During a recent episode of the Barely Filtered podcast, Sophia Culpo opened up about her split from Braxton Berrios. She claims that she discovered he was cheating on her in February of this year, after her sister Olivia called her with the unfortunate news. Culpo also shared her thoughts on the woman he’s speculated to have cheated on her with, Alix Earle.
“Technically, first I found out from Olivia because she was there,” Culpo explained. “She calls me, and she’s like, ‘I’m so sorry I want you to hear this from me, he’s cheating on you.’” The 26-year-old continued, sharing how devastating the revelation was and describing how she believed her partner of two years was now a “different person” than the one she came to know. “I just remember my stomach drops,” she said, “I want to throw up.” Culpo went on, “I call him, and I go, ‘Is there anything you want to tell me?’ I never heard this tone in his voice, [and he said], ‘No.’”
“We had a long conversation,” Culpo revealed. “And one of the last things I will never forget him saying to me was: ‘I really wouldn’t go forward with that story because that’s not how I remember it.’” There’s been some ongoing speculation that the woman Berrios cheated on her with was Alix Earle, though the TikTok influencer denies this. Regardless, Culpo claims she has no hard feelings towards Earle, as Berrios was ultimately the one who made a commitment to her. “I think at the end of the day, he was one that had the loyalty to me,” Culpo explained. “She might not have been aware. Who knows what was said.”
Culpo added that she reached out to Earle amid the drama in attempts to end the “back-and-forth,” and Earle agreed. What do you think of Sophia Culpo’s reaction to learning her ex allegedly cheated on her? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more news.
Jackie Bonds and Josh Demas were one of the couples who found love on Netflix‘s hit show Love Is Blind, but their romance was far from smooth sailing. The pair had a rocky start in the pods, where Jackie also fell for another contestant Marshall Glaze, and ended up saying yes to his proposal. But after realizing she had made a mistake, Jackie dumped Marshall and got back with Josh, who never gave up on her.
The couple seemed happy and in love for over a year, but they recently announced their shocking split on social media. Jackie revealed that she broke up with Josh after talking to his ex-girlfriend from the show, Monica Rodriguez. Apparently, Josh had some unresolved issues with Monica, and Jackie felt betrayed by his lies. So, what really went down between Jackie and Josh? Here’s a timeline of their relationship, from the pods to the breakup.
Jackie Bonds and Josh Demas hit it off in the pods, which were filmed in 2022 but aired in 2023. They had a lot in common and shared a strong chemistry. But, Jackie also connected with Marshall, who swept her off her feet with his charm and confidence. Jackie was torn between Josh and Marshall, but she ultimately chose the latter and accepted his ring. However, their relationship soon turned sour, as Jackie realized she didn’t have much in common with Marshall. She also missed Josh and wondered if she made the wrong decision.
Fortunately for Jackie, Josh hadn’t given up on her, even after she got engaged to Marshall. He met up with Jackie at a coffee shop and poured his heart out to her, bringing roses and professing his love. Their date was shown on the show in April 2023, but Jackie later clarified in an Instagram post that it happened after she broke up with Marshall. After their emotional reunion, Jackie and Josh officially got back together in April 2022. They moved in together and started planning their future.
April 2023: Jackie Bonds & Jon Demas’ Social Media Love
Jackie Bonds and Josh Demas were still going strong, and they weren’t afraid to show it. The couple had been flooding their social media with lovey-dovey posts. Jackie gushed about Josh in her since-deleted posts on Instagram, calling him her rock and saying he was the one for her. She also confirmed to Us Weekly that they were still together and happy. Bonds posted a pic of them snuggling on the couch with the caption, “My person. My everything. My Josh. I love you more than words can say.” Later, she also shared a video of them vibing and singing along to their favorite song, “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley.
Jackie also referred to Josh as her best friend and soulmate in a heartfelt birthday post on Instagram. She also thanked him for making her laugh every day. Bonds surprised him with a cake, and a card that read, “You are the best thing that ever happened to me. I can’t wait to spend many more birthdays with you.” She also gifted him a personalized necklace with their initials engraved on it. Josh responded to her post with a heart emoji and commented, “Thank you, baby. You are the best gift I ever received. I love you more than anything.”
Jackie shocked fans when she announced on a TikTok live that she and Josh had broken up. She said she had a conversation with Josh’s ex-girlfriend Monica and found out some things that made her question their relationship. Jackie said she tried to work things out with Josh, but he didn’t seem interested. So, she decided to end things and move on with her life.
Their breakup drama was also exposed during the Love Is Blind: After The Altar special, which aired earlier that month. Fans learned that Josh had actually proposed to Monica in the pods, but they broke up shortly after. Jackie confronted Josh about his past with Monica, but he denied having any feelings for her.
Jackie and Josh’s relationship was a roller coaster ride from the start, but it seems like they have finally reached the end of the line. Fans are heartbroken by their split but also curious about what really happened between them and Monica. Will they ever reveal the truth, or will they keep their secrets to themselves?
A breakup between Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert is likely the last thing pop culture fanatics thought about putting on their 2023 bingo card, but here it is, unfolding in front of our eyes. Unlike other messy celebrity separations that play out all through the tabloids and on social media, the creative and the athlete have managed to go their separate ways quietly. In her statement over the weekend, Taylor made it clear that there’s no bad blood between her and Shumpert. Interestingly, he was recently accused of cheating on her before the world knew about their split.
“AHT AHT! Not too much on my bestie!” she wrote yesterday (September 17) while sharing the sad news as playfully as possible. “To be 1000% clear, “infidelity” ain’t one of the reasons for our departure. We are still the best of friends, great business partners and are one hell of a team when it comes to co-parenting our 2 beautiful children,” the “Rose in Harlem” hitmaker further clarified. At the end of her explanation, Teyana understandably said that she’s taking fans out of the group chat again.
On Monday (September 18), the dancer made it clear that she won’t be addressing any of our burning questions. Instead, she’s focused on enjoying what life has to offer, and continuing to look beautiful. She posted a radiant new selfie today, which finds her deep, brown eyes gazing intensely into the camera. Aside from her valid face card, Taylor also has followers drooling over the side boob visible from her shirt. “Fresh face, full soul,” text on the second image in today’s photo dump says.
The amount of celebrity separations being confirmed in the news lately has been surprising, from Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez to Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner. Now that Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert have joined the list, fans of the couple are reflecting on some of their best moments together. Check out our full timeline of their relationship at the link below. Make sure to tap back in later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.
Tink and Hitmaka have had an artist/producer relationship for quite some time that seemed to be strictly professional. However, it turns out they may have also been romantically involved all along. The pair have had a productive history which has birthed several R&B gems. Regardless, it looks like mixing business with pleasure may not have been the best idea. As a matter of fact, that seems to have thrown a wrench into things.
Following a recent altercation, their entire relationship looks to be at a terrible point of no return. The R&B singer and rapper has admitted to putting her hands on Hitmaka during their altercation. She has since stated that she had no choice but to “get physical.” Following the messy series of events, their lives have spilled over into social media, allowing for a back-and-forth indirect interaction between the two.
This dynamic duo’s paths coincided when they worked on Tink’s 2021 summer-themed album, Heat Of The Moment. Tink has credited the prolific producer for pushing her to explore a brighter sound on the project. She also sang his praises for helping her shift from her usually melancholic style.
The singer first gained significant recognition as a teen in the early 2010s, following the releases of her first few mixtapes. However, Heat Of The Moment marked a pivotal point in her career and the genesis of her relationship with Hitmaka. In the years since then, they have worked on two more albums and established a notable working relationship.
Hitmaka has had a complicated and extensive dating history. The former Love & Hip Hop star allegedly pistol-whipped an ex-girlfriend of his, and landed her in a hospital with several injuries sustained. Besides gaining attention following such incidents in his relationships, the producer mostly keeps his love life on the low. Tink is not one to announce her romantic endeavors, either. In fact, for the majority of her career, she has not been vocal about her relationships, opting to keep that part of her life private.
Due to this, it is unknown to the public when exactly the two began dating. However, Tink hinted at their relationship being more than just professional in an interview with WGCI’s The Morning Show. When asked if the rumors were true about her and Hitmaka being an item, Tink called him her “dawg” and “special friend,” raising eyebrows from the public. “I’m glad we mentioned Hitmaka. He’s the executive producer of the album, so outside of personal life, we put in a lot of work,” she said. “That’s my special friend. We’re very close, we have a great business relationship, and personal. I got a soft spot for him.” It’s unclear what her cryptic answer means in terms of their romantic involvement, but it is very likely they had already gotten together at the time.
On September 9, Tink took to Instagram live to air her dissatisfaction over the events of her run-in with Hitmaka earlier that month in Cancun. The two had coincidentally ended up in the same restaurant, and when Hitmaka made to leave the space, she allegedly followed after him and got physical in the process of talking to him. In a video of his own, Hitmaka divulged his side of the story. He claimed that they were going through a breakup while trying to clear the air about what exactly happened. He said in the video, “I love Trinity. We love each other. We’re going through a breakup.”
Tink alleges that they broke up because the producer had requested $2 million. This allegedly occurred after she informed him she wanted to work on her next album separately from him. The tension is still particularly high between the two, and their future remains uncertain. Hitmaka seems to be taking things in stride and playing the seriousness of the situation off. However, Tink seems heated and very slighted.
Many of those in the public eye opt to live an unconventional lifestyle. Of course, no one is doing it quite like Finesse2tymes. The Memphis-born performer has been fully enjoying his freedom since he finished serving his sentence last year. His attempt at a relationship with “Buss It” hitmaker Erica Banks didn’t go over as planned. After healing from that breakup, the controversial artist quickly found a collection of women who could meet his needs. For several months now we’ve seen Finesse spending time both at home and outside with three girlfriends. In the latest update from the group, however, it seems one of them may have gotten the boot.
On Sunday (September 10), the 31-year-old posted a new photo dump on Instagram with a caption suggesting that he wasn’t impressed with the big-mouthed behaviour of one woman in his life. “She was [talking too] much, got eliminated,” Finesse explained, starting his carousel with a snapshot of him looking down at a large stack of money. “I told [you], don’t speak on what [you] saw ,” he added.
Apart from the absurd breakup announcement, the “How To Act” hitmaker’s followers have also noticed that one of his remaining lovers seems to be growing a baby bump. Finesse already has children from past relationships. It wasn’t so long ago that he was put on blast for bringing his young son on stage with him to perform an inappropriate track. It’s unclear how far along his new baby mama is in her journey. Regardless. we’re excited to see how things progress in her union with the Southern star and their third partner.
When Finesse2tymes isn’t busy taking care of the droves of women he keeps around him, the rapper has been sharing noteworthy new music with us consistently in 2023. His most recent single, “Can’t Go To Jail” arrived shortly after he was arrested on an outstanding warrant from 2018. Read more about that at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.
Hitmaka has responded to Tink’s recent allegations about a physical altercation between the two. He says that she’s the one who put her hands on him and that he has footage to back it up. Additionally, he revealed that the two are going through a breakup.
“Me and Tink. Me and Trinity. I’ma be honest with you. I love Trinity. We love each other. We’re going through a breakup,” he said in a video on social media. After explaining the incident, Hitmaka confirmed that the two are still cool with one another. Fans had mixed responses to the story. “Ladies, I Gotta Question? It’s Okay For A Woman To Put Her Hands On A Man That Hasn’t Physically Attack Her? If The Roles Were Turned Around Wouldn’t He Be Canceled?” one user commented on The Shade Room. Another remarked, “Bruh you would have been better off saying you was helping your cousin bring groceries in the house cuz your lie got too many details to remember.”
As for Tink’s comments on the incident, she blasted Hitmaka on Instagram Live on Saturday. She labeled him “foul” and also teased new music. “I had a moment in that car when I had to get physical,” Tink said. “Don’t play with me, and please, don’t get on this Internet playing, because I had to defend myself. And Christian, when you see this shit, just understand you’re foul. That’s all I need you to know.”
She continued: “You tweaking with a real bitch, like, a real one that goes through the trenches with you. Everybody told me to let that shit go and everybody told be ‘Be careful working with him,’ and I never seen it until now. Honestly, this has been going on since May. So yeah, this ain’t nothing new, I just have to express it because it may drop, it may leak. And that’s it. New music is on the way.” Be on the lookout for further updates on Hitmaka and Tink’s relationship on HotNewHipHop.
Fans of Summer Walker have unfortunately watched the Atlanta native struggle through her romantic endeavours throughout the years. She and London On Da Track produced a beautiful daughter, Bubbles together, but ultimately couldn’t work through their differences to build a healthy relationship. After healing through that trauma, Walker met Larry, another artist, who’s the father of her two twins who were born in late 2022. Despite their best efforts, those two also couldn’t make it last, leaving the songbird to enjoy her life as a single woman – until Lil Meech came along.
Walker and the BMF actor were boo’d up for most of the summer months, but according to her, she ultimately grew tired of his cheating ways. The 27-year-old has fallen victim to similar behaviour in the past, and while she initially thought Meech was different from other men, she was left disappointed. Thankfully, Walker is a professional at capitalizing on her pain at this point and has already been joking about heading to the studio to make a record based on her recent breakup online.
On Friday (September 8) afternoon, the “Playing Games” hitmaker posted a video that channels the energy she plans to bring into the studio for her next session. “Me heading to the studio to talk about somebody mama. Jk lmao,” Summer wrote in the caption. As you may recall, she previously dissed her first baby daddy’s mother on “4th Baby Mama,” and it seems Meech’s family matriarch might find herself receiving similar treatment.
All jokes aside, Summer Walker hasn’t officially confirmed when we’ll be hearing her next LP, though we do know she’s on the tracklist for Diddy’s The Love Album: Off the Grid, which is due out later this month. Her last full-length project, Still Over It, landed back in late 2021 and remains in rotation for many to this day. Read more about that at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.
Amara La Negra and Safaree sparked relationship rumors earlier this year thanks to some lewd videos and beef with his ex Erica Mena. However, during a recent Instagram Live session, Amara explained that neither she nor Safaree ever made this public. As such, it’s all been just rumors up until this point. Considering how close they were, it seems like a stretch, but the “Love & Hip Hop” star explained that she’s just doing her job and netting a lot of ratings and conversation in the process. In other words, she knew exactly what she was doing.
“Safaree never said y’alls was in a relationship, either,” Amara La Negra responded to a fan during her live session. “I’ve been single since the father of my kids, and I haven’t had sex since the father of my kids. Mama, mira, listen. Mira, mama. [Look, girl]. Let me put it this way. I’m a pretty smart girl, I believe that I am. I’ve come this far because I think I’m pretty smart. I get hired to do my job and I do what I have to do, I do it well. We have good ratings, and with that being said, I have accomplished my mission. Now, after that, you want to believe whatever it is you want to believe, that’s on you. You understand?
“Like I said before, I’ve been single since the father of my kids, I haven’t had sex since the father of my kids, and I continue to do my job,” Amara La Negra continued. “As long as you give us those ratings, I’ma give you what you want. So, if that’s what you want, then that’s what you see. Yass, period. If you don’t get it after that, there’s nothing else that I can tell you mami, okay?
“Let me tell you something,” she concluded. “My first season of ‘Love & Hip Hop: Miami’ was the best season of my life. I had an amazing producer, Marie Carmen Lopez. She really embraced and showcased who I really was, what my purpose was. Second season came, we somewhat did that ‘ehh.’ And then third and fourth, and now on the fifth, I mean, I’m just going with the flow. Whatever that means, if you’re smart enough, you understand. All I’m saying is that I’ve been single since the father of my kids, but let’s just go with it. Let’s go with whatever it is that you’re watching.” For more news and the latest updates on Safaree, Amara La Negra, and “Love & Hip Hop,” check back in with HNHH.
When we first heard about the new man in Kelis’ life, we were shocked, to say the least. Of course, many were happy to see the genre-bending artist getting back out in the dating world after losing her husband to a sudden battle with cancer. Still, finding out that the 44-year-old’s new man of choice was 72-year-old Ghostbusters actor Bill Murray raised some eyebrows across the internet. We haven’t seen much of the pair together since the rumours began circulating. Bill was spotted at some of Kelis’ live performances supporting her throughout the spring and summer months.
Trolls didn’t hold back on poking fun at the “Got Your Money” hitmaker’s relationship. Some even suggested that Murray was the cameraman behind some of her more salacious bathing suit posts on IG. While the New York native did little to address the discourse surrounding her love life, she has continued to consistently show up with content for her followers, even amid rumours that she’s once again part of the singles club.
According to the US Sun, the chef was the one who decided to pull the plug on her whirlwind romance. “Kelis and Bill were — and still are — very fond of each other. Things just ran their course,” an inside dished to the outlet his week. “They both have busy schedules and after a whirlwind romance decided to go their separate ways. They hope to remain friends but also plan to get on with their lives,” the source additionally noted.
Elsewhere in the news, Kelis is feeling the love amid the ongoing Hip-Hop 50 celebrations. Alabama-born rap diva Flo Milli used her “Milkshake” beat to rap over for her “Hot Box” freestyle earlier this month, and fans are seriously loving it. Check that out at the link below, and tap back in later for more music/pop culture news updates.
Last month, Keke Palmer and the father of her child made headlines, after he decided to weigh in on an outfit she wore to Usher’s concert. The father of one, Darius Jackson, appeared to shame Palmer for her attire, reminding her “you a mom.” He was immediately hit was an overwhelming amount of backlash for the comment, but instead of apologizing, he doubled down. Jackson criticized this generation for being upset that he commented on the mother of his son showcasing her “booty cheeks.”
He cited his own “standards and morals,” claiming he was within his rights to do so. The backlash continued, however, with countless social media users and celebrities chiming in on the drama. Palmer has yet to seriously address the controversy publicly. Fans were then shocked when it was announced this week that Palmer will be starring in Usher’s new music video. The “Boyfriend” video is a nod to the viral drama, and who better to star in it than her. Later reports suggested that Jackson had shared his thoughts on the music video, claiming to be “unbothered.”
Reportedly, a source told People “Darius is focused on an acting career and wants to put the drama behind him.” They also noted “You don’t have to be in the same household to be good parents.” The alleged source added that “He’s moved on.” It appears as though the source’s statements can’t be confirmed, however, as Jackson claims that he hasn’t spoken on it. “I haven’t spoken to anyone about anything or gave permission to anyone to speak for me,” he explained. “So all these sites & post about me making any type of statement is false.”
It seems like Palmer is making the most of the unfortunate fallout, getting an opportunity to work with one of her inspirations. “You have been killing it all my life. As a true lover of the arts, your talent and craftsmanship are a rare combination that I aspire to achieve as a performer,” she wrote of Usher. “You are a living legend who is worthy of awe! Thank you for encouraging me and seeing me as the entertainer I am.”