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Days after her boyfriend came forward with an apology over resurfaced racist and homophobic social media posts, Billie Eilish is taking her turn. The 19-year-old Grammy-winning singer is reportedly dating 29-year-old Matthew Vorce and as soon as they went public with their romance, the internet was swift in looking up every detail they could about the actor-writer.

During their digging, clips of Eilish were found, as well, and they showed the young singer allegedly making fun of Asian people and using slurs against their community. Eilish has remained silent on the controversy until Monday (June 21) when she took to her Instagram Story to apologize for her previous behavior.

“I love you guys, and many of you have been asking me to address this. and this is something that i WANT to address because i’m being labeled something that i am not,” said the singer. “There’s a video edit going around of me when i was 13 or 4 where i mouthed a word from a song that at the time i didn’t know was a derogatory term used against members of the asian community.”

She claimed that she’s “appalled and embarrassed and want to barf” because she used the word. “Nothing excuses the fact is that it was hurtful,” Eilish added. “And for that i am sorry.” She also stated that in another portion of the clip where she’s seen speaking “gibberish,” she wasn’t trying to mock any foreign language.

Eilish concluded her message by stating that she hopes to use her platform to “fight for inclusion, kindness, tolerance, equity and equality.” Read through the singer’s explanation below.

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His “Top 10 Rappers of 2021 (So Far)” list ruffled a few feathers and now Brian “B. Dot” Miller is chopping it up with one artist who was vocal about his placement. Jim Jones took the 10th spot, and while he was grateful for the inclusion, Jones let it be known that he was ready and willing to go toe-to-toe with any of the other artists on the list. Later, Conway The Machine stepped forward with a message of his own that left Hip Hop fans believing he was responding to Jones.

“For me, I’m confused,” said Jones who recalled Miller praising his album as one of the best. “How can I have the best album and then be number ten on the list? I’m just trying to figure this sh*t out.”

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Miller said there were “a lot of spitters” on his list and added that there are excellent emcees who don’t necessarily have great albums. Miller then read off Jim Jones’s initial response after seeing the Top Ten list as well as Conway’s reaction about rappers who were salty about their placements.

“Let’s not assume that he responded [to me], let’s assume that he made his own rant because he may have been going through his own thing,” said Jones. “But if he did respond, that would make it even more better because I respect his sportsmanship.” Furthermore, Jones wanted to make sure it was clear that he doesn’t have any personal issues with Conway.

“First of all, let’s put this out there, me and Conway are brothers,” he said. “This is one of the few rappers that I do f*ck with in this industry, wholeheartedly, you dig? I respect his pen, his thoughts, I’m just a fan of his music. But that being said, the competition in this industry is nowhere where it used to be.”

The rapper then detailed the differences between beef and competition, drawing comparisons to basketball and how players go at it in the paint but afterward they pop bottles with one another. “It’s not there anymore because most of these artists take competition as beef or they turn competition into beef because everybody would like to be the baddest and I can understand that.”

Check out Jim Jones’s interview with Brian Miller in its entirety below.

Her legal face-off with the Harrises continues and Sabrina Peterson is telling her side of the story. Ever since she popped up on Instagram alleging that T.I. held a gun to her head, Peterson has been at the forefront of the scandal that has shaken Hip Hop. It has been reported that dozens of people have accused T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris of all sorts of sexual misconduct and intimidation, and while the famous couple has denied the claims, they remain under heavy scrutiny.

In a recent sit down with Hollywood Unlocked, Peterson shared new details that have shocked the rapper’s fans. “The first victim allegedly had the same gun that was pulled on me, her three children were forced in the closet at gunpoint,” said Peterson. “She described the same gun [from T.I.]. She described the same exact gun. There’s no way that this woman would be able to vividly describe this gun unless she actually seen this very gun.” She added that she didn’t know the woman and she never described the firearm.

“Oh, he put a silver revolver long-nose all chrome gun to my head,” Peterson continued. “If you look at the pictures of the guns they confiscated, that was one of the ones that was on the table. So, for her to vividly say this and for me to have an eight-year-old that’s been victimized and put on front street with lies… That triggered her.”

“When I posted her thing, the DMs started ringing like a telethon. I’m like, this is a lot,” she added. Peterson claimed that once she heard the story about the girl whose husband was allegedly kidnapped, things took a turn. “One of his people that worked for him came to me and told one of his security guards that was also on his record label, maybe like right when I came home from prison, he was laughing… He was like, ‘You know that n*gga tried to pay me to kill you?”

Peterson alleged that the man told her that T.I. tried paying him $25,000 to take her out. She said she asked the man how it was supposed to go down and he told her that he was set to push her off of a building. In the end, the man allegedly added he decided not to go through with it and Peterson claimed she decided to just “brushed it off.”

Check out the clip of her interview below.

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Those wild weekends aren’t as plentiful when Daddy Duties call. Drake may be a “Certified Lover Boy,” but his first priority above all else in the world is his son, Adonis Graham. The three-year-old made his official television debut alongside his famous father at the Billboard Music Awards, and as Drake has grown more comfortable with sharing Adonis’s milestones with the world, fans are getting an intimate look at what Dad Life is like for Champagne Papi.

On Monday (June 21), Drake returned to Instagram with a photo dump of the weekend’s festivities that included a ballpen, face painting, and toddler friends running about.

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“Pool parties at the YOLO sure do look different these days,” the rapper wrote in the caption along with a laughing emoji. The photos showed that the ballpen was fitted with kiddie basketball hoops and there looked to be a trampoline, a soccer net, and someone on deck making balloon animals. Drizzy was fitted in his Roc-A-Fella “S. Carter” jersey while the kids got their faces painted to like animals.

It looked as if they all had a great time at the mini-carnival experience, so swipe below to check out the fun times with the Grahams.

One-half of Grammy-nominated duo Chloe x Halle delivered an impressive rendition of one of Nina Simone’s iconic hits for the Good Morning America concert series on Monday morning, going viral shortly thereafter.

Chloe ambitiously went with “Feeling Good,” a song that has been covered by some of the most highly-regarded singers today, including John Legend and Lauryn Hill.

Her first performance of her cover was during ABC’s special event Juneteenth: Together We Triumph – A ’Soul of a Nation. Critics targeted Chloe after the event, but Nina Simone’s granddaughter quickly came to her defense. 

The 22-year-old singer took the song to the stage again, belting out big notes with a perfect amount of attitude in an equally-fiery, sequined red jumpsuit and matching knee-high boots.

The Grown-ish actress has now added the legendary hit to her long list of impressive covers, many of which have been catching the original artist’s attention.

After her performance, she told the show, “I have always loved Miss Nina Simone forever…I worked incredibly hard to put it all together. I still have scrapes and bruises from all the rehearsals. I’m just so happy to see that her granddaughter loved it. I’m happy that people loved it as well.”

The cover is available to stream as a part of the Liberated / Music For the Movement Vol. 3 alongside tracks by Cordae, Common, and Lucky Daye.

Check out her performance below and let us know what you think in the comments.

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It’s unknown if they had the winning team, but it looks as if A$AP Rocky and 50 Cent were giving people a run for their money over the weekend. We’ve previously reported on the various ways that some of our favorite artists celebrated Juneteenth on Saturday (June 19), and many of them made sure to link up for cocktails, house parties, and toasting to their successes.

50 Cent and A$AP Rocky’s crews united for a kickback where beer pong skills were put to the test, and Rocky was captured having a playful mishap or two.

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The pair of rappers seemed to be on the same team before switching things up, and the person behind the camera had a bit of fun teasing Rocky about his misses. In recent years, the artist making waves on the celebrity beer pong circuit has been Post Malone as he’s been raking in the dough with his massive bets against his fellow performers. According to him, Drake “sucks” at the game.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look as if Post was able to make this get-together, but it would interesting to see artists join together for an official league in the future. Check out A$AP Rocky and 50 Cent getting playfully roasted over their beer pong skills below.

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This year’s Juneteenth was particularly special after it was officially declared a federal holiday in the United States, causing people from coast to coast to celebrate Black History. Several of our favorite celebrities went all out for the holiday: Lizzo shopped at Black businesses in Los Angeles and purchased food and books for strangers, Diddy hosted “Club Love,” and Jazmine Sullivan spent time with her loved ones but unfortunately, the singer reportedly endured a racist interaction at a department store. 

Sullivan isn’t a celebrity who often shares details of her personal life on social media, but over the weekend, she offered a lengthy post to her Instagram Story, speaking about what happened at Macy’s. “Wow to look racism in the eye, and especially on Juneteenth was a wake up call that no matter the day, a racist gone racist,” she wrote.

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“Mary King at willowgrove @Macy’s look of disgust while ringing up my boyfriends mother will forever be etched in my mind,” Sullivan continued. “An honest mistake (the stores mistake btw) should’ve been met w understanding and kindness. But if ur prejudice and prejudge people as soon as they walk up to the register then that’s obviously too much to ask.”

She then gave “Mary” a “news flash,” letting the Macy’s employee know that “black people get money, good jobs and ain’t tryna get over on ur boy cut frumpy looking racist ass.” Adding, “U need to be grateful we know Jesus b*tch.” Read Sullivan’s story in its entirety below.

For years, there have been rumors roaming around Hollywood about a potential Richard Pryor biopic. There were two actor-comedians poised to tackle the role: Nick Cannon or Mike Epps. Both entertainers were even photographed portraying the beloved comedy icon, but in the end, the world didn’t receive a biopic, and any updates regarding the potential film faded into oblivion.

On Monday (June 21), Deadline reported that Epps would be taking on the role of Richard Pryor, albeit for a new series centered around the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s. 

The outlet stated that the series is “based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.” While it doesn’t seem that a definitive title has been chosen just yet, it is known that the HBO series will follow the personal lives of the Lakers stars during that era.

Carina Conti will star as Paula Abdul (who worked as a choreographer of the Laker Girls); Max E. Williams portrays Jack Nicholson, the acclaimed actor who is known for being a Lakers superfan; as well as Adrien Brody as Pat Riley, Sally Field as Jessie Buss, and Wood Harris as Spencer Haywood.

Back in June 2019, Epps was asked during an interview if he believed the Pryor biopic would ever find its legs. “I’m having a great time,” Epps said. “I love the king Richard Pryor but it’s just one of those films that was hard to make, and I’m having a good time being Mike Epps right now. I’m somebody’s Richard Pryor.”

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As we reported, Dexter has been given a new identity in his upcoming comeback-season, thus hinting that Dexter has an entirely new life, and therefore, new characters in his life. Nonetheless, it does appear that one character from Dexter’s previous life will be making an appearance.

The official Dexter Twitter account let out yet another teaser for Father’s Day, depicting a picture of Dexter and his son burning in a fire paired with the caption, “Wanna know a secret? Daddy kills people.”

Fans on social media speculate the post may have been a silly nod to the holiday, or it may serve as a clue to the plot of the upcoming ninth season. 

Harrison, Dexter’s son, was last seen in the show on season 7. If the show timeline follows along with the actual time passed since 2012, his son would be old enough to find his old man on his own, and possibly, stir up some trouble along the way.

Fans have been attempting to piece together clues from the show’s cryptic tweets since April, with new, bite-sized video teasers, or images, dropping monthly. The show is expected to premiere in Fall 2021, although no official release date has been confirmed.

Until then, check out the latest teaser below, and stay tuned for more.

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