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Polo G Has Reportedly Been Released After Being Arrested On A New Felony Gun Charge Ahead Of ‘HOOD POET Tour’

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Recent reports have Polo G fans on edge. After the “Darkside” rapper’s legal woes (which allegedly included weapons, robbery, kidnapping, and assault charges) seemingly forced him to delay his Hood Poet album, a supposed new arrest could impact its supporting tour.

According to TMZ, Polo G was detained days ahead of his HOOD POET Tour. The outlet claims on October 19 Polo G was arrested on a new weapons charge but has since been released.

A law enforcement source told TMZ that Polo G was initially pulled over in San Fernando Valley, California for speeding. After that officers searched his vehicle, which allegedly yielded a loaded firearm.

By 5:33 p.m. local time, Polo G had been processed and assigned a housing location in the Van Nuys jail according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department database (viewable here).

Today (October 21), Polo G’s listing was updated to confirm Polo G had been released at 4:55 p.m. local time today. Polo G’s reason reason cites code 49B1. This code indicates that a person was released without bail due to an insufficient complaint. The release reason is marked as the warrantless detainment “RLSED PER 849(B)(1)PC A DETENTION ONLY,” which means “the officer is satisfied that there are insufficient grounds for making a criminal complaint against the person arrested” according to California legislative website.

The file states Polo G is not scheduled to appear in court for the matter. Polo G has not publicly addressed the incident.

Lionel Messi And Bad Bunny’s New Adidas Collab Features Sneakers And Cleats

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There aren’t many names in the world of music that are bigger than Bad Bunny. There aren’t many names in the world of sports that are bigger than Lionel Messi. Now, the two are coming together as part of a new collection from adidas that sits directly at the intersection of sport and culture.

The aptly named ‘Bad Bunny & Messi’ Collection features special silhouettes of two shoes. One, the adidas Gazelle, is a favorite of Bad Bunny, while the other is the adidas F50 cleat, which Messi has worn throughout his decorated career. To celebrate two of the biggest stars on the planet linking up, adidas dropped a campaign film on Instagram on Monday afternoon.

Both releases will share a number of details, which adidas laid out in a release.

Each model in the collection pays tribute to individual trophies honoring Messi’s status as the best male footballer in the world, with gold hues inspired by the prestigious trophy and design elements like the ‘X’ stripe heel that reference Messi’s number 10 jersey number. The blue accents connect the designs to adidas’ heritage, blending tradition with excellence. Both the Gazelle and F50 models feature the signatures of Bad Bunny and Messi on their famous stripes, symbolizing their mutual respect and enduring legacy. The shoes also sport the Trefoil and Badge of Sport logos, along with the inscription ‘Bad Bunny Para Messi’ on the tongue. These designs transcend their original athletic purpose, fostering a new community that merges sport, music, fashion, and creative expression.

The F50s will be a worldwide release, while the Gazelles will only be available in North and South America. Both Messi and Bad Bunny expressed their admiration for one another in an interview with ESPN, with the latter saying a collaboration with Messi is “a dream come true” and Messi praising Bad Bunny’s music as being “part of the mix that always plays.”

Lil Yachty Has Been Accused Of Stealing His ‘We Ball Forever’ Video Concept From Another Rapper

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It seems like Lil Yachty just can’t catch a break. Over the past several months, the “Sorry Not Sorry” rapper has been at the center of multiple controversial moments.

Those online frenzies included a public spat with former Concrete Boys rapper Karrahbooo, backlash from his thoughts on the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, the seeming end of his podcast, and leaking a song with an uncleared sample. Now, Lil Yachty had been accused of stealing the creative direction of another rapper.

Yesterday (October 20), Curtis Williams (formerly of the ATL rap crew Two-9) took to his official Instagram page he slammed Lil Yachty’s “We Ball Forever” music video.

In a post shared to Williams’ Instagram stories, the rapper suggested that Lil Yachty stole the video treatment for “We Ball Forever” from him. With a side-by-side image, Williams compared the teaser visual for his unreleased song to Lil Yachty’s latest music video.

“LMAO COME ON NOW,” wrote Williams.

Although Williams didn’t specify what areas he felt slighted by, but the screenshot of each project, followers assumed that it was the fish eye lens effect. Others suggested that the two rapper’s flows and song production also shared similarities.

While, Lil Yacthy hasn’t issued a response, his following jumped in to shut down Curtis Williams’ claim.

LA Dodgers Eliminate NY Mets Clinching NLCS Set to Face NY Yankees in Long Awaited Epic World Series Matchup

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This is the matchup the baseball loving world has been waiting for. This is story book but it almost did not go as planned for the LA Dodgers. After consecutive early exits from the National League Division Series, the Dodgers’ front office knew they had to change course. President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, general manager Brandon Gomes, and the rest of the team’s leadership were determined to make aggressive moves in the offseason to avoid another disappointing October.

Obviously it was clear their top priority was signing two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, and once they secured him, the rest of the plan fell into place. The Dodgers spent over $1 billion on contracts, creating one of the strongest rosters in recent memory. The goal for the 2024 season was clear: World Series or bust.

And as the world watched on Sunday (October 20), the Dodgers took care of business and a major step toward their ultimate goal by defeating the New York Mets 10-5 in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) at Dodger Stadium. With the victory, they clinched their spot in the World Series for the 22nd time in franchise history.

The Dodges effectively denied New Yorkers another classic ‘Subway Series’ by denying Mets fans a chance to face-off against their Bronx counterparts in the NY Yankees.

Guess now it will be a coastal series.

Back to the Dodgers …

“Every single team, when they get to Spring Training, they say, ‘Hey, our goal is to win the World Series this year.’ We’re one of the few teams where that’s a realistic goal—every single year,” said Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy. “There’s a lot of pressure. There’s a lot of expectations. Especially this year when you talk about some of the names we added. We dealt with a lot of injuries. We dealt with some off-field stuff that was very unfortunate. And at the end of the day, we were able to come through.”

Against the New York Yankees in the World Series, this will set up a clash between two historic powerhouses. It will be the 12th time the Dodgers and Yankees have met in the Fall Classic, but the first since 1981.

“It sounds fun,” said Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts. “They’re obviously a good club; we obviously are, too. I think the world wanted to see this. It’s going to be fun. It’s good for baseball. It’s going to be fun.”

What’s more, despite a roster filled with star players, the Dodgers leaned on their bullpen to punch their ticket to the World Series. With no fourth starter available, the team employed a bullpen game for the third time this postseason. While their previous efforts had been mixed, this time the Dodgers’ relievers got the job done, using seven pitchers to secure the win. They allowed five runs but consistently delivered clutch pitches, stranding 13 Mets baserunners.

“Tonight is a bit of icing on the cake,” said Dodgers reliever Evan Phillips. “We still have more to do, but to know that we can come in here in a series-clinching game and have a bullpen game and have success just gives us even more confidence. We believe in each other wholeheartedly, and we just love watching each other succeed.”

Seems surreal but Dodgers and Yankees are each just four wins away from their ultimate goal, with the World Series set to begin on Friday at Dodger Stadium.

Storybook stuff for sure.

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See it: ‘Poppa’s House’ Starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayan’s Jr. Set to Premiere on CBS

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Get ready to laugh, we hope. In the new CBS comedy Poppa’s House, premiering tomorrow, Damon Wayans stars as a father with plenty of attitude. Sharing the screen with him is his real-life son, Damon Wayans Jr., who plays his on-screen son. Their natural chemistry is a highlight of the show, driven by their shared goal to keep each other laughing. “That’s the ultimate goal really, to make people who you respect laugh,” said Damon Jr. “If I can get my dad to break in a scene, that just gives me more energy for the next take.”

For 64-year-old Damon Wayans Sr., comedy has been a lifelong occupation and legacy. Over nearly four decades, he’s brought memorable, edgy characters to TV and film, from his drill instructor role in Major Payne to the iconic Homey the Clown on In Living Color. Fans still call out “Hey, Homey!” when they see him, which he finds amusing: “Does a woman ever get tired of being told she’s beautiful? Never, right?”

You have to be under a rock not to know that Wayans’ comedic roots trace back to a tough upbringing in New York City, where he was one of 10 children of the now famed Wayans family, living in a cramped apartment. “There was four of us to a room,” he recalled. “To sleep with someone’s foot in your behind is pretty much my childhood!” Despite the challenges, the tight-knit family learned to use humor as a survival tool. “In my stand-up, I talk about how my mother would tell us, ‘There’s no food; you can each have a little bit of toothpaste, so you have something in your stomach.’ That’s real.”

Back in 1982, Wayans followed his older brother Keenan to Hollywood, performing stand-up comedy at night and working as a mail carrier for Paramount Studios by day. “I would see Eddie Murphy, Henry Winkler, and Leonard Nimoy on the lot,” Wayans recalled. “I hope I didn’t mess up their mail!” Despite the humor, his early days were far from easy, especially since he dealt with pain from a club foot, which he described as “a constant toothache in my foot.”

Get this, Wayans’ breakthrough came with a brief role in Beverly Hills Cop, which led to his casting on Saturday Night Live. There, Eddie Murphy gave him key advice: “Write your own sketches. Otherwise, you gonna be doing white people stuff, and you gonna hate it.” Wayans struggled at SNL and was eventually fired, but his real success came later when his brother Keenan created In Living Color. The sketch show became a family affair, starring several of the Wayans siblings and launching Damon into TV stardom.

Wayans continued drawing from personal experience for his work, including the hit sitcom My Wife and Kids. During the show’s early days, he was going through a divorce, but he found therapeutic value in comedy. “Comedians live for that. I get into a car accident, I talk about my neck hurting, and when people laugh, my neck doesn’t hurt as much.”

Having risen from hardship to success, Wayans now finds himself at peace. “I got tired of chasing happy. Happy is fleeting. There’s nothing I need except my health and well-being. And guess what? Happy moved in next door to me.” Today, he enjoys the blessings of his life, including ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild. “Life. Does it get better? It doesn’t!”

Now starring opposite his son, Wayans is ready to start a new chapter on Poppa’s House. We’ll see if it’s as successful as his storied career.

Check out the trailer for Poppa’s House below:

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Charlamagne Tha God Hits Trump With Cease And Desist Over Manipulated Anti Harris Campaign Ad

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This is great. Sorry, it is … Charlamagne Tha God has issued a cease and desist order to Donald Trump in response to a campaign ad that misrepresented his views on Kamala Harris’ position regarding taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries for transgender prisoners. The ad manipulated a clip of Charlamagne’s comments to make it seem as though he opposed Harris’ stance, which advocates for providing necessary medical care to transgender inmates.

This ad has been running nonstop and you may have seen it on your ad supported streaming services. The fact that Charlamagne has made a legal move shows that many people are not taking this massive disinformation campaign by Trump, lying down.

The Breakfast Club personality and bestselling author has taken legal action, demanding that Trump immediately remove the portion of the ad that includes his voice. “Cease and desist been sent,” Charlamagne confirmed, addressing the controversy. He further criticized Trump, saying, “Since when does Trump care about what’s legal!?”

Get this, Charlamagne originally made the comments during a discussion of the campaign ad, noting that it initially had a strong impact on him. “I’ll tell you what, that ad they was running during the football games this weekend claiming the vice president supports funding gender transition surgeries for all prison inmates and migrants in the U.S., that was nuts,” Charlamagne said.

He admitted that, at first, the ad’s message was compelling: “When you hear the narrator say Kamala supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners, that one line I was like, ‘Hell no, I don’t want my taxpayer dollars going to that.’”

Get this, he continued, acknowledging the ad’s effectiveness: “That ad was impactful. It literally said that Kamala supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners and migrants. It made an impression.”

Vice President Kamala Harris, however, has consistently advocated for transgender rights, including access to healthcare and gender transition treatments for transgender individuals in state custody. In a 2019 statement to the ACLU, Harris said, “It is important that transgender individuals who rely on the state for care receive the treatment they need, which includes access to treatment associated with gender transition.”

The VP reaffirmed her stance by saying, “I support policies ensuring that federal prisoners and detainees are able to obtain medically necessary care for gender transition, including surgical care, while incarcerated or detained. Transition treatment is a medical necessity, and I will direct all federal agencies responsible for providing essential medical care to deliver transition treatment.”

Charlamagne’s legal move underscores his rejection of the misleading use of his words and his stance on ensuring accurate representation in political discourse.

Like we said, good job. Lies will not be tolerated.

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Exonerated Five Sue Donald Trump For Defamation From His ‘Demonstrably False’ Statements During Presidential Debate

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You would think Trump learned from his first two defamation cases that resulted in him owing E. Jean Carrol nearly $90 million but guess he likes burning his hand on that same stove.

The Exonerated Five, formerly known as the Central Park Five, have filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump in response to comments he made during a presidential debate in September 2023. The lawsuit was triggered by Trump’s remarks during the Sept. 10 debate in Pennsylvania, where he falsely claimed that the five men — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise — had pleaded guilty in connection with the 1989 assault and rape of a Central Park jogger, and that the victim had died as a result.

If you saw the debate, Trump stated: “They admitted — they said, they pled guilty. And I said, well, if they pled guilty, they badly hurt a person, killed a person ultimately. And if they pled guilty — then they pled we’re not guilty.” However, in reality, all five men had pleaded not guilty during their trials, and the victim survived the attack.

Get this, the lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, argues that Trump’s statements are “demonstrably false.” It asserts, “Plaintiffs never pled guilty to any crime and were subsequently cleared of all wrongdoing. Further, the victims of the Central Park assaults were not killed.” The complaint also highlights the emotional and reputational harm caused by Trump’s remarks, stating that the men, now in their 50s, have “suffered injuries as a result of Defendant Trump’s false and defamatory statements.”

Taking you back, the Exonerated Five, who were teenagers at the time of their indictment, spent years in prison before being fully exonerated in 2002 when DNA evidence linked another man, a serial rapist, to the crime. Their wrongful convictions, based on coerced confessions, drew widespread attention and criticism, particularly as the case occurred during a time of heightened racial tensions in New York City.

When it comes to Trump, in 1989, then a real estate mogul, he publicly called for the reinstatement of the death penalty in large newspaper ads in response to the Central Park case. The city of New York later agreed to pay the five men $41 million in a legal settlement after their exoneration.

Get this, Yusef Salaam, now a New York City Council Member, was present at the debate when Trump made the defamatory statements. The five men are seeking a trial to determine the amount of damages, though no specific financial figure has been requested.

Of course Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for Trump’s campaign, dismissed the lawsuit as “another frivolous, Election Interference lawsuit, filed by desperate left-wing activists.” Yeah, okay, buddy.

What’s more, Shanin Specter, attorney for the Exonerated Five, responded by saying, “Unfortunately the civil justice system doesn’t permit us to require Mr. Trump to apologize or retract his statement. The most that we can obtain are money damages both to compensate these five men for Mr. Trump’s damaging their reputations and for punishment of Mr. Trump for making these statements.” Specter added that while an apology or retraction would be welcome, “we are not holding our breath for that.”

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A$AP Rocky Felony Assault Trial Underway: How Did We Get Here?

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A$AP Rocky, the rapper, is currently on trial for two counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The charges stem from a 2021 incident in West Hollywood where Rocky is accused of firing a weapon at his former friend, A$AP Relli (Terell Ephron). Rocky has denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty.

The incident allegedly took place outside a hotel in November 2021, where a heated argument reportedly led to Rocky pulling out a handgun. Relli testified in court that Rocky threatened him and fired the weapon, though no major injuries were reported. Relli later filed a civil lawsuit for assault, battery, and emotional distress, seeking damages.

Rocky was arrested in April 2022, after returning from a vacation with Rihanna, and released on bail. In August of that year, he was officially charged. The trial began in October 2024, after a judge ruled that there was sufficient evidence to proceed.

Rocky faces up to nine years in prison if convicted. His lawyer, Joe Tacopina, maintains that Rocky will be vindicated, expressing confidence in the defense’s case. Tacopina also mentioned Rocky’s desire to protect his family from the proceedings, indicating that Rihanna would not attend the trial.

When it comes to jury selection, that is set to begin on November 12 following a lengthy pre-trial process.

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SOURCE SPORTS: Knicks Star Jalen Brunson Joins Forces With BODYARMOR In Multi-Year Partnership

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BODYARMOR Sports Drink today announced a multi-year partnership with one of New York’s most beloved superstar basketball players, Jalen Brunson. As part of the partnership, Brunson and BODYARMOR will embrace their shared values, grounded in the power of real, to bring a competitive edge against the competition.

Brunson, who prides himself on being real on and off the court, becomes an authentic addition to the BODYARMOR brand and its unique proposition of real hydration, real flavors and real ingredients.To celebrate the partnership, BODYARMOR unveiled a new social media spot featuring Jalen Brunson in the heart of New York City, where success is earned through relentless effort and unwavering dedication–a common ground for both. The spot is part of a 5-part video series that will live on social throughout the basketball season and will include a vintage aesthetic animation, providing a unique perspective on Jalen. Each of the videos within the series will incorporate a storybook-like aspect of his journey from early childhood training, high school thrilling endings, and big-league heroic moments.

“This partnership makes perfect sense because the brand values align with my personal beliefs and commitment to what’s real,” said star point guard and BODYARMOR partner, Jalen Brunson. “Just like my journey, where success is built on genuine effort and dedication, this collaboration is rooted in authenticity and real impact. I’m proud to be a new BODYARMOR partner and to stay hydrated with the best.”

The announcement comes to life just before a much-anticipated new basketball season. In addition to the video series, BODYARMOR will welcome Jalen Brunson to Team BODYARMOR via high-impact billboards and disruptive wild postings throughout midtown Manhattan.

“At BODYARMOR we champion real ingredients and authentic partnerships with athletes that believe in our products as much as we do,” saidTom Gargiulo, BODYARMOR CMO. “Jalen is stepping in to help elevate our brand to the next phase as BODYARMOR continues to evolve. This partnership holds great promise and is especially meaningful to our team because of our New York roots.”

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