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He’s preparing for his performance on Saturday Night Live, but first, Lil Nas Xenjoying the limelight of his Entertainment Weekly feature. The singer has been a controversial hot topic after releasing his “Montero” single back in March. The song itself ruffled feathers for the more conservative audience as it references gay sex, but it was the music video that sent people over the edge.

The religious imagery and devil lapdances were intended to call forth the public’s hypocrisies, but there was such a movement against the single that Lil Nas X had to recall his “Satan Shoes” and “Montero” was pulled from streaming services. Nas X previously shared that he’d been waiting nine months to release “Montero,” and he recently told EW that he did have concerns about his heterosexual fanbase.

“At first I was really afraid of alienating any of my straight fans,” he said. “But then it was kind of like, if they feel offended, they were never really here for me. They were here for whatever version of myself they made up in their head.” The “Old Town Road” artist also spoke about his trolls, noting that when he was first gaining attention, he didn’t have time for negativity. However, he’s learned to have fun with it.

“When I first got famous, I would block everybody,” said Nas X. “But now it’s like, okay, cool. For me, I would rather somebody hate the s— out of me when they’re talking about me rather than not say anything at all, because that’s giving more power to my name… I’m very much a chaotic, good person. I almost never want to start shooting at somebody who didn’t bring it to my doorstep, you know?”

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“But I kind of live for when somebody tries to get me and I’m ready to throw it back at them tenfold,” he added. “Do I feel bad about it sometimes? Every now and then, but I feel less bad knowing that I didn’t start it. I try to never throw stones, but if somebody throws one at me, I’m throwing an entire house.”

Check out a clip from Lil Nas X’s feature with Entertainment Weekly below.

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In 2017, three teen boys in Wisconsin were reportedly doing a bit of joyriding. Reports state that they were reaching speeds upwards of 123 miles per hour, and as the driver pushed the car to go faster, a passenger opened the Snapchat app to record the speed. At the time, Snapchat had a filter that captured speeds in real-time, and NPR reports that the teens raced down a “long, cornfield-lined road” with the hopes of their video going viral.

Instead, the 17-year-old in the driver’s seat lost control of the vehicle and the car crashed into a tree killing all three. The families of the victims have been battling it out in court with Snapchat because they believe that the app should be held partially responsible for the teens’ deaths. The parents sued Snap, Inc., alleging that the filter encouraged people to engage in reckless behaviors.

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Tech companies have been able to dodge lawsuits such as these under Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act that grants them immunity. Companies aren’t held responsible for what people post online that could cause them harm, but a three-judge panel ruled that Section 230 doesn’t apply because the case isn’t highlighting what was posted, but the design of the app and the filter, itself.

“Snap indisputably designed Snapchat’s reward system and Speed Filter and made those aspects of Snapchat available to users through the Internet,” Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw reportedly stated. “This type of claim rests on the premise that manufacturers have a ‘duty to exercise due care in supplying products that do not present unreasonable risk of injury or harm to the public.'”

“It’s a triumphant day to see that an Internet company can be held responsible for products that are defectively designed,” said victims rights lawyer Carrie Goldberg. “The biggest hurdle in personal injury law is getting in front of a jury, and this could lead to that situation for multi-billion-dollar technology companies.”

Do you think Snapchat should be held partially responsible for the deaths of the teens?

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Twenty-four hours after announcing that she’s expecting Baby No. 2, Erica Mena is addressing the negativity she’s been receiving online. The Love & Hip Hop star is used to taking hits on social media and having people weigh in with their opinions regarding her marriage to Safaree Samuels, but every so often she hops on her Instagram Story to speak directly to her critics. 

Mena stated that she’s been in a “relaxing and peaceful” space, but she was surprised at how many people left hateful comments about her pregnancy and marriage.

“Granted, there’s been mistakes made, immaturely, but a marriage is a marriage,” she said of her relationship with Safaree. “And unfortunately, there’s been mishaps. In any marriage, sh*t happens. When you’re in the public eye, my husband and I have both realized that things should be kept in. But outside of that, we’re talking about a blessing here but you guys are trying to be so negative and nasty about it that it really makes me pray. Like, you guys are such nasty and disgusting souls.”

She added that there are people who call her relationship “toxic” but when Mena visits her critics’ pages, they’re no better. “Half of you guys can’t keep a man let alone get married,” she added. “Vice versa for the men. How dare you? If you don’t have nothing nice to say, just keep it moving. We’re talking about life, here. Life is short and you guys are trying to find something disgusting to say about new life?”

Swipe below to watch Erica Mena address her critics in full below.