NBA YoungBoy cops plea deal in his assault and kidnapping case and the most serious charges have been dropped. The rapper pled guilty to misdemeanor simple battery family violence. In exchange, prosecutors dropped the charges of kidnapping and aggravated assault, this according to the Ware County District Attorney's Office in Georgia. YB will avoid jail time. He's been sentenced to 12 months probation, fined $1,500, must attend anger management classes and have no violent contact with his GF. The rapper body slammed his girlfriend back in February 2018 before dragging her back inside his room. Surveillance footage captured the violent moment but his GF insisted they were just engaged in horseplay. The grand jury handed down a 2-count indictment for aggravated assault and kidnapping. YoungBoy's GF didn't want to press charges and she refused to come to court and told the D.A.'s Office she would NOT testify if she was brought into court against her will. This clearly explains the plea deal. Barnhill said, "We resolved the case as best we could without her cooperation."
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Jake Paul's 2017 song "Litmas" is stolen goods!
Erik Belz, Jonathan Pakfar and Shane Abrahams are suing Jake Paul for copyright infringement, claiming the song's entire backing music was taken from their track "Bad Santa," which they produced in 2015. According to the trio, Paul was in the same studio as them on multiple occasions and heard the track. The suit claims "Bad Santa" is "original, unique and specific in terms of pitch, register and overall use," which can all be heard in "Litmas." The plaintiffs are asking the court to pull Paul's song and give them a portion of the profits. A rep for the YouTube star is denying the producers' legitimacy. "This is absolutely without merit and once again, a feeble and disturbing attempt at using the U.S. legal system to gain notoriety and relevance through frivolous legal claim," they said. "Jake's legal team is handling the situation and looking forward to exposing the frivolous action for what it truly is." This isn't the first time Paul's been in legal trouble. Last year he was sued for forgery. 50 Cent is preparing to release a new animated series called Trill League. The show, which is based on the graphic novel by Anthony Piper, will follow the adventures of a squad of Black superheroes. “I am excited to bring G-Unit Film & Television to an innovative platform like Quibi with my partners at Lionsgate and 3 Arts," 50 told Variety. "Anthony Piper and Jameel Saleem have created a world we haven’t seen before in Trill League, looking forward to sharing it soon.” The show is expected to combine the superhero realm with the anime world and hip-hop culture. The line-up of characters includes the leader of the movement Blackmayne, his 11-year-old sidekick Sparrow, the first woman of the group Wondeisha, a crime-fighting pimp named Soul and the muscle of the team, Swolemayne. Trill League is co-created, written and executive produced by Piper and Jameel Saleem. It's also being executively produced by 50 and 3 Arts Entertainment’s Jermaine Johnson. The series is set to premiere during the launch of the new short-content streaming service Quibi, which is set for April 6, 2020. Judge Paul Engelmayer gave Tekashi 6ix9ine a 2-year sentence, and he's already served 13 months of that. Which means Tekashi will be out of jail by late 2020.
Once he gets out, he'll be on supervised release for 5 years and will have to complete 300 hours of community service and pay a $35k fine. Tekashi, who was wearing dark blue prison scrubs, had almost no reaction when the sentence was read. You'd think he'd be ecstatic, but he sat stoically. Prosecutors told the judge they met with him 2 to 3 times a week, and he sang like a canary -- about his involvement in numerous crimes. BTS and the ABB FIA Formula E Championship electric street-racing series today announced they are joining forces to help promote the benefits of electric vehicles and the role they can play in combating climate change. The group is teaming up with Formula E as a global ambassador, using their platform in an effort to shine a light on social issues, such as addressing air pollution. According to the announcement, “With air pollution presenting the single largest environmental risk to human health today and causing more deaths each year than smoking cigarettes (according to the World Health Organization), both Formula E and BTS hope to inspire the next generation and millions of young fans to embrace clean energy and become future drivers of electric vehicles.” “We are delighted to announce BTS as a global ambassador of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship,” said Jamie Reigle, Chief Executive Officer of Formula E. “BTS has cultivated an engaged fan base that is highly passionate about social issues and we share a common desire to raise awareness of the threat of climate change. “In partnering with BTS,” he continued, “we will amplify our purpose of accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles to a global youth audience. Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Kruger, Orlando Bloom and others have joined us at previous E-Prix races, and we look forward to working with BTS to continue to promote sustainability and the electric movement. We are extremely happy to collaborate with RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook to catalyze a move towards a cleaner future, faster.”
CL returned on Tuesday (Dec. 17) to release her In the Name of Love EP.
CL released two songs from the album each week in the lead-up to the album’s arrival, sharing a bit of herself, and her past, through its reflective tunes. With each song exploring a different style, varying between the likes of laidback alt-R&B tunes, tropical dance melodies, dynamic raps, and ballads, each track is dated, beginning with “+Done161201+” and ending with “+Thnx190519+,” recalling when they were each written. In the Name of Love is CL’s first release since leaving former company YG Entertainment earlier this year, which she has been with for over a decade. She rose to prominence first as a member of K-pop girl group 2NE1, which debuted in 2009, and also as a solo artist, and debuted on the Hot 100 chart in 2016 with “Lifted.” Lauv just released the music video for his latest single “Mean It” with Paul Klein of LANY. The track will be featured on Lauv's 21-track debut album, ~how i’m feeling~, which is set for release on March 6, 2020. “The first time I met Paul we sat in my studio for hours and just talked about life, love, relationships, growing up, how Drake is the best communicator of a generation lol. Everything,” Lauv said in a statement on Instagram. “I felt like I could say anything and it would be safe. so when i sent Paul the demo of ‘Mean It’ and he wanted to do it together, I was super stoked. Working with someone you not only love musically, but that you connect with on a real level is the best thing in the world. I’m so proud of what we made. It’s so Lany. It’s so Lauv.” Tyga returned on Tuesday (Dec. 17) to release his colorful video to his "Ayy Macarena," which happens to be inspired by the aesthetic from 1994's The Mask. The videos start off with an appearance from Los Del Río performing their 1993 classic. Tyga is shown donning the same yellow suit and hat that Jim Carrey rocked in The Mask as he attempts to woo a dancer on stage. Special effects find his jaw dropping on the table, while his heart and eyes nearly explode out of his body. After Tyga undergoes a wardrobe change to become a mobster, the scene pivots back to Tyga and the dancer he was trying to woo back at her place. They're interrupted while cozying up by her boyfriend, but Tyga calmly takes care of business and knocks out the angry lover with ease to close out the comedic visual. Harry Styles address rumors about his sexuality in a new interview with The Guardian.
Styles has been often asked whether he's bisexual, BUT, he's never really provided anyone with a definite answer. Then, in October, he sent Twitter into a frenzy when he released his single "Lights Up" on National Coming Out Day, which led people to believe the song was Styles' way of coming out as bi. Though he's never labeled his sexuality, the 25-year-old musician made it very clear that it doesn't have a fine line. In fact, he thinks "sexuality's something that's fun." "Am I sprinkling in nuggets of sexual ambiguity to try and be more interesting? No," Styles admitted. "In terms of how I wanna dress, and what the album sleeve's gonna be, I tend to make decisions in terms of collaborators I want to work with. I want things to look a certain way. Not because it makes me look gay, or it makes me look straight, or it makes me look bisexual, but because I think it looks cool." The reporter also asked the former One Direction singer if he'd ever been asked point-blank about whether or not he's bisexual — and he responded openly. "It's not like I'm sitting on an answer, and protecting it, and holding it back," he said. "It's not a case of: I'm not telling you cause I don't want to tell you. It's not: ooh this is mine and it's not yours. It's: who cares? Does that make sense." Styles also discussed his clothing choices and why it's really no big deal that he dresses a little more feminine sometimes, including when he donned a black lace blouse and pearl earring at the 2019 Met Gala. "What women wear. What men wear. For me, it's not a question of that. If I see a nice shirt and get told, 'But it's for ladies.' I think: 'Okay? Doesn't make me want to wear it less though'," he explained. "I think the moment you feel more comfortable with yourself, it all becomes a lot easier. A part of it was having, like, a big moment of self-reflection. And self-acceptance... I think it's a very free, and freeing, time." Instagram is starting a new feature today to help notify people when they post a photo or video that might be considered offensive. “Starting today, we are rolling out a new feature that notifies people when their captions on a photo or video may be considered offensive, and gives them a chance to pause and reconsider their words before posting,” Instagram announced. “Today, when someone writes a caption for a feed post and our AI [artificial intelligence] detects the caption as potentially offensive, they will receive a prompt informing them that their caption is similar to those reported for bullying. They will have the opportunity to edit their caption before it’s posted.” |
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