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At long last, the Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer has arrived with a November release date in tow.

After numerous delays attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sony Pictures has unveiled the first look at the film which will act as the official sequel to the franchise that ran from 1984 to 1989.

Director Jason Reitman sits at the helm with the series’ original director Ivan Reitman as a producer while McKenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard star in the new film.

“My father and I are extraordinarily close,” said Jason of working with his father on the piece. “It was the great bonding experience of my life with the director that I admire most, my father.”

Afterlife will mark a departure from the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot altogether and will likely appease fans who once voiced dissatisfaction with the remake at the time.

“From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman, comes the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters universe,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, when a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. The film is written by Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan.”

The movie will officially arrive in theaters on November 11th.

Waka Flocka, who was slated to perform in the village of Oka in Quebec, has decided to skip the party and cancel the show in order to stand in solidarity with the First Nations of Kanehsatake Indigenous people of Canada.

The Atlanta-bred rapper was originally set to perform at the Oka Kanehsatake Music and DJ Festival on July 31, but most recently revealed that he will choose to respect the Natives’ desire to keep non-natives off their land.

“Waka Flocka is canceled due to the Natives not wanting non-Natives on their territory because of the hurting they are going through. We decided to side with them in solidarity,” Waka’s team announced on Ricky D Event’s Instagram.

The decision came as First Nation people across Canada deal with newly-discovered atrocities suffered at the hands of settlers

Notably, the bodies of 1000 indigenous children have been found in mass grave sites on the grounds of former residential schools once funded by the federal government.

“The discovery of these types of graves was something my colleagues and I had talked about for years. But it was still a shock,” forensic pathologist, Kona Williams, said. “These are my people. Some of those children could be my relatives.”

The history of these gravesites is traced back to the forced assimilation of at least 150,000 Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools to be stripped of their identities. While the existence of these graves has long been known within Indigenous communities, these discoveries this summer have introduced many more to the harsh history of The First Nations.

When it comes to quote-unquote new rappers, there are several names that continuously earn praise as key innovators in the culture. Denzel Curry and Cordae are both widely regarded in that esteemed group, and today, the pair of talented rappers took a moment to celebrate a few milestone anniversaries.

For Denzel, today marks three years of TA13OO, a three-part project that many still consider to be his magnum opus — at least, so far. Boasting songs like “Clout Cobain,” “Sirens” with J.I.D. and Billie Eilish, the GoldLink-assisted “Black Balloons,” and many more, Denzel’s conceptual voyage through Lights, Gray, and Dark featured some of his most impressive songwriting to date. “Happy birthday to my 3-year-old,” captions Zel, alongside the project’s cover art. “Album I was going say child but a ni**a don’t got kids. Happy birthday TA13OO.” 

Yesterday, Cordae’s The Lost Boy also gained a year of experience, officially turning two. It’s no secret that the project was a major success for the young lyricist, who earned himself a Best Rap Album Grammy nomination shortly after its release. Like Denzel, he also spoke of his album as if a child, beaming with pride as a proud father would.

“My first born turns 2 today,” he captions. “Oh how the time flys. I always knew The Lost Boy would be special. More importantly I knew the lives it would touch, and how many people it would help through dark times. Oh, and new music is OTW!” By that, he’s of course referring to the upcoming From A Bird’s Eye View, presumably dropping later this year. 

Congratulations to both Denzel Curry and Cordae on their latest anniversaries — two albums that are certainly worthy of a spin or two. 

DaBaby‘s controversial comments during his set in Miami for Rolling Loud continues to make headlines. Everyone from T.I., Amber Rose, to Lil Nas X’s father has weighed in on the matter. While celebrity opinion remains divided on the embattled rapper’s performance, Ts Madison, who is openly transgender, also weighed in to make her stance on the subject known. 

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If you’re not up to speed on the drama that has been following DaBaby (drama of his own making, mind you), the rapper has been heavily criticized after he decided to banter on the RL stage about HIV/AIDS, resulting in homophobic comments. 

In response to DaBaby’s problematic statements, Ts Madison tweeted “What was the Reason???? Do you kno how many Gays truly BUY and stream your Music &do you the amount of people who are living with HIV/AIDS that you attacked for nothing ?” She continued to say, “Then The Gays break they necks to be at events like that to be completely disrespected.”

Ts Madison did not stop there. In a following tweet, she referenced a Cardi B meme and said “I asked simply WHAT WAS THE REASON…….” Madison ended the tweet by comparing DaBaby’s homophobic remarks to the public’s reaction of the newest details behind R.Kelly’s pedophilia related crimes. “You found so many reasons to show your nasty rhetoric and justify so much stuff from #DaBaby I honestly expected nothing different, a lot of you are the same ones that loved R KELLY and was on his side till A BOY came forward,” Madison concluded. 

Check out Ts Madison’s tweets below, as she certainly won’t be the last celebrity to speak on DaBaby’s homophobic rant. 

NBA legend Charles Barkley spoke his mind recently, against those who refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine, an increasingly controversial topic, so it seems. After clarifying that he is in fact vaccinated, Barkley reportedly stated to CNBC, “everybody should be vaccinated. Period.” He went on to say, “The only people who are not vaccinated are just assholes.”

Charles Barkley’s comments were made in response to the reports of the climbing COVID-19 infections, due to the Delta variant. While making his concerns known, the Hall of Famer went on to speak about the guidelines that professional sports leagues have put in place to ensure a safe and responsible season. 

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The former Houston Rockets player remained vocal that sports leagues are professional workplaces as well, which is why the COVID-19 vaccines should be mandatory. “There’s sh-t you can’t do at work and there’s sh-t that you have to do at work,” Barkley said. “So every workplace has rules and I think one of the rules [should be] that guys have to be vaccinated,” he stated.

Presently, each sports association has different rules when it comes to COVID-19 safety measures. The NFL’s regulations required vaccination for all Tier 1 staff, including coaches, front-office executives, equipment managers, and scouts. The NFL players are exempt from those rules, while the MLB and NBA have not made Coronavirus vaccines mandatory either. 

Charles Barkley concluded his statements with saying, “Can you imagine if one of these guys that are not vaccinated, if they get one of these players’ kids, wives, girlfriends, moms and dads sick and they die over some unnecessary conspiracy bulls–t? I think that would be tragic.”

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