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Derrick Jaxn’s Wife Defends Her Appearance In Her Husband’s Viral IG Confession

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Even after Derrick Jaxn’s cringy Instagram confessional went viral earlier this week, the story about the relationship expert’s cheating scandal continues to develop. While several people focused on Derrick Jaxn’s antics throughout the confessional video, which was awkwardly titled “Did I Cheat In My Marriage? #TheTruth,” countless other social media users were focused entirely on his wife Da’Naia Jackson. Many people commented on the fact that she was wearing a bonnet, while others joked about how uncomfortable she appeared throughout the video’s nearly eight-minute runtime. Now, rather than letting the jokes run rampant or the rumor mill start churning about any perceived abuse in their relationship, Da’Naia Jackson has stepped forward with a few videos of her own.

In her first Instagram post touching on the cheating scandal involving her husband, Da’Naia answers a serious concern that many social media users have been hinting at since Derrick released his cringy confessional. In regards to the rumor that Derrick has been allegedly beating her and forcing her to publicly support him amidst the drama, Da’Naia quells all allegations of abuse and reassures her followers that she and Derrick are in the process of healing.

Da’Naia’s most recent Instagram video, however, handles a much more light-hearted matter — her appearance in Derrick’s viral Instagram video. Dressed in camo and a thick black bonnet, Jaxn’s wife reveals that she’s battle-ready and prepared to go to war to save her marriage with Derrick. Simply captioned, “Let’s talk Bonnet,” Da’Naia’s latest post does just that, as she offers religious clap backs at social media users who were critical of her casual, bonnet-sporting look in Jaxn’s original video.

“You see a bonnet. I see the helmet of salvation,” Da’Naia proclaims around the two-minute mark of the video. “You see an army green shirt. I see the breastplate of righteousness…I’ve come to the battleground, covered in the blood of Jesus, to proclaim victory over sin.”

Judging by her recent Instagram posts, Da’Naia Jackson is confident in her pursuit to maintain her relationship with Derrick Jaxn, even despite his recent antics and embarassing videos. 

Do you think that she should leave Derrick or is that none of our business? 

Tobias Harris Forced To Recite J. Cole Lyrics In Awkward Post-Game Interview

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Following his 25-point outing in a win against the Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris had an awkward moment on the NBA on TNT post-game show with co-host Adam Lefkoe. 


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For years, Tobias Harris has heard that he looks like rapper J. Cole on social media. The comparisons are frequent and they’ve never seemed to bother the hoops star. After this week, the 28-year-old Sixers star is likely hoping that he never hears about his rap lookalike again because, during his post-game interview, he was awkwardly asked to recite some of Cole’s lyrics, which he reluctantly did without even realizing what he was being put up for.

“Tobias, before I let you go, I have one request. Can you say, ‘No such thing as a life that’s better than yours,'” asked Adam Lefkoe before signing off with Harris. The baller obliged, but he looked embarrassed to be doing it. Later that night on Twitter, Harris confirmed that he had no clue what he was being asked to do.

“Nah no lie I thought I was repeating lines for an ad, because I said ‘no such thing as a LIFE VEST better than yours,'” said #12 on the Sixers.

On social media, people are teasing Tobias for sounding like J. Cole, as well as looking like the rapper. Do you think he looks and sounds like the North Carolina-based artist?

Ja Rule Sold A Painting Of The Fyre Festival Logo As An NFT For Over $120K

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Crypto-art is currently beyond big business as the non-fungible token trading craze continues. The latest high-profile celebrity to get in on the bubble before it bursts is Ja Rule, who bragged of recently selling a painting of the Fyre Festival logo for over $120,000 on the Flipkick market. It was painted by Tripp Derrick Barnes for the company’s New York office but Ja kept it after the disastrous festival weekend.

Although Fyre Festival creator Billy McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison for fraud, investor Ja Rule was cleared of similar charges after a judge determined he didn’t know about the behind-the-scenes logistical failures that turned the luxury festival into a documentary-worthy fiasco. In an interview with Forbes about selling the painting, Ja explained that he really wanted to get rid of the painting because he felt it brought him “bad luck.” Initially commissioning the painting for just $2,000, he originally thought about selling it on eBay but a friend convinced him to get in on the NFT trend.

And while $120,000 seems like a tremendous profit on the $2,000 painting, it’s a big step down from his original asking price of $600,000. I guess people weren’t willing to go in that deeply on something Ja Rule’s selling.

Bono Enlisted An All-Star Cast For The Animated Series ‘Pandemica’ In An Effort To Stop Vaccine Hoarding

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The last time a bunch of celebrities got together to try and “help” with the pandemic, it resulted in the dreaded “Imagine” video, which even its participants have admitted was probably not the best idea. We can safely say the new animated series, Pandemica, is definitely not that.

Produced by the Bono-founded ONE organization, which will stream the series for free across its social media channels, Pandemica boasts a stellar cast and centers on a fictional world that’s a “never-ending pandemic purgatory, where COVID-19 never goes away and no one is sure how long they will be stuck there or if they can ever leave.” The series aims to raise awareness about the importance of everyone in the world getting vaccinated to end the pandemic, and the dangers of wealthy nations hoarding the much-needed shots. Via THR:

“Pandemica’s animated world animates a simple truth — that where you live shouldn’t determine whether you get these life-saving shots,” said U2 frontman Bono, co-founder of ONE and (RED). “Even while many of us still wait our turn, we need to commit to making sure that billions of people around the world aren’t left at the back of the line. It’s the right thing to do, obviously, but it’s also the only way out of this pandemic for all of us. If the vaccine isn’t everywhere, this pandemic isn’t going anywhere.”

Here’s the full cast list: Patrick Adams, Samuel Arnold, Bono, Connie Britton, Penélope Cruz, Meg Donnelly, Danai Gurira, Nick Kroll, Laura Marano, Kumail Nanjiani, David Oyelowo, Phoebe Robinson, Michael Sheen, Wanda Sykes and Calum Worthy.

Pandemica premieres March 25 on ONE.

(Via THR)

Ari Fletcher Gives Glimpse At Moneybagg Yo’s Real Hair

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Vixen Ari Fletcher loves to keep the camera rolling on her man. The hip-hop model goes to Instagram with some gushy footage of herself in bed while Moneybagg Yo lets his hair down – er – up. The clip quickly shifts to Yo getting his head down properly and creating his now-signature twists. In mid-March, […]

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Trippie Redd & Lil Durk Have A Banger On The Way

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Trippie Redd has always been an artist comfortable with pushing boundaries, embracing versatility and exploring genres like emo, pop, and rock. In February, Trippie delivered his melodic Pegasus Vs Neon Shark project, which featured guest appearances from Machine Gun Kelly, Blackbear, and Travis Barker. Despite having only recently released a substantial body of work, it would appear that Trippie is already setting his sights on the future.

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Today, the artist has taken to Instagram to share a glimpse at an upcoming track featuring Lil Durk, who happens to be in the midst of an incredible run. It’s likely this one will serve as a continuation of said run, as it sounds like both parties are bringing their A-game for the occasion.

Over a sweltering synth-driven banger that’s almost industrial in nature, Trippie catches a slick pocket with an infectious, melodic, and cocky flow. Tempting though it may have been for Durk to follow suit, he opts for a different approach as the beat shifts and adapts to his style. “Trenches muthafucka, I can’t switch this shit,” he raps, as pianos join the arrangement. “I’m a cocky muthafucka from 300, got my bitch a bitch / grew up watching BMF take over, free Big Meech in this.”

The snippet cuts off before the beat can return, but this early glimpse certainly sounds like a promising collaboration — we look forward to catching it upon its release, whenever that might be. Check it out for yourself below, and sound off if you like what you hear from this new effort from Trippie Redd and Lil Durk.

NLE Choppa Brings His Plaque Back To The Hood

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Rap star NLE Choppa is bringing it back to where it all started. The hip-hop star lights up Instagram with fresh footage of himself posted up with his Cottonwood plaque at none other than Cottonwood Street. Choppa can’t help but cheese and acknowledge how much he’s leveled up. Outside of celebrating his success, Choppa recently […]

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Rick Ross Wants To Know 3 Things Every Man Deserves

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Maybach Music Group leader Rick Ross is asking key questions. The rap heavyweight goes to his Instagram page to share footage of himself asking what three things every man not only needs but deserves. Yung Renzel wants followers to chime in and really think about what every fella in the world should have. One of […]

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Chance The Rapper Calls Cap On Benny Blanco’s Beyoncé Story

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As previously reported, Benny Blanco recently stopped by Apple Music for an interview with veteran radio host Zane Lowe. While there, the famed DJ and producer — who has helped provided beats for some of Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Rihanna, Juice WRLD, and The Weeknd’s biggest hits — shared plenty of anecdotes about his awkward personal experiences during his time in the music industry. One that stood out in particular, however, was when he recalled trying to kiss Beyoncé on the cheek and the moment immediately took a turn for the worse.

According to Benny, the embarrassing moment took place when he was leaving Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s house after playing beats for them roughly a decade ago, and somehow he ended up slightly kissing the Lemonade artist right in front of Hov. Benny recounts the situation, saying, “I went to do the kiss on the cheek, and I guess we just missed a little bit. I definitely hit the corner of some sort of lip. And I’m sitting there, and as I’m doing it, out of the corner of my eye, Jay-Z is right there looking at me. And I’m just like, my lip is here. Hers is there, and there’s definitely some corner things happening.”

Now that Benny Blanco’s comments have traveled around the internet, it appears that Chance the Rapper, an artist that is close to the Carters, has come forward to shut his story down completely. Commenting under The Shade Room’s coverage of Benny’s Zane Lowe, Chance dropped off a simple blue hat emoji, which roughly translates to “cap.”

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Chance the Rapper hasn’t given any details as to why he isn’t buying Benny’s latest comments, so stay tuned to see whether the Chicago artist further elaborates on the DJ and producer’s outlandish claims in the near future.