Month: January 2025

Judge Grants Jay-Z’s Request To File For Dismissal Of Rape Lawsuit

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Jay-Z has been given the green light to proceed with his motion to dismiss a rape lawsuit filed against him, according to a recent ruling by Judge Analisa Torres.

The lawsuit, which alleges that Jay-Z and fellow music mogul Diddy raped a 13-year-old girl 25 years ago, has been met with fierce legal challenges. On Thursday (January 2), the court granted Jay-Z and his legal team permission to file a dismissal motion despite opposition from the plaintiff’s attorney, Tony Buzbee. The anonymous accuser has until the end of February to file a counter-response.

Jay-Z’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, previously outlined arguments for dismissal in a legal filing, emphasizing technical issues related to the timing and location of the alleged incident. Spiro argued that the claims fall outside the jurisdiction of New York City’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act (GMVA), which was enacted in December 2000.

“Plaintiff asserts a violation of the GMVA for conduct that purportedly occurred in September 2000,” the filing stated. “But the GMVA was not enacted until December 19, 2000, three months after the FAC claims the conduct occurred, and cannot apply retroactively to create a cause of action unavailable to Plaintiff at the time in question.”

Spiro also contended that the lawsuit should be dismissed on territorial grounds, noting that the alleged assault took place at a property he claims was outside New York City limits, thus falling outside the GMVA statute’s scope.

The case has drawn significant attention due to the high-profile names involved, as well as the complex legal questions it raises about the retroactive application of the GMVA.

As the legal battle unfolds, both sides prepare for the next steps, with the accuser’s team expected to respond in the coming weeks.

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SOURCE SPORTS: Pelicans Star Zion Williamson Donates $100K To NOLA Terror Attack Victims

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In the wake of one of the darkest tragedies in New Orleans’ history, NBA star Zion Williamson has stepped forward to support the community, donating $100,000 to aid victims of the recent terror attack on Bourbon Street.

The funds will go directly to the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s Tragedy Fund, established to assist the families of those killed and injured in the devastating incident. Williamson, known for his commitment to the city as both an athlete and a resident, shared his heartfelt reasons for the contribution.

“As a father, son, and someone who loves this community, this hit me hard,” Williamson said. “This isn’t just about money—it’s about standing together and ensuring no one feels alone during this time.”

Williamson’s generous act is part of a growing wave of support from the local sports community. New Orleans Saints defensive end Cam Jordan has also pledged $25,000 to the same fund.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation launched the Tragedy Fund at the request of Mayor LaToya Cantrell and other community leaders. The fund’s mission is to provide direct assistance to those who lost loved ones, as well as to individuals severely injured or impacted by the attack.

The tragedy unfolded in the early hours of New Year’s Day when 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a white Ford pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring dozens more. Jabbar was shot and killed by police after an exchange of gunfire.

Among the victims was Tiger Bech, a former Princeton football player who tragically lost his life as the truck tore through the French Quarter. Another victim, Matthew Tenedorio, a Caesars Superdome employee, was also killed while celebrating New Year’s Eve.

As the city mourns, acts of solidarity like those from Williamson and Jordan offer a glimmer of hope in a challenging time. The Greater New Orleans Foundation continues to welcome contributions to help affected families begin the long process of healing.

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Nicki Minaj Former Manager Files Lawsuit For Alleged 2024 Assault

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Nicki Minaj is facing legal trouble as her former day-to-day manager, Brandon Garrett, has filed a lawsuit claiming the rapper assaulted him during a heated confrontation earlier this year.

According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Garrett alleges the incident occurred following Nicki’s April 2024 concert in Detroit. He claims Minaj sent him on an errand and, upon his return, summoned him to her dressing room, where she confronted her team over their responsibilities.

Garrett alleges that the conflict escalated when Minaj learned he had previously delegated a task—picking up one of her prescriptions—to another individual. According to the suit, Minaj erupted, screaming, “Are you f***ing crazy having him pick up my prescription? You have lost your f***ing mind! If my husband were here, he would knock out your f***ing teeth. You’re a dead man walking. You just f***ed up your whole life, and you will never be anyone. I’ll make sure of it.”

The lawsuit claims Nicki then struck Garrett across the right side of his face with an open hand, allegedly causing his head to snap back and knocking his hat to the floor. Security staff reportedly intervened, but Garrett says Minaj struck his wrist, causing him to drop documents he was holding.

Garrett says he was ordered to leave the dressing room, at which point he retrieved his belongings and locked himself in a nearby restroom. He claims he stayed there for hours, nursing a sore face and wrist, while calling his fiancée to explain the situation.

The lawsuit also alleges that Minaj’s team left Garrett stranded in Detroit, denying him access to the tour bus heading back to the tour’s Chicago base.

Garrett is suing for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, seeking monetary damages.

Nicki Minaj’s attorney, Judd Burstein, responded to the allegations, stating, “At this time, no complaint has been served upon Mrs. Petty, and therefore, we are unaware of the specific allegations. However, if the lawsuit is as reported by TMZ, it is completely false and frivolous. We are confident that the matter brought by this ex-assistant will be resolved swiftly in Mrs. Petty’s favor.”

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Azealia Banks Dubs Doechii “DEI Hire” In Scathing Twitter Rant

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Azealia Banks is an elite Twitter user. She has always been disorientingly honest when it comes to her opinions about artists and other celebrities. She will not play nice if she does not think an artist is worth her time. Evidently, Doechii is one of these artists. The rapper was asked what she thought about TDE’s breakout star, and to nobody’s surprise, she went off. Azealia Banks went into detail about the ways in which she feels like Doechii is an overrated “DEI hire.”

Doechii wasn’t even the focus of Azealia Banks’ initial vitriol. The “212” rapper was venting about artists who have been in the industry for a long time, and who fail to perform to the standard that their fans hold them to. It was only after a user asked if Doechii was an exception that Banks opened the floodgates in terms of insults. Azealia Banks roasted the TDE rapper for her “Def Poetry Jam Slam Newyorican cafe music” style. She also claimed that Doechii’s skin color was a factor in her sudden rise to fame. Banks dubbed Doechii’s industry push to be “giving DEI hire.”

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Azealia Banks Criticized Doechii’s Rapping Style

“Everybody has convinced themselves she’s good because she’s dark skinned,” Azealia Banks opined. “And if you tell the truth and admit she’s boring, ur automatically colorist or whatever.” The “1991” star also felt that Doechii was less talented than other dark skinned female artists who get less attention due to a lack of industry connections. Azealia Banks singled out Asian Doll, in particular, as someone who is more talented than Doechii her opinion.

“Honestly all this sympathy accolades she’s getting could have gone to Asian Doll,” Azealia Banks added. “She’s dark skinned and gorgeous and her music is fire.” The rapper claimed that Asian Doll hasn’t been given her flowers out of jealously. “The girls don’t wanna give her 10’s cause they’re all jealous,” Banks added. The rapper was on one on Friday. In addition to her controversial Doechii opinion, she discussed Drake and the game plan he should follow to regain his popularity. Banks claimed that the rapper should turn his back on his Black fans since she feels they have turned their back on him.

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Nicki Minaj Sued By Ex Manager For Alleged Assault And Battery

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Nicki Minaj is starting the year with legal troubles. The rapper is being sued by her former manager, Brandon Garrett, for allegedly striking him during a tour. Garrett claims that the “Super Freaky Girl” berated him for failing to properly follow chain of command for a prescription pickup. The manager additionally claimed that Nicki Minaj was verbally abusive to him in front of others. The rap superstar allegedly went as far as to say that Garrett was a “dead man walking.”

Garrett’s allegations date back to April 2024. Nicki Minaj was in the midst of her Pink Friday 2 tour, which is currently the highest grossing tour for a female rapper of all time. The ex manager claimed Nicki Minaj was absolutely fuming when she found out he failed to pick up a prescription. A prescription Garrett was specifically told to collect. “Are you f**king crazy having him pick up my prescription? You have lost your f**king mind,” Minaj was alleged to have said. “If my husband were here, he would knock out your f**king teeth.”

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Nicki Minaj’s Alleged Assault Took Place In April 2024

 
 
 
 
 
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The rapper reportedly threatened Garrett point blank. “You’re a dead man walking,” she allegedly added. “You just f**ked up your whole life.” Brandon Garrett then accused the rapper of striking him in the face. He claimed that the rapper hit him so hard that his neck snapped back and his hat fell off. Security was said to have intervened, but not before Nicki Minaj allegedly struck Garrett in the wrist. The ex manager reportedly dropped the documents he was holding as a result. He left the room, and hid in a bathroom for several hours. When he emerged, however, he claimed Minaj’s team had left him stranded in Detroit, Michigan.

Brandon Garrett is suing the superstar for assault and battery, as well as damages. Nicki Minaj’s lawyer, Judd Burstein, told TMZ that that she has yet to be properly served, however. “We are unaware of the specific allegations,” Burstein explained. “However, if the lawsuit is as reported by TMZ, it is completely false and frivolous. We are confident that the matter brought by this ex assistant will be resolved swiftly in Mrs. Petty’s favor.”

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Outlawz Member Young Noble Disses Nas In New Song “EuthaNASia”

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Tupac and Nas did not get along. Despite, or perhaps because of the fact that they were two of the most respected rappers of their generation, they clashed. Tupac bombed on Nas with the posthumous single “Against All Odds,” and Nas allegedly dissed ‘Pac on “The Message.” Unsurprisingly, Tupac’s group, the Outlawz, took his side in the feud. They declared war on Nas and the rest of the West Coast. And based on the latest release by Outlawz rapper Young Noble, the war isn’t over.

Young Noble released a diss against Nas on Thursday, January 2. Titled “EuthaNASia,” the diss sees the Outlawz veteran absolutely tear into Nas as though it’s still 1996. The lyrics aren’t quite on par with what Nasir has been putting out as of late. But that’s an unreasonably high bar. Young Noble spends a lengthy seven minutes digging into Nas’ past and rumors that he’s heard from peers like N.O.R.E. The beat goes pretty hard, even if it does eventually wear out its welcome. A solid diss, and one that should come as no surprise given Young Noble’s recent comments about Nas.

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Young Noble Bombs On Nas For Seven Minutes

The Outlawz rapper recently called out Snoop Dogg for “misremembering” an incident involving Tupac and Nas. He claimed that Snoop misrepresented the interaction the two rappers had at Bryant Park in the 1990s. “He had a wild version of the story like Nas had ‘Pac surrounded and all that,” Young Noble stated to the Art of Dialogue. “I’m thinking maybe Snoop don’t realize all these n**gas is actually with Tupac…. Not with Nas.” The rapper showed nothing but love for Snoop Dogg, given the latter’s bond with Tupac, but he did jokingly reference Kendrick Lamar’s recent call out of Snoop Dogg on the song “wacced out murals.”

Young Noble felt that it may have been the “edibles” the LBC legend was taking that compromised his memory of the Bryant Park incident. “When Kendrick […] was saying to Snoop, ‘I hope it was the edibles.’ I hope it was the edibles when he said this one,” the rapper posited. It will be fascinating to see if Nas decides to respond to Young Noble on wax. The Queens rapper has taken a reverent approach to Tupac ever since he passed, so he may let the diss slide out of respect to the late great.

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Drake Posts Bahamas Photo After Dropping “Fighting Irish” Freestyle

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Drake has the internet in a chokehold again. The rapper played coy with new music in 2024, but he’s managed to make quite a fuss in the first couple days of 2025. He leaked three snippets of new songs on Thursday, January 2. He continues to tease his joint PARTYNEXTDOOR album. And on Friday, January 3, Drake released the “Fighting Irish” freestyle on YouTube. The song quickly got taken down, but the bars had fans scrambling to determine who they were targeted at. All the while, the 6 God retreated to one of his favorite vacation spots: the Bahamas.

Drake posted a photo of himself on Instagram the same day he released “Fighting Irish.” There was no caption or hashtag referencing the freestyle, but the intentionality was there. Drake posted up in a very tropical shirt, evoking the lifestyle he sung about on 2024’s “Bahamas Promises.” The rapper is clearly getting ready for something big in terms of a rollout. “Fighting Irish” freestyle took aim at a lot of people, and the Instagram post that followed the song’s release is giving the impression that Drake is unbothered by the drama.

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Drake Looked Unbothered In New Instagram Photo

The decision to post a tropical-themed photo may also be a nod to one of Drake’s new lyrics. “I guess now you boys gotta abandon your summer tradition,” he spits. “Cold shoulders I gave in the Hamptons, it come with the distance.” Some fans have even theorized that these bars are aimed at Michael Rubin and his annual White Out parties. Drake is drawing a line between his friends and his many, many enemies. It is the start of a new era for the 6 God, and his activities over the last couple days all but confirm it.

Drake’s “Fighting Irish” freestyle also makes good on a rumor that fans heard as far back as July. Peter Rosenberg and Ebro claimed that Drizzy has multiple albums in the works, including one with Conductor Williams. The very same producer who made the “Fighting Irish” beat. “I also heard that he has a whole project’s worth of music done with Conductor Williams,” Rosenberg said on Ebro In the Morning. “Which is the opposite [of recent Drake songs], very hip-hoppy.” Maybe the new song will finally open the flood gates for fans to hear this alleged album.

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Jelly Roll Urges Eminem And MGK To Squash Years Long Feud

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Jelly Roll occupies an interesting space. He rides a fine line between genres, and has established professional relationships with both Eminem and MGK. He’s a fan of both artists, and he has even recorded multiple songs with MGK. Jelly Roll’s hope, however, is that Eminem and MGK ultimately squash their differences. The two superstars have been feuding for almost a decade, and have yet to break bread with each other. Jelly Roll hopes that he can be the bridge between their two worlds.

Jelly Roll discussed the contentious relationship between Eminem and MGK during a recent stint on Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant podcast. He admitted that his dream is to one day bring them together and show just how much they have in common. “My heart is always to bring them together one day,” Jelly Roll said. “I see so much more of them in each other than they know.” The artist admitted that he’s a bit hesitant to breach the topic with Eminem, since they are still getting to know each other. “I’m just still kinda glad that I’m in that circumference to be able to have them conversations.”

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Jelly Roll Thinks Both Rappers Actually Respect Each Other

Jelly Roll and MGK are much closer, and the former told the Flagrant panel that they both grew up idolizing Eminem. “If you got mentioned in an Eminem song, it was like getting mentioned in a comedy special,” he recalled thinking at a young age. “You couldn’t be hotter if you got mentioned in an Eminem [song].” Roll believes that Eminem’s willingness to trade disses with MGK denoted a sign of respect. Andrew Schulz agreed, and claimed that MGK’s respect went up in the aftermath of the Slim Shady battle.

It seems like Eminem may be ready to bury the hatchet with MGK. The rapper acknowledged all of the beefs he’s had over the years on his 2024 song “Guilty Conscience 2.” He made it clear that he wanted to move on from the combative aspects of his career and embrace a more positive outlook. Eminem also joked about MGK having sex with his mother during a parody interview with himself. Maybe Jelly Roll’s job will be easier than he realizes.

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