Month: January 2022

Fat Joe took to Instagram to defend himself after fans online roasted one of his recent outfits featuring Yeezy boots designed by Kanye West. Joe discussed his fashion credentials during a live stream with Brian Miller.

He began by addressing those who have said Joe is too old to be wearing streetwear: “What the fuck do y’all mean by, ‘Dress your age?’ … Should I wear a golf shirt? I don’t know if you know this, I’ve been so fly that it’s, like, working against me now. I’m getting backlash for being so fly … I wanna know why I can’t be fresh. Those Yeezy boots are sold out.”

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The outfit featured a pink hoodie layered under a beige jacket with distressed blue jeans and his Yeezy boots.

When pressed by Miller on the boots specifically, Joe continued operating on the defensive.

“No, I don’t a mistake, that shit fly,” Joe replied. “And let me tell you something, I’m supporting Black-owned businesses when I throw on some Kanye’s.”

He continued: “Fashion ain’t for everybody. Everybody just don’t get it. You’re right: the 40 Below, Timberland, super fly. But that’s the comfortable, the norm … The [Yeezy] boot is good money. I’m telling you. I’m ready to sell this boot. I’m ready to make an NFT of this boot … The boot is here to stay.”

Check out Joe’s discussion with Miller below.

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Two nurses hailing from Long Island have been charged forging COVID-19 vaccination cards as a part of a scam that netted them more than $1.5 million. The two are being charged with one count of forgery in the second degree.

Julie DeVuono, the owner of Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare, and her employee, Marissa Urraro, were both named in the complaint. Adults were charged $220 apiece as well as $85 per child. DeVuono and Urraro would also get their clients’ names in the New York State Immunization Information System database.

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Special agent Scott Lampert announced the charges in a statement addressing the danger of forging vaccination records: “Forging COVID-19 vaccination cards and entering false information into the New York State database used to track vaccination records puts the health and well-being of others at risk, and undermines efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.”

Urraro’s attorney, Michael Joseph Alber, told Insider, “It is so important that there is no rush to judgment in forming an opinion against a respected (licensed practical nurse). We look forward to highlighting the legal impediments and defects in this investigation.”

He added: “An accusation should not overshadow the good work Ms. Urraro has done for children and adults in the medical field.” 

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Jason Momoa shared a message of support to Zoe Kravitz on Instagram, this week, ahead of the release of her upcoming film, The Batman. The post comes just weeks after Momoa and Kravitz’s mother, Lisa Bonet, announced their divorce after 16 years together.

“So proud. can’t wait. march 4th love u zozo,” Momoa captioned a poster for the upcoming movie.

Kravitz wrote back in the comments: “I love youuuuuuuuuu.”

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Momoa and Bonet began dating in 2005 and married in 2017. They shares two children.

“We have all felt the squeeze and changes of these transformational times… A revolution is unfolding-and our family is of no exception… feeling and growing from the seismic shifts occurring,” Momoa and Bonet said in a joint statement. “And so- We share our Family news- That we are parting ways in marriage. We share this not because we think it’s newsworthy – But so that- as we go about our lives we may do so with dignity and honesty.”

Kravitz is set to portray Selina Kyle, better known as Catwoman, in The Batman. The film, which also stars Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, and more, is hitting theaters on March 4.

Check out Momoa’s Instagram post below.

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Cordae discussed his newfound wealth during an interview with Ebro Darden on Apple Music 1, Saturday, admitting that he views his lifestyle as a “social experiment.” Cordae released his latest album, From a Bird’s Eye View, earlier this month.

“I’m kind of living in like an ongoing social experiment,” Cordae explained. “Because you take somebody from not having much and from humble beginnings, and then within a couple of years, you give them fame, you give them a bunch of spotlight, to everybody’s watching everything they doing in they life, and you give them money.”

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He added that he was so worried about squandering his wealth, that he spent years living with his manager despite having enough money to move out.

“I’m still living in this social experiment of me not having anything,” he continued. “And now I have access to money, to millions of dollars. And it became fearful almost for me, I’m like, oh, I have this, I’m able to accumulate this amount of money, and I’m just being repugnant with it, not trying to spend anything, not enjoying myself, not treating myself to anything.

“That’s how I was my first couple of years, I was still living with my manager when I didn’t have to, I was a millionaire living with my manager, just out of fear of blowing, because you hear so many stories about all this living beyond they means, blowing all they money, all of these things. So I was a super extremist with it.”

From a Bird’s Eye View sold 20,000 units in its first week.

Check out Cordae’s interview with Apple Music 1 below.

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Tom Brady Sr. called out reports that his son, legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady, is retiring from football. Brady Sr. labeled the story “total conjecture” in a statement provided to NFL Network’s Mike Giardi.

“This story Mike is total conjecture. Tommy has not made a final decision one way or the other and anybody else that says that he has is absolutely wrong,” Brady Sr. wrote.

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Rumors of the 44-year-old quarterback’s retirement seem to come after each passing year for Brady, who has played in the NFL for 22 seasons.

Brady’s agent, Donald Yee, says fans should be able to expect a final decision straight from Brady himself soon.

“I understand the advance speculation about Tom’s future,” Yee said in a statement. “Without getting into the accuracy or inaccuracy of what’s being reported, Tom will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy. He knows the realities of the football business and planning calendar as well as anybody, so that should be soon.”

If Brady does retire, he won’t be the only legendary quarterback to call it quits this year. Earlier this week, Ben Roethlisberger announced that his career has reached an end.

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Kanye West and Julia Fox locked lips in a new photo taken during their recent trip to Paris Fashion Week. Photographer Danielle Levitt shared pictures of the celebrity couple on his Instagram, Friday.

Fans on social media were quick to notice that the new photo of the two French kissing is similar to pictures taken of West with both Amber Rose and Kim Kardashian. West dated Rose from 2008 through 2010. Subsequently, West was married to Kardashian from 2014 through 2021.

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West and Fox have been dating since New Year’s when the two met at a party in Miami, Florida. In the weeks since, they’ve been spotted out and about together in Los Angeles, Paris, and more.

While many were quick to accuse Fox of dating the 22-time Grammy Award winner for the clout, she rebuked the accusation in a recent episode of her Forbidden Fruits podcast.

“People are like ‘oh, you’re only in it for the fame, you’re in it for the clout, you’re in it for the money,'” the 31-year-old said at the time. “Honey, I’ve dated billionaires my entire adult life, let’s keep it real.”

Check out West and Fox’s new pictures below.

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The Kansas City Chiefs have released Damon Arnette after the cornerback was arrested in Las Vegas early Saturday on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a gun without a permit, and possession of a controlled substance. Arnette was signed to a futures contract, meaning he wouldn’t have joined the team until the beginning of the 2022 league year in March.

TMZ reports that Arnette was arrested following a dispute with a valet at the Park MGM on Las Vegas Boulevard. Arnette reportedly became upset after the valet would not bring him his car without his ticket. Arnette then pulled a gun out and police were called.

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The 25-year-old is reportedly being held without bail and is expected to appear in court on Sunday morning.

Arnette was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The organization released him in November after a video of him showing off firearms went viral online.

In his two seasons with the Raiders, Arnette logged 29 total tackles and three passes defended in 13 games.

Without Arnette, the Chiefs will take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Conference Championship on Sunday for a spot in the Super Bowl.

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