Month: January 2022

Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as Joe Exotic from the Netflix series Tiger King, was convicted in a murder-for-hire case involving animal welfare activist Carole Baskin. Maldonado-Passage was sentenced to 22 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of trying to hire two gunmen — one of which was an undercover FBI agent — to kill Baskin. He was also convicted of selling tiger cubs and killing five tigers.

The undercover FBI agent was offered $10,000 by Maldonado-Passage, who was caught on an audio recording telling the agent to “follow her into a mall parking lot and just cap her and drive off.” 

A federal judge reduced his punishment by just one year on Friday, January 28, 2022. This reduction in his sentencing came after an appeals court ordered a new sentence ruling that improper sentencing guidelines had been used in his 2020 conviction. 

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The former zookeeper has also been pleading for leniency from the judges as he begins treatment for prostate cancer which Maldonado-Passage had been delaying until after the resentencing. 

Carole Baskin, who was also featured in Netflix’s Tiger King,testified in court that she was still fearful Maldonado-Passage could threaten her. “He continues to harbor intense feelings of ill will toward me,” she explained. 

Many supporters of the former zookeeper piled into the courtroom, with some even wearing animal-print masks and shirts that stated “Free Joe Exotic.”

What do you think of Joe Exotic’s re-sentencing? Let us know in the comments.

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Kodak Black kicked off January in handcuffs, and if he’s not careful, he could end the month the same way. On Thursday, January 27th the Florida native hopped onto Instagram to let his followers know that he used his exclusive five-finger discount during a recent trip to the gas station.

“Stole This Bih Out Da Gas Station,” Yak wrote on his story, his iced-out hand holding a treat in an orange package that he allegedly swiped moments before. “Had To See If I Had To Still Had It,” he continued, teasing that he simply couldn’t help himself from stealing.

Elsewhere on his Instagram page, Yak called out haters dubbing him “ugly,” and addressed other insults he’s received. “I ain’t ever been ugly, and I’m rich as f*ck, and I f*ck good, ya heard me?” the 24-year-old told listeners in a video on his feed, flexing his watch and other flashy pieces.

Another post found him shouting out a “Clean AF” outfit that he spotted on the streets of Miami. In the “Roll In Peace” rapper’s post, a man in all white can be seen walking around carrying a white umbrella. “Unc stepped out fr,” one person wrote in the comments. “I thought that was [Thugger],” another joked.

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After Kodak was arrested in his hometown on New Years Eve, he hopped on Instagram to share his feelings about the incident. “You know what, stay out the hood,” Black told his followers. “Everything that I was trying to do, I always keep the hood in my mix. I always steady slide back to the hood.”

“I don’t need to be going through there. I don’t need to be through there. But how can you tell a n***a who really from the streets, who really doing his shit, really did my shit out there,” he continued – read what else Kodak Black had to say about his NYE arrest here.

Jake Paul has a real hatred for Dana White, and at this point, it seems like the feeling is very much mutual. Over the last month or so, White has been urging Paul to get drug tested, all while Paul has been forcing White’s hand to start paying UFC fighters a lot more money. Unfortunately, this has not gone so well, as White won’t even pick up the phone. Now, Paul has resorted to buying stock in the UFC, so he can become an official stakeholder. 

In addition to all of this, Paul has now released a diss track about White that is quite scathing. There are various impersonations of real UFC fighters, and overall, the thing is pretty ridiculous. Regardless, Paul is trying to stir the pot, especially with the proceeds of the video going to fighters who make the $12K minimum fight salary.

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“Dana, pay your fighters more,” Jake says. “Give them healthcare, you scumbag. I haven’t met a single person who says anything good about you. I passed my drug test and you went silent. I’m keeping my foot on your neck until you tap, bitch. Stop raising your pay-per-view prices on the fans and not paying fighters more. Greedy, old, lonely, bald, bitch.”

Let us know what you think of this diss track, in the comments section, down below.

Khloé Kardashian’s most recent selfie has been getting tons of attention. Striking a pose in her Gucci boots and adding a shady caption, “Betrayal rarely comes from your enemies,” the reality television star definitely wanted to get people talking. 

The post seemingly comes as a response to the recent situation with her ex Tristan Thompson, where he publicly apologized to Khloé, who he was in a relationship with when he slept with Maralee Nichols. The NBA star took to his Instagram story confirming “paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols.”

Thompson continued, addressing Khloe directly:

“Khloé, you don’t deserve this. You don’t deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you. You don’t deserve the way I have treated you over the years. My actions have not lined up with the way I view you. I have the utmost respect and love for you. Regardless of what you may think. Again, I am so incredibly sorry.”

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Tristan Thompson is now a father of three as he already has a 5-year-old with Jordan Craig, Prince Thompson, and a 3-year-old with Khloé Kardashian, True Thompson. 

Although, it seems like users were more focused on Khloé’s hands after people began zooming in, comparing them to “chicken feet.”

It didn’t take long for trolls to hop on board and turn this into a meme: