, and the same unshakable belief that their culture deserved to be heard built an empire that reshaped American music. This fall, Cash Money Records and No Limit Records come together for the Cash Money & No Limit Tour, an ode to New Orleans, to Hip-Hop, and to the artists who carried a city on their backs and made the whole world listen.
The New Orleans homecoming at The Superdome was a night that will be talked about for years. B.G. proposed to his girlfriend, Brooke Jones, onstage in front of a packed crowd, telling her. The moment crystallized what this tour is about: legacy, love, and a city that never stopped believing in its own.
The reunion between these two camps carries real weight. As Mannie Fresh explained in a recent interview on Majic 102.1 in Houston, what fans saw as beef between Cash Money and No Limit was largely two hometown teams competing to be the biggest movement coming out of the city. Behind the scenes, the connection ran much deeper; many of the artists, producers, and people around both labels knew each other long before the fame. “We all came from that music thing,” Fresh said, “but somebody had to pick a side.” Now, decades later, there are no sides. Just one stage.”
Presented by BMN Entertainment, the tour is headlined by Birdman and Master P and spans 17 cities across the United States. The Cash Money lineup includes Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, and B.G. Special guest Boosie Badazz joins select dates, with additional special guest appearances throughout.
New Orleans gave Hip-Hop a bounce, a drawl, and a swagger the world couldn’t ignore. This tour is a celebration of what that city produced, and a reminder that the culture it built is still very much alive.
Birdman, Co-Founder of Cash Money Records: “Bringing our people together on one stage, in front of the fans who rode with us from the beginning is what this is about. We built something that lasted, and this tour is us celebrating that with everybody.”
Ronald “Slim” Williams, Co-Founder of Cash Money Records: “New Orleans raised us and Hip-Hop gave us a platform to show the world what we were made of. Putting Cash Money and No Limit on the same stage is bigger than a tour- it’s a tribute to where we come from and everything that city poured into us.”
REMAINING TOUR DATES:
Sept. 18 — Atlanta, GA
Sept. 19 — Raleigh, NC
Sept. 25 — Detroit, MI
*Sept. 26 — Indianapolis, IN
Oct. 2 — Birmingham, AL
*Oct. 4 — Dallas, TX
Oct. 8 — Washington, DC
Oct. 10 — Columbia, SC
Oct. 23 — St. Louis, MO
Oct. 24 — Memphis, TN
Nov. 6 — Sunrise, FL
Nov. 7 — Tampa, FL
Nov. 13 — Chicago, IL
Nov. 14 — Cincinnati, OH
Nov. 15 — Cleveland, OH
*Boosie not appearing in Indianapolis, IN or Dallas, TX.
Before streaming. Before algorithms. Before the industry caught up, there was New Orleans. Two labels born from the same city, the same hunger, and the same unshakable belief that their culture deserved to be heard built an empire that reshaped American music. This fall, Cash Money Records and No Limit Records come together for the Cash Money & No Limit Tour, an ode to New Orleans, to Hip-Hop, and to the artists who carried a city on their backs and made the whole world listen.
The New Orleans homecoming at The Superdome was a night that will be talked about for years. B.G. proposed to his girlfriend, Brooke Jones, onstage in front of a packed crowd, telling her. The moment crystallized what this tour is about: legacy, love, and a city that never stopped believing in its own.
The reunion between these two camps carries real weight. As Mannie Fresh explained in a recent interview on Majic 102.1 in Houston, what fans saw as beef between Cash Money and No Limit was largely two hometown teams competing to be the biggest movement coming out of the city. Behind the scenes, the connection ran much deeper; many of the artists, producers, and people around both labels knew each other long before the fame. “We all came from that music thing,” Fresh said, “but somebody had to pick a side.” Now, decades later, there are no sides. Just one stage.”
Presented by BMN Entertainment, the tour is headlined by Birdman and Master P and spans 17 cities across the United States. The Cash Money lineup includes Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, and B.G. Special guest Boosie Badazz joins select dates, with additional special guest appearances throughout.
New Orleans gave Hip-Hop a bounce, a drawl, and a swagger the world couldn’t ignore. This tour is a celebration of what that city produced, and a reminder that the culture it built is still very much alive.
Birdman, Co-Founder of Cash Money Records: “Bringing our people together on one stage, in front of the fans who rode with us from the beginning is what this is about. We built something that lasted, and this tour is us celebrating that with everybody.”
Ronald “Slim” Williams, Co-Founder of Cash Money Records: “New Orleans raised us and Hip-Hop gave us a platform to show the world what we were made of. Putting Cash Money and No Limit on the same stage is bigger than a tour- it’s a tribute to where we come from and everything that city poured into us.”
REMAINING TOUR DATES:
Sept. 18 — Atlanta, GA
Sept. 19 — Raleigh, NC
Sept. 25 — Detroit, MI
*Sept. 26 — Indianapolis, IN
Oct. 2 — Birmingham, AL
*Oct. 4 — Dallas, TX
Oct. 8 — Washington, DC
Oct. 10 — Columbia, SC
Oct. 23 — St. Louis, MO
Oct. 24 — Memphis, TN
Nov. 6 — Sunrise, FL
Nov. 7 — Tampa, FL
Nov. 13 — Chicago, IL
Nov. 14 — Cincinnati, OH
Nov. 15 — Cleveland, OH
*Boosie not appearing in Indianapolis, IN or Dallas, TX.
Kyrie Irving Steps Up After NFL Fines Azeez Al-Shaair for Honoring Hind Rajab
Azeez Al-Shaair used two words on his eye black to honor a child whose death became a global symbol of the human toll in Gaza. The NFL responded with an $11,492 fine. Kyrie Irving responded by picking up the bill.
The Houston Texans linebacker wrote “Hind Rajab” across his eye black strips during the team’s 36-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Rajab was a 5-year-old Palestinian girl killed alongside members of her family in Gaza City in January 2024. Her story drew international attention after recordings documenting her final hours reached the public.
The NFL determined that Al-Shaair violated Rule 6, Section 4, Article 8, which prohibits players from displaying unauthorized personal, political or memorial messages on their equipment. The league regularly penalizes players for altering gameday apparel or adding messages that have not received approval.
For Al-Shaair, the ruling marks his second fine connected to Gaza this year. He was penalized $11,593 during the playoffs in January after displaying “Stop the Genocide” on the field. He is reportedly not expected to appeal the latest punishment.
Irving quickly stepped forward after news of the fine circulated. The Dallas Mavericks guard wrote on X, “I’ll take care of his fine.”
The gesture fits Irving’s history of financially supporting fellow athletes facing league discipline. Following a 2024 altercation involving Mavericks players, Irving told reporters, “I’ll take care of their fines and throw that under the rug.”
Al-Shaair has remained vocal about humanitarian concerns affecting Palestinians. He has also used the NFL’s My Cause, My Cleats initiative to raise money for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
The fine will likely close the NFL’s disciplinary process, while the name written beneath Al-Shaair’s eyes continues to carry the larger story. Irving’s offer ensures the tribute will not cost Al-Shaair financially, and it has pushed Hind Rajab’s name before another massive American sports audience.
The Houston Texans linebacker wrote “Hind Rajab” across his eye black strips during the team’s 36-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Rajab was a 5-year-old Palestinian girl killed alongside members of her family in Gaza City in January 2024. Her story drew international attention after recordings documenting her final hours reached the public.
The NFL determined that Al-Shaair violated Rule 6, Section 4, Article 8, which prohibits players from displaying unauthorized personal, political or memorial messages on their equipment. The league regularly penalizes players for altering gameday apparel or adding messages that have not received approval.
For Al-Shaair, the ruling marks his second fine connected to Gaza this year. He was penalized $11,593 during the playoffs in January after displaying “Stop the Genocide” on the field. He is reportedly not expected to appeal the latest punishment.
Irving quickly stepped forward after news of the fine circulated. The Dallas Mavericks guard wrote on X, “I’ll take care of his fine.”
The gesture fits Irving’s history of financially supporting fellow athletes facing league discipline. Following a 2024 altercation involving Mavericks players, Irving told reporters, “I’ll take care of their fines and throw that under the rug.”
Al-Shaair has remained vocal about humanitarian concerns affecting Palestinians. He has also used the NFL’s My Cause, My Cleats initiative to raise money for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
The fine will likely close the NFL’s disciplinary process, while the name written beneath Al-Shaair’s eyes continues to carry the larger story. Irving’s offer ensures the tribute will not cost Al-Shaair financially, and it has pushed Hind Rajab’s name before another massive American sports audience.
Chris Brown rips Texas state lawmaker who apologized for joining Jasmine Crockett in honoring him
R&B singer Chris Brown took a swipe at the Texas state lawmaker who apologized after honoring him during the Dallas-area stop of his tour with Usher.
“Funny thing is… YALL CAME TO ME WITH THIS! NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND I was minding my damn business. My shows in Dallas were already sold out," Brown posted to his Instagram stories Tuesday night after state Rep. Venton Jones issued an apology for joining U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in honoring Brown and Usher.
“I ain’t ask to be honored,” Brown’s Instagram post continued, “because I knew some shit like this would happen and @ventonjones immediately started tap dancing and apologizing because he didn’t wanna lose voters and support.”
Brown became a controversial figure after he attacked then-girlfriend Rihanna just hours before the Grammy Awards in 2009. Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault in connection with the incident.
Following his relationship with Rihanna, Brown dated then-stylist and personal assistant Karrueche Tran.
Tran, who went on to become a model and actress, accused Brown of physically abusing and threatening her.
She said Brown punched her in the stomach and pushed her down stairs. Tran was granted a restraining order.
Jones, who gave Brown an official recognition from the state Legislature, apologized during an appearance on former CNN anchor Don Lemon’s podcast.
“I think this is a very important conversation around domestic violence and I want to offer my apology to Black women, to women and to anyone who has experienced domestic violence and really express that it was not my intention to stoke the traumas that go into that, as well as the background of this situation,” he said, according to Mediaite.
Brown expressed regret over the honor.
“I have a great idea.. how about yall leave me the f--- alone and let me focus on the fans that spent their money to actually see and support me,” his story concluded.
“Funny thing is… YALL CAME TO ME WITH THIS! NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND I was minding my damn business. My shows in Dallas were already sold out," Brown posted to his Instagram stories Tuesday night after state Rep. Venton Jones issued an apology for joining U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in honoring Brown and Usher.
“I ain’t ask to be honored,” Brown’s Instagram post continued, “because I knew some shit like this would happen and @ventonjones immediately started tap dancing and apologizing because he didn’t wanna lose voters and support.”
Brown became a controversial figure after he attacked then-girlfriend Rihanna just hours before the Grammy Awards in 2009. Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault in connection with the incident.
Following his relationship with Rihanna, Brown dated then-stylist and personal assistant Karrueche Tran.
Tran, who went on to become a model and actress, accused Brown of physically abusing and threatening her.
She said Brown punched her in the stomach and pushed her down stairs. Tran was granted a restraining order.
Jones, who gave Brown an official recognition from the state Legislature, apologized during an appearance on former CNN anchor Don Lemon’s podcast.
“I think this is a very important conversation around domestic violence and I want to offer my apology to Black women, to women and to anyone who has experienced domestic violence and really express that it was not my intention to stoke the traumas that go into that, as well as the background of this situation,” he said, according to Mediaite.
Brown expressed regret over the honor.
“I have a great idea.. how about yall leave me the f--- alone and let me focus on the fans that spent their money to actually see and support me,” his story concluded.
Macklemore Pledges $1M Of Ed Sheeran’s Derailed Tour Earnings To Palestine & Challenges Robert Kraft
Macklemore is putting $1 million behind his Palestine advocacy, pledging his entire net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to aid groups.
The rapper announced the donation Wednesday in a five-panel Instagram statement, two days after confirming he had been removed from Sheeran’s remaining U.S. dates.
“With everything that has happened over the last 48 hours, I want to bring the conversation back to where it belongs: to the Palestinian people who are still being killed, still living under military occupation, and still fighting for their freedom.”
“I will be donating the entire $1 million of my net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to six organizations working directly to support the Palestinian people.”
He also challenged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to match the contribution, extending their dispute beyond the stadiums that preceded his exit.
“Whatever we disagree about, perhaps we can agree on this: Palestinian lives are worth protecting. A Palestinian life is no less valuable than any other life on this earth.”
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“I want to center the parents carrying their children into hospitals without the basic resources to treat them, and the physicians, paramedics, journalists and aid workers who keep going back in. I want to center the organizers and activists who have paid real costs for standing with Palestine. Their risk is of a far different order than mine.”
The latest move follows a confrontation that began after Macklemore opened for Sheeran at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on September 4 and 5.
During those performances, Macklemore wore a keffiyeh, displayed images from Gaza and introduced “Hind’s Hall” while telling the stadium crowd, “Free Palestine.”
Macklemore later said Sheeran told him Kraft would not allow him to perform at Gillette Stadium and had contacted other stadium owners.
Messina Touring Group then confirmed multiple venues would not host upcoming shows with Macklemore on the bill, leaving the promoter to remove him from the remaining dates.
Kraft publicly defended his position, saying Gillette Stadium would not provide a platform for what he described as hate speech and antisemitic rhetoric.
He also said the decision was not meant to diminish Palestinian suffering, and offered to meet Macklemore for a direct conversation.
Sheeran answered the controversy Tuesday and said Macklemore’s removal came from the promoter and venues after stadium operators threatened to pull scheduled concerts.
“Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter’s decision; it was not mine,” Sheeran wrote, adding that Macklemore’s agreement was with the promoter.
Sheeran said he had spoken with Kraft, promoters and activists while trying to preserve the concerts without abandoning workers and other musicians.
He also said he keeps his professional platform largely apolitical because he wants his shows to remain spaces where audiences can come together.
The dispute widened Tuesday when every announced supporting act for the remaining tour dates withdrew after Macklemore’s removal.
Finneas canceled six planned South American appearances and wrote that artists should not be silenced when speaking for people they believe are oppressed.
Irish singer Aaron Rowe also withdrew, while Danish group Lukas Graham said money should not determine whether artists can speak about civilian deaths.
Beoga, the Irish group that had been serving as Sheeran’s touring band, also left while saying its friendship with Sheeran would continue.
The Associated Press reported Sheeran was heading toward the tour’s September 19 return in Philadelphia without the previously announced supporting lineup.
Macklemore’s new statement returned attention to Palestinians and cited 15-year-old Muhammad al-Zinati.
“Writing a check is one of the least costly forms of solidarity available to me. I am doing it because I can, and because these organizations are doing the work while much of the world debates it.”
He added that aid cannot solve the political conditions driving the crisis and said his public focus would remain on Palestinian rights.
“But aid alone cannot address the conditions that make it necessary. This is a manmade injustice, and I believe it requires immediate political change. Palestinians have lived for decades without basic rights and should not have to wait another day to be free.”
Macklemore closed his five-panel statement by returning to the same two-word message that started the controversy: “Free Palestine.”
The rapper announced the donation Wednesday in a five-panel Instagram statement, two days after confirming he had been removed from Sheeran’s remaining U.S. dates.
“With everything that has happened over the last 48 hours, I want to bring the conversation back to where it belongs: to the Palestinian people who are still being killed, still living under military occupation, and still fighting for their freedom.”
“I will be donating the entire $1 million of my net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to six organizations working directly to support the Palestinian people.”
He also challenged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to match the contribution, extending their dispute beyond the stadiums that preceded his exit.
“Whatever we disagree about, perhaps we can agree on this: Palestinian lives are worth protecting. A Palestinian life is no less valuable than any other life on this earth.”
View this post on Instagram
“I want to center the parents carrying their children into hospitals without the basic resources to treat them, and the physicians, paramedics, journalists and aid workers who keep going back in. I want to center the organizers and activists who have paid real costs for standing with Palestine. Their risk is of a far different order than mine.”
The latest move follows a confrontation that began after Macklemore opened for Sheeran at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on September 4 and 5.
During those performances, Macklemore wore a keffiyeh, displayed images from Gaza and introduced “Hind’s Hall” while telling the stadium crowd, “Free Palestine.”
Macklemore later said Sheeran told him Kraft would not allow him to perform at Gillette Stadium and had contacted other stadium owners.
Messina Touring Group then confirmed multiple venues would not host upcoming shows with Macklemore on the bill, leaving the promoter to remove him from the remaining dates.
Kraft publicly defended his position, saying Gillette Stadium would not provide a platform for what he described as hate speech and antisemitic rhetoric.
He also said the decision was not meant to diminish Palestinian suffering, and offered to meet Macklemore for a direct conversation.
Sheeran answered the controversy Tuesday and said Macklemore’s removal came from the promoter and venues after stadium operators threatened to pull scheduled concerts.
“Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter’s decision; it was not mine,” Sheeran wrote, adding that Macklemore’s agreement was with the promoter.
Sheeran said he had spoken with Kraft, promoters and activists while trying to preserve the concerts without abandoning workers and other musicians.
He also said he keeps his professional platform largely apolitical because he wants his shows to remain spaces where audiences can come together.
The dispute widened Tuesday when every announced supporting act for the remaining tour dates withdrew after Macklemore’s removal.
Finneas canceled six planned South American appearances and wrote that artists should not be silenced when speaking for people they believe are oppressed.
Irish singer Aaron Rowe also withdrew, while Danish group Lukas Graham said money should not determine whether artists can speak about civilian deaths.
Beoga, the Irish group that had been serving as Sheeran’s touring band, also left while saying its friendship with Sheeran would continue.
The Associated Press reported Sheeran was heading toward the tour’s September 19 return in Philadelphia without the previously announced supporting lineup.
Macklemore’s new statement returned attention to Palestinians and cited 15-year-old Muhammad al-Zinati.
“Writing a check is one of the least costly forms of solidarity available to me. I am doing it because I can, and because these organizations are doing the work while much of the world debates it.”
He added that aid cannot solve the political conditions driving the crisis and said his public focus would remain on Palestinian rights.
“But aid alone cannot address the conditions that make it necessary. This is a manmade injustice, and I believe it requires immediate political change. Palestinians have lived for decades without basic rights and should not have to wait another day to be free.”
Macklemore closed his five-panel statement by returning to the same two-word message that started the controversy: “Free Palestine.”
Actress Nia Long honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Actress Nia Long was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Los Angeles, California.
Nia is best known for her roles in the films Boyz n the Hood, Friday, Love Jones, and Soul Food, The Best Man, Big Momma’s House.
Her acting coach was Betty Bridges, the mother of Diff’rent Strokes star Todd Bridges.
Nia recently played Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, in the box office hit biopic Michael.
She also played Beullah “Lisa” Wilkes on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Sasha Monroe on the crime drama series Third Watch. Nia has received several accolades, including two NAACP Image Awards and a Black Reel Award.
Nia was joined by her sons, Massai Zhivago Dorsey II and Kez Sunday Udoka at the ceremony.
Actor Terrence Howard and Miranda Pak attended the ceremony honoring Nia Long with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Nia is best known for her roles in the films Boyz n the Hood, Friday, Love Jones, and Soul Food, The Best Man, Big Momma’s House.
Her acting coach was Betty Bridges, the mother of Diff’rent Strokes star Todd Bridges.
Nia recently played Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, in the box office hit biopic Michael.
She also played Beullah “Lisa” Wilkes on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Sasha Monroe on the crime drama series Third Watch. Nia has received several accolades, including two NAACP Image Awards and a Black Reel Award.
Nia was joined by her sons, Massai Zhivago Dorsey II and Kez Sunday Udoka at the ceremony.
Actor Terrence Howard and Miranda Pak attended the ceremony honoring Nia Long with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Diddy’s Lawyers Seek To Withdraw From Civil Case, Claim They Haven’t Been Paid
According to court docs obtained by TMZ, three attorneys from Sher Tremonte LLP — Michael Tremonte, Erica Wolff and Katie Renzler — filed a motion asking to withdraw as counsel for Diddy in his federal case against #NexstarMedia, Ariel Mitchell and Courtney Burgess, claiming the incarcerated mogul has failed to pay a “substantial balance of attorney’s fees” and other costs.
The attorneys also accuse Diddy of being “unreasonably difficult” and say communication with their client has broken down. Their motion claims Diddy is in “substantial arrears” and that his last payment came more than six months ago. But Diddy, speaking through his spokesperson, tells the outlet he sees things differently, saying, “I made the decision to switch lawyers because I won’t let anyone take advantage of me by overcharging me and running up bills that were never approved. This is strictly a business matter, and any talk about unpaid fees is just part of our dispute over those unapproved charges.”
Diddy is currently serving a little over four years at the Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix, in New Jersey after being convicted at his federal trial on two counts of transporting individuals across state lines for prostitution.
The attorneys also accuse Diddy of being “unreasonably difficult” and say communication with their client has broken down. Their motion claims Diddy is in “substantial arrears” and that his last payment came more than six months ago. But Diddy, speaking through his spokesperson, tells the outlet he sees things differently, saying, “I made the decision to switch lawyers because I won’t let anyone take advantage of me by overcharging me and running up bills that were never approved. This is strictly a business matter, and any talk about unpaid fees is just part of our dispute over those unapproved charges.”
Diddy is currently serving a little over four years at the Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix, in New Jersey after being convicted at his federal trial on two counts of transporting individuals across state lines for prostitution.
23-year-old Georgia mayor Jayden Williams removed from office after city alleges improper contact with teen, misuse of funds
Lawmakers in an Atlanta suburb removed the city’s young mayor, accusing him of misusing a municipal credit card and engaging in inappropriate, sexually explicit communications with a teenager, officials said Sunday.
The Stockbridge City Council voted 3-0 to remove Jayden Williams, 23, from office about 10 months after he was elected. The city of nearly 30,000 people is about 20 miles southeast of Atlanta.
“The City of Stockbridge confirms that the City Council has taken formal action concerning the Office of Mayor following proceedings conducted pursuant to applicable City processes,” according to a city statement Sunday. “As a result of that action, the Mayor has been removed from office.”
The city hired a law firm to investigate allegations against the youngest mayor in Stockbridge history.
The probe found that, late last year, Williams flirted with and exchanged explicit images of himself with a high school student who had just turned 18.
The two had been chatting electronically, via text and Instagram instant messages, about the student joining Williams’ mentorship program.
When presented with text messages and evidence of these photos, Williams confirmed he had exchanged nude pictures.
Williams had earlier told a local reporter that he didn’t remember whether he had ever exchanged illicit images with this young man.
“Is getting nude photographs via text message so unremarkable to you that you don’t remember when you get them?” lawyer Robbie Ashe, representing investigators, asked then-Mayor Williams during a marathon council meeting Saturday.
Williams insisted that sharing such material is commonplace for younger Americans.
“It’s not memorable nor is it abnormal for somebody my age,” he said. “That’s not abnormal for somebody my age.”
The city now has six months to schedule a special election for the position, according to acting Mayor Elton Alexander.
“Removing Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams from office was a tough decision; it brings a fair and equitable close to multiple troubling accusations,” Alexander said in a statement.
Williams could not immediately be reached for comment Monday.
A lawyer for Williams said the allegations against his client didn’t warrant removal from office. Attorney Robert Kenner also noted that any illicit communications with that young man happened in December last year, before his client took office.
The former mayor also admitted to making improper purchases on his city-issued credit card but claimed it was an accident — because the municipal card is the same color and looks similar to his personal card.
The city has been reimbursed for those purchases, Williams said, and no criminal charges have been filed against him.
“Tonight was very disappointing,” Kenner told reporters after the council meeting on Saturday night. “I don’t believe that it was based on any evidence.”
Williams defeated incumbent Anthony Ford, 2,909 votes to 2,489 votes, or about 54.8% to 45.1%, in November.
Stockbridge operates under a city manager form of government, so the mayor’s role is largely ceremonial. The mayor only votes on council business to break ties.
“The City will continue to conduct municipal business and provide services to residents, businesses, and the community without interruption,” according to the city. “The City Manager, department leadership, and City employees will continue performing their respective duties in accordance with applicable law and City policies.”
Alexander, the interim mayor, said he will not run for the job.
“I have no desire to be mayor,” he told reporters Saturday. “We have a council-manager form of government. What that means is the mayor’s position has very few powers in the city of Stockbridge. For me to run for mayor means giving up my ability to vote and I would never do that.”
The Stockbridge City Council voted 3-0 to remove Jayden Williams, 23, from office about 10 months after he was elected. The city of nearly 30,000 people is about 20 miles southeast of Atlanta.
“The City of Stockbridge confirms that the City Council has taken formal action concerning the Office of Mayor following proceedings conducted pursuant to applicable City processes,” according to a city statement Sunday. “As a result of that action, the Mayor has been removed from office.”
The city hired a law firm to investigate allegations against the youngest mayor in Stockbridge history.
The probe found that, late last year, Williams flirted with and exchanged explicit images of himself with a high school student who had just turned 18.
The two had been chatting electronically, via text and Instagram instant messages, about the student joining Williams’ mentorship program.
When presented with text messages and evidence of these photos, Williams confirmed he had exchanged nude pictures.
Williams had earlier told a local reporter that he didn’t remember whether he had ever exchanged illicit images with this young man.
“Is getting nude photographs via text message so unremarkable to you that you don’t remember when you get them?” lawyer Robbie Ashe, representing investigators, asked then-Mayor Williams during a marathon council meeting Saturday.
Williams insisted that sharing such material is commonplace for younger Americans.
“It’s not memorable nor is it abnormal for somebody my age,” he said. “That’s not abnormal for somebody my age.”
The city now has six months to schedule a special election for the position, according to acting Mayor Elton Alexander.
“Removing Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams from office was a tough decision; it brings a fair and equitable close to multiple troubling accusations,” Alexander said in a statement.
Williams could not immediately be reached for comment Monday.
A lawyer for Williams said the allegations against his client didn’t warrant removal from office. Attorney Robert Kenner also noted that any illicit communications with that young man happened in December last year, before his client took office.
The former mayor also admitted to making improper purchases on his city-issued credit card but claimed it was an accident — because the municipal card is the same color and looks similar to his personal card.
The city has been reimbursed for those purchases, Williams said, and no criminal charges have been filed against him.
“Tonight was very disappointing,” Kenner told reporters after the council meeting on Saturday night. “I don’t believe that it was based on any evidence.”
Williams defeated incumbent Anthony Ford, 2,909 votes to 2,489 votes, or about 54.8% to 45.1%, in November.
Stockbridge operates under a city manager form of government, so the mayor’s role is largely ceremonial. The mayor only votes on council business to break ties.
“The City will continue to conduct municipal business and provide services to residents, businesses, and the community without interruption,” according to the city. “The City Manager, department leadership, and City employees will continue performing their respective duties in accordance with applicable law and City policies.”
Alexander, the interim mayor, said he will not run for the job.
“I have no desire to be mayor,” he told reporters Saturday. “We have a council-manager form of government. What that means is the mayor’s position has very few powers in the city of Stockbridge. For me to run for mayor means giving up my ability to vote and I would never do that.”
Michael B. Jordan Jokes He Might Quit Acting to Make Anime for the Rest of His Life
Michael B. Jordan has plenty of Hollywood projects on his plate, but the newly minted Oscar winner is entertaining the idea of eventually leaving it all behind for anime.
In Vogue's October cover story, Jordan revealed that he has several anime projects in the early stages of development. His interest in the medium runs deep enough that he joked it could become his full-time focus.
"I might just quit it all and make anime the rest of my life," Jordan said.
Michael B. Jordan says he has some anime projects in early development.
“I might just quit it all and make anime the rest of my life.”
Anime has been a longtime passion for the Newark, New Jersey, native. According to the story, Jordan grew up watching Dragon Ball Z, sometimes sneaking into the basement of his church to catch episodes.
That fandom has increasingly crossed over into his work. In 2019, Jordan teamed with Coach for his first fashion design collaboration, creating a Naruto-inspired capsule collection. The unisex line featured clothing, footwear, and bags incorporating imagery and symbols from the popular anime series.
Jordan later brought those influences directly to the big screen with his 2023 directorial debut, Creed III. The film's climactic fight incorporated inspiration from anime.
He also worked with Japanese animation studio TMS Entertainment on an anime short that screened after Creed III in Japanese theaters. Earlier this year, Jordan continued exploring animation by voicing Ollie in Netflix's Swapped.
Despite his joke about leaving acting behind, Jordan's upcoming schedule suggests he isn't disappearing from movie screens anytime soon.
He's directing, producing and starring in a new adaptation of The Thomas Crown Affair alongside Adria Arjona and Kenneth Branagh, with the film slated for next spring. Jordan is also set to begin shooting a Miami Vice reboot with Austin Butler this fall and is producing Delphi, a Creed spinoff series centered around a boxing gym.
Jordan's anime comments come months after he won the Best Actor Oscar for playing twins Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler's Sinners. The film earned 16 Academy Award nominations and took home four trophies after grossing more than $370 million worldwide.
In Vogue's October cover story, Jordan revealed that he has several anime projects in the early stages of development. His interest in the medium runs deep enough that he joked it could become his full-time focus.
"I might just quit it all and make anime the rest of my life," Jordan said.
Michael B. Jordan says he has some anime projects in early development.
“I might just quit it all and make anime the rest of my life.”
Anime has been a longtime passion for the Newark, New Jersey, native. According to the story, Jordan grew up watching Dragon Ball Z, sometimes sneaking into the basement of his church to catch episodes.
That fandom has increasingly crossed over into his work. In 2019, Jordan teamed with Coach for his first fashion design collaboration, creating a Naruto-inspired capsule collection. The unisex line featured clothing, footwear, and bags incorporating imagery and symbols from the popular anime series.
Jordan later brought those influences directly to the big screen with his 2023 directorial debut, Creed III. The film's climactic fight incorporated inspiration from anime.
He also worked with Japanese animation studio TMS Entertainment on an anime short that screened after Creed III in Japanese theaters. Earlier this year, Jordan continued exploring animation by voicing Ollie in Netflix's Swapped.
Despite his joke about leaving acting behind, Jordan's upcoming schedule suggests he isn't disappearing from movie screens anytime soon.
He's directing, producing and starring in a new adaptation of The Thomas Crown Affair alongside Adria Arjona and Kenneth Branagh, with the film slated for next spring. Jordan is also set to begin shooting a Miami Vice reboot with Austin Butler this fall and is producing Delphi, a Creed spinoff series centered around a boxing gym.
Jordan's anime comments come months after he won the Best Actor Oscar for playing twins Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler's Sinners. The film earned 16 Academy Award nominations and took home four trophies after grossing more than $370 million worldwide.
Tisha Campbell drops a diagnosis reveal tied to her son’s story
Tisha Campbell spent years writing about autism. She documented her experience raising a son who was diagnosed with the condition before he turned two, pouring that journey into a memoir she recently released. What she did not expect was that finishing the book would lead directly to her own diagnosis.
Campbell, best known for her roles in two beloved Black sitcoms, revealed publicly that she has been diagnosed with both autism and ADHD, a combination now commonly referred to as AuDHD. The disclosure came during a candid interview on a widely followed podcast, where she walked through how the diagnosis happened and what it means for how she understands herself.
The timing adds a quietly remarkable layer to a story she had already been telling for years. She was writing as a mother, documenting what she had observed and experienced raising her son. By the end of that process, the story had become hers too.
Campbell described a thorough evaluation process that included two specialists and a battery of twelve tests each, ranging from oral and written assessments to detailed questionnaires. She completed all twenty-four tests and received her results.
The diagnosis she was given places her at level one on the autism support scale, which reflects the least intensive tier of the three levels clinicians use to describe how autism presents in an individual. She also received an ADHD diagnosis alongside it.
AuDHD is not a standalone clinical term but rather a way of describing the experience of living with both conditions simultaneously. Researchers have increasingly recognized that autism and ADHD frequently co-occur, and that recognition was formalized in 2013 when updated diagnostic guidelines allowed for a dual diagnosis after previously treating the two as mutually exclusive. Studies suggest that a significant portion of autistic individuals also meet the criteria for ADHD, though estimates vary widely across different research populations.
For Campbell, the diagnosis brought language to experiences she had navigated her entire life without fully understanding. She described relying on earphones to manage environments where sound becomes overwhelming, explaining that sensory information often arrives all at once in a way that is difficult to filter or organize.
She also spoke about a concept increasingly recognized in neurodevelopmental research, which involves the deep and sustained engagement with specific subjects or creative pursuits that many autistic individuals experience. For Campbell, that pattern has always centered on acting and music, two fields she has devoted her life to.
Perhaps most significantly, Campbell said the diagnosis has allowed her to stop concealing parts of herself that she previously felt pressure to hide. Many autistic individuals, particularly women and girls, spend years developing strategies to appear neurotypical in social settings, a process that can be exhausting and isolating. Campbell described her diagnosis as an opportunity to step out of that pattern and know herself more completely.
Campbell’s disclosure landed with particular resonance for Black women, a group that researchers and advocates say is significantly underdiagnosed when it comes to both autism and ADHD. Diagnostic criteria have historically been developed around observations of white male children, leaving many women and people of color without answers well into adulthood.
The response from the public reflected how much that gap matters. People who saw or heard the interview shared their own stories of late diagnoses, describing the relief that comes with finally having a framework for experiences they had spent years trying to explain or dismiss.
For Campbell, the conversation is just beginning. Her memoir is out. Her diagnosis is public. And a story she started telling as a mother has now become something more personal and more complete.
Campbell, best known for her roles in two beloved Black sitcoms, revealed publicly that she has been diagnosed with both autism and ADHD, a combination now commonly referred to as AuDHD. The disclosure came during a candid interview on a widely followed podcast, where she walked through how the diagnosis happened and what it means for how she understands herself.
The timing adds a quietly remarkable layer to a story she had already been telling for years. She was writing as a mother, documenting what she had observed and experienced raising her son. By the end of that process, the story had become hers too.
Campbell described a thorough evaluation process that included two specialists and a battery of twelve tests each, ranging from oral and written assessments to detailed questionnaires. She completed all twenty-four tests and received her results.
The diagnosis she was given places her at level one on the autism support scale, which reflects the least intensive tier of the three levels clinicians use to describe how autism presents in an individual. She also received an ADHD diagnosis alongside it.
AuDHD is not a standalone clinical term but rather a way of describing the experience of living with both conditions simultaneously. Researchers have increasingly recognized that autism and ADHD frequently co-occur, and that recognition was formalized in 2013 when updated diagnostic guidelines allowed for a dual diagnosis after previously treating the two as mutually exclusive. Studies suggest that a significant portion of autistic individuals also meet the criteria for ADHD, though estimates vary widely across different research populations.
For Campbell, the diagnosis brought language to experiences she had navigated her entire life without fully understanding. She described relying on earphones to manage environments where sound becomes overwhelming, explaining that sensory information often arrives all at once in a way that is difficult to filter or organize.
She also spoke about a concept increasingly recognized in neurodevelopmental research, which involves the deep and sustained engagement with specific subjects or creative pursuits that many autistic individuals experience. For Campbell, that pattern has always centered on acting and music, two fields she has devoted her life to.
Perhaps most significantly, Campbell said the diagnosis has allowed her to stop concealing parts of herself that she previously felt pressure to hide. Many autistic individuals, particularly women and girls, spend years developing strategies to appear neurotypical in social settings, a process that can be exhausting and isolating. Campbell described her diagnosis as an opportunity to step out of that pattern and know herself more completely.
Campbell’s disclosure landed with particular resonance for Black women, a group that researchers and advocates say is significantly underdiagnosed when it comes to both autism and ADHD. Diagnostic criteria have historically been developed around observations of white male children, leaving many women and people of color without answers well into adulthood.
The response from the public reflected how much that gap matters. People who saw or heard the interview shared their own stories of late diagnoses, describing the relief that comes with finally having a framework for experiences they had spent years trying to explain or dismiss.
For Campbell, the conversation is just beginning. Her memoir is out. Her diagnosis is public. And a story she started telling as a mother has now become something more personal and more complete.
Are Law Roach & Odessa A’zion Feuding? Stylist Addresses Viral Emmys Red Carpet Moment
Law Roach is reacting to those viral videos of him and Odessa A’zion.
On Monday night (September 14), they stars stepped out in Hollywood for the 2026 Emmy Awards and while on the red carpet, the 48-year-old stylist and the 26-year-old actress posed for what many believed was a very awkward photo
In a clip that has been circulating online, Law and Odessa are standing next to each other when Zendaya joins them and gives Odessa a hug. As the Marty Supreme actress tries the leave the area after the hug, photographers call her back to pose for a photo next to Law and Zendaya, 30.
At first Odessa appears to pose away from Law and Zendaya, who have their arms around each other, but then moves a bit closer and touches Law‘s arm. As Law leans head closer to Odessa, she noticeably pulls away from him.
The awkward interaction lead many on social media to believe that Odessa and Law may have some tension, but in a new statement to The Shade Room, Law said that everything is cool between them.
“We were laughing,” Law said, “I’m having lunch with her this week. There was no shade there.”
Law Roach is reacting to those viral videos of him and Odessa A’zion.
On Monday night (September 14), they stars stepped out in Hollywood for the 2026 Emmy Awards and while on the red carpet, the 48-year-old stylist and the 26-year-old actress posed for what many believed was a very awkward photo
In a clip that has been circulating online, Law and Odessa are standing next to each other when Zendaya joins them and gives Odessa a hug. As the Marty Supreme actress tries the leave the area after the hug, photographers call her back to pose for a photo next to Law and Zendaya, 30.
At first Odessa appears to pose away from Law and Zendaya, who have their arms around each other, but then moves a bit closer and touches Law‘s arm. As Law leans head closer to Odessa, she noticeably pulls away from him.
The awkward interaction lead many on social media to believe that Odessa and Law may have some tension, but in a new statement to The Shade Room, Law said that everything is cool between them.
“We were laughing,” Law said, “I’m having lunch with her this week. There was no shade there.”
Madonna to Open MTV VMAs 2026, First Performance at Awards Show in 23 Years
Madonna is officially opening the 2026 MTV VMAs with her first performance at the awards show in over two decades.
The “Bring Your Love” pop icon was just announced as the opener for this year’s ceremony on Wednesday (September 16), marking her first time performing at the VMAs in 23 years.
She last performed at the VMAs during the opening of the 2003 ceremony, sharing a now-iconic kiss with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
Madonna is the most nominated artist of the evening’s ceremony.
The Confessions II superstar leads with 11 nominations, and has already scored 19 wins in her career. She previously led the nominations in 1998 and 1990.
Madonna is the first artist to ever receive the Video Vanguard Award, which she was given in 1986.
This year’s VMAs ceremony will be hosted by Snoop Dogg, and will air on Sunday (September 27) starting at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT on CBS, and will simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+.
The “Bring Your Love” pop icon was just announced as the opener for this year’s ceremony on Wednesday (September 16), marking her first time performing at the VMAs in 23 years.
She last performed at the VMAs during the opening of the 2003 ceremony, sharing a now-iconic kiss with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
Madonna is the most nominated artist of the evening’s ceremony.
The Confessions II superstar leads with 11 nominations, and has already scored 19 wins in her career. She previously led the nominations in 1998 and 1990.
Madonna is the first artist to ever receive the Video Vanguard Award, which she was given in 1986.
This year’s VMAs ceremony will be hosted by Snoop Dogg, and will air on Sunday (September 27) starting at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT on CBS, and will simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+.
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