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He has been sending out his warning about his beliefs regarding gay culture being pushed upon children, and this latest Batman news has Boosie Badazz up in arms. Lil Nas X’s recent BET Awards performance may have been applauded by the LGBTQIA+ community, but others weren’t as impressed with the openly gay rapper-singer taking to the stage to kiss another man. Boosie Badazz surfaced to denounce the display, and now that Batman’s sidekick Robin—well, Tim Drake, the third Robin—has been revealed to be bisexual, many comic fans are upset.

Boosie hasn’t been able to share his posts on Instagram seeing as how his profiles continue to be deleted, so he ferociously tweeted about the news regarding Robin.

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“TOLD YALL SMH PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN FROM THE NEW WORLD ORDER,” wrote the rapper along with a screenshot of an Instagram Story post that says, “Y’all pushing that gay sh*t on kids [facepalm emojis].” In another tweet, Boosie added, “YALL GO LISTEN TO ME BOOSIE ONE DAY [shurgging emoji] (watch yo kids)THEY GO BE KISSING ON THE NEXT EPISODE N GETTIN MARRIED ON THE SEASON FINALE lol.”

Boosie collected his fair share of people who agreed with him, while others couldn’t help but recall when he bragged about paying a prostitute to perform oral sex on his 12-year-old son. We’re sure this isn’t the last we’ve heard from Boosie on this topic. Check out Boosie Badazz’s tweets below.

This has been a rough season for Keyshia Cole, but she is ready to celebrate the life of her mother, Frankie Lons. Last month, we reported on the tragic news about Lons’s death—the result of an alleged overdose that occurred on her 61st birthday. Lons was a beloved reality television and social media personality, and despite her struggles with drug addiction, she had fans worldwide who supported her recovery.

Keyshia Cole has continued to share updates regarding her mother’s celebration of life service and after a few setbacks, there seems to be a date and time locked in. The singer first shared information for people who want to send flowers to honor Lons. “THERE WILL BE A DOVE AND BUTTERFLY RELEASE DIRECTLY AFTER service IF U GUYS WANT TO COME PARTICIPATE.”

“ALSO PLEASE send my sister [Elite Noel] your get well wishes PLEASE COVID prolonged this service, BUT MY MOTHERS WISH WAS TO HAVE ALL HER CHILDREN IN ONE PLACE AT ONE TIME!!!!!” Keyshia continued. “So we’re trying to make that happen!!!! I would LOVE TO SEE ALL MY SIBLINGS THERE!!!!”

“ALL [seven purple heart emojis] of them!!!!!!” The singer then tagged her brothers and sisters in the post. Previously, Keyshia lamented over not having time to “just feel bad” about her mother’s death, as her two children and career have kept her busy. Read through Keyshia Cole’s post below.

Someone has ruffled T.I.’s feathers and Jim Jones wants the Atlanta icon to name names. It is not uncommon for Tip to share his thoughts on social media as he has addressed issues pertaining to Black culture, pop culture, politics, entertainment, and beyond. Throughout 2021, T.I. has been facing off with his nemesis Sabrina Peterson as she has brought a defamation lawsuit against the rapper and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, and that is in addition to the investigation into the allegations of drugging and sexually assaulting women.

T.I. isn’t shy about calling out those who cross his path disrespectfully, but hours ago, he seemed to send verbal shots to those who are nipping at his heels. “You can’t compete with the person you stealin yo style from,” a text image read.

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“Message to all my minions. 1st. Don’t forget who taught you it was OK to be KING [crown emoji],” he wrote. “2nd. Replicas can NEVER replace REAL… But go off tho [crown emoji] 3. If we being honest…Y’all can’t even fux wit a picture of me [crown emoji] End of msg.”

Several people, including his peers, praised T.I. in his comment section, but Jim Jones wanted to know who wants all the smoke. “Wait Wht u b talkin to spicey king keep goin,” he commented. Check it out below and let us know who you think T.I. was targeting.

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The divide between the vaccinated and unvaccinated continues to grow. In recent weeks, we’ve heard more news about companies requiring their employees to prove that they have received the COVID-19 vaccine. While some of those businesses have options for the unvaccinated, including being subjected to weekly COVID tests, others are telling their unvaccinated staff members they risk being fired.

Hundreds of thousands of social media users have taken to social media to share their opinions about the vaccine, including Summer Walker who has long vocalized her stance on COVID. Last year, she shared that she believed coronavirus was implemented to contain overpopulation. Recently, she added a few more thoughts. 

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“If u vaccinated please stay away from me [smiling emoji][thumbs up emoji],” Summer wrote on her Instagram Story. There have been unsubstantiated conspiracy theories that vaccinated people somehow cause infidelity in women. Scientists continue to debunk this narrative. 

The Neighborhood Talk reposted the message and Safaree Samuels added his voice to the discussion. “Wit yo stupid ass,” he penned over a screenshot of Summer’s Story. His estranged wife, Erica Mena, has long taken an anti-vaxx stance, so the public thought it was interesting that he came down so heavily on Summer with just a few words.

Meanwhile, Summer returned to her Story to share images from a cosmetic surgeon, seemingly promoting lip injections and facelifts. Check out Safaree’s post below.

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With each new week, it seems as if Lil Nas X has scored yet another magazine cover feature. People believed that the 22-year-old star would fade into entertainment oblivion following the viral success of “Old Town Road,” but he has managed to release hit after hit in the years that followed. As fans await more information regarding the release of his anticipated Montero album, Nas X chatted with Variety about coming into his own while the world watches attentively.

“I think I spent all of the pandemic making music and crying — no in-betweens,” he told the outlet. “For the first month or so, I did not leave my house, and once I did, I was super overly critical of everything I was making. I was letting everything online get to me and feeling like things were over for me.”

With each new release, Lil Nas X continues to live his truth, however, he hasn’t been widely accepted by everyone. His fans have helped him amass new successes at each turn while others like Boosie Badazz have complained about a “gay narrative” being pushed onto children. Critics seem to be the least of Lil Nas X’s worries.

“Honestly, I believe the pandemic helped me get out of the idea of trying to please everybody, and the idea of ‘He’s a cool gay person; he’s an acceptable gay person,’” he said. “I used to see things like that as a compliment, but it’s not. It just means you’re a people pleaser, and they never become legends. I wanted to be even more authentic in my music and let people into my life. I’m much more confident now — in my music, myself, my sexuality, the things that I believe that I stand for.”

Jack Harlow, who added his voice to Lil Nas X’s “Industry Baby,” commended his collaborator. “I think he’s giving a voice to a lot of people and kids who could use one,” Harlow told Variety. “I think the community he represents could use someone who’s succeeding on a mainstream level — where it can feel like, ‘Yo, you can be No. 1. You can be the greatest.’ I really recognize what he’s doing and I admire him. I admired him long before we met.”

Check out a few stills from Lil Nas X’s feature with Variety below.

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As the pandemic continues and different COVID-19 variants start to make headlines, there has been a continuous war of words between anti-vaxxers and those who are openly advocating for people to get vaccinated. It turns out, however, that there is a considerable subgroup in the anti-vaxx community that has cited the plot of I Am Legend as a significant reason why people should avoid getting vaccinated.

According to Complex, Time political correspondent Vera Bergengruen shared a screenshot of a New York Times article in which unvaccinated employees at an eyewear store in the Bronx were being interviewed about their decision to not get the COVID-19 vaccine. Surprisingly, they pointed to the Will Smith-starring film as an example of what happens when the masses consume a “bad vaccine.”

Unfortunately, they didn’t quite grasp the plot of I Am Legend, because in the movie, the zombie outbreak was actually caused by a devastating attempt at genetically re-engineering the measles virus in an effort to cure cancer. Apparently, this faulty theory has been going on for a while, as Will Smith jokingly addressed his role in spreading misinformation at the beginning of the pandemic last year.

Now, seemingly appalled by the deep rabbit hole that I Am Legend fans and anti-vaxxers have found themselves in, writer and producer Akiva Goldsman has responded to the absurdity of the entire situation. “Oh. My. God. It’s a movie,” Goldsman tweeted out. “I made that up. It’s. Not. Real.”

Regardless of whether Akiva Goldsman’s zombie film makes you more or less interested in getting a COVID-19 vaccine, you should definitely go to a medical or public health authority for accurate information on vaccines. And if all of this talk about I Am Legend has you dying to watch the 2007 post-apocalyptic thriller, you can currently stream it on HBO Max. 

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