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Mero Explains Desus Split To Joe Budden & Carmelo Anthony

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Mero recently stopped by 7PM In Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony and Joe Budden for a very engaging conversation. At one point, the Dominican-American media multi-hyphenate spoke of the end of his working partnership with Desus and what the core differences were. “I’ma keep it a buck,” Mero began his remarks. “At first, I was upset. It’s the business. There’s no friends in the business. I got four kids, two mortgages, you know what I’m saying? You know where I live, Joe, the taxes are cr*zy. I got real life situations going on. So I’m like, ‘Yo, if we get an offer from Draft Kings for 1.5 before they got logos on the NBA court.’ And you’re like, ‘Nah, bro, this ain’t it.’

“And I’m like, ‘Nah, fam, I’m gambling illegally right now,’” The Kid Mero continued. “‘This s**t is legal in Jersey. I just moved here, trying not to fail on it. This is going places, bro. We need to do this’ And they’re like, ‘Nah’? I’m like, ‘F**k outta here!’ That’s the beginning of like, ‘Alright, this s**t is corroded.’

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“So the situation was, we were in two different places in life, right?” Mero went on. “I was very much so aiming for ownership. Being a production company, owning your IP, because that’s life or death in media. If you own your s**t, you’re good. If you know that, you go into it with a certain approach, you know what I mean? I need longevity, I need ownership. We’ve developed this s**t out the mud, so this is us, we’re owners. We’re not selling this to nobody, the key word here is licensing. I’ll license this s**t to you for a term, you know, two years, or one and one. But selling your IP, bro, selling your name? It seems like they’re preparing Desus for Hollywood. Like, that next level. I heard that, and I was just like, ‘Bro, you know what’s cr*zy? No!’

“The next level of Hollywood was the three of us -– Desus, Victor, myself -– sitting down with Judd Apatow, and saying, ‘Yo, we’re going to do a movie,’” he concluded. “The movie gets written, and Desus is like, ‘I ain’t really feeling this s**t.’ When I know, in the business mind, when you do a movie with this guy, you’re not just doing a movie with this guy. This dude is like a kingmaker in the film industry. If you get in there and you make a banger with him, you’re solidified. That’s what makes you get up to the next level. A conversation happened a couple of times, and it was just very like, ‘Alright, no doubt.’ From business.” For more news on Desus, Mero, Joe Budden, and Carmelo Anthony, check back in with HNHH.

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Carmelo Anthony Shows Off New Colorway For Tiffany & Co. Air Force 1s

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Carmelo Anthony just showed off a new colorway for the Tiffany & Co. Air Force 1 collab. Moreover, the NBA star gave fans a whole unboxing video and everything, revealing some of the shoe’s packaging details. In fact, a lot of people were gassing up the orange box and turquoise bag and interior color more than the sneaker itself. For those curious, the shoe has a white midsole, paired well with the teal body, and black laces and eyestays. However, some fans likely remember the shoe’s previous iteration, whose original design left fans disappointed.

What’s more is that many picked up on the redesign on social media, such as Instagram posts covering Anthony’s video. “It look like they be on ig doing their research cuz they was gone release them black ones. Til we flamed them sh*ts,” one commenter wrote on Instagram. Furthermore, the original design went for more of a classic all-black design with a Tiffany Blue swoosh. Moreover, this newest edition that the Lakers player showed off is the “Family and Friends” edition. Overall, many believe that this rendition of the Tiffany & Co. Air Force 1s takes a bolder approach than its original.

Carmelo Anthony Flexes New Colorway For Tiffany Air Force 1s

For those interested in copping a pair, unfortunately these won’t go on sale for the public. The original design will go on sale March 7th on the SNKRS app and select Tiffany locations. Also, they’ll cost you $400 USD. Of course, Melo doesn’t have to worry about price points or missing out on exclusive drops. Still, most conversation around him in the headlines these days surrounds his divorce from La La Anthony. While both seem to be in good spirits and moving on with their lives, reflections on the media scandal that surrounded them still resonate. For example, La La recently told Jason Lee about handling coverage of Carmelo’s alleged twins out of wedlock.

“I know I’ve said ‘thank you’ before but I want to thank you again,” she told Lee about when he fixed mistakes or misleading angles in his coverage. “Anyone in this room will say I’ve told that story to everyone that works with me. What stood out about you to me is that that was a very traumatic experience in my life, a very traumatic experience to my son. Hearing things, whether true or not true. And to be able to have made that call, and you respected what I said and understood that. I’m a mom to a teenager that has to see those things. I always appreciated and respected that.” Regardless of these developments, let us know what you think of the new Tiffany Air Force 1 colorway down below. Also, as always, come back to HNHH for the latest hot sneakers and news on Carmelo Anthony.

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