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How people go about parenting their children are, of course, personal choices, but Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have given fans pause today (July 27). The famous couple first met on the set of That 70’s Show, and they been one of Hollywood’s most solid marriages. The pair shares two children and have a life that they tend to keep away from the spotlight, but recent remarks about how they go about bathing have caused them to become trending topics across several platforms.

While visiting Dax Shepard and Monica Padman’s Armchair Expert podcast, the group began speaking about washing routines because Shephard said he told Padman not to wash her body with soap all of the time. “You should not be getting rid of all the natural oil on your skin with a bar of soap every day,” Shephard said. “It’s insane.”

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Kutcher and Kunis agreed, and the actress chimed in that she doesn’t bathe with soap daily. “But I wash pits and t*ts and holes and soles,” she said. Kutcher kicked things up a notch and added, “I wash my armpits and my crotch daily, and nothing else ever. I got a bar of Lever 2000 that just delivers every time. Nothing else.”

Padman seemed to have the same response as many in the public. “I can’t believe I’m in the minority here of washing my whole body in the shower. Who taught you to not wash?” she asked. Kunis said she didn’t have much hot water as a child so she just didn’t shower as often. This transferred into her adult life, and she even admitted that she never washed her kids when they were newborns.

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Shephard stated that his famous wife Kristen Bell would only wash their babies in the evenings. “We could care less about their cleanliness,” he added. “We haven’t washed them since. It’s been like six years.” Kunis agreed. “That’s how we feel about our children. We’re like, ‘Oof, something smells.'” Kutcher jumped in. “Here’s the thing—if you can see the dirt on ’em, clean ’em. Otherwise, there’s no point.”

Now, this is reminiscent of Taylor Swift admitting that she doesn’t wash her legs unless she’s shaving because “shaving cream is like soap,” and the internet didn’t hesitate to react. Considering we’re still in a pandemic, some people couldn’t believe regular bathing isn’t in the famous couples’ routines. Check out a few posts and let us know if you agree with these bathing techniques.

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Paul Wall and Bubba Sparxxx have rightfully earned their place in Hip-Hop’s anthology.

Yet, those respective places were put to the test early on Tuesday (July 27th) when one Twitter user questioned whether or not Wall and Sparxxx’s legacy as white rappers in the pantheon of Southern Hip-Hop would bear the same impact and acceptance in today’s landscape.

It was a veiled reference to today’s cancel culture and a perceived lack of authenticity from the rappers per the user’s perspective which seemed to fuel the tweet in the first place and what followed was, by and large, a resounding defense of both men (especially Paul Wall) and their catalogs and contributions to Hip-Hop.

Naturally, the tweet fueled comparisons to prominent white rappers of today including Jack Harlow, Post Malone, the late Mac Miller, and in even more extreme cases, Bhad Babie.

Many resorted to evidence that Paul Wall has long been embedded in Hip-Hop and Black culture from the, citing his credibility in Houston and throughout Texas. By and large, of course, their arguments were backed by a cluster of catalog picks. For Bubba Sparxxx, “Ms. New Booty” was in abundance. As for Wall, picks included his verses on cuts like Kanye West’s “Drive Slow,” Mike jones’ “Still Tippin,” and Nelly’s “Grillz.” And who could forget his popularization of the accessory of the same name?

“Paul Wall is loved in Texas. Paul Wall is a legend in Texas. Paul Wall will always be accepted in Texas,” writes one user.

“I have it on good authority that Paul Wall is good in any ward in Houston,” writes another.

“I don’t think it’s social climate,” wrote another user in Wall’s defense. “Paul Wall was just a dope artist whose music resonated with alot of folks. I can’t speak on Bubba Sparxxx. If you’re white and you don’t fake the funk in your music, black folks will approve. That’s why Mac Miller is so adored.”

Is it possible that today’s “social climate” would hinder Paul Wall’s image as opposed to the 90s and 2000s when social media wasn’t yet commonplace and opinions were more differentiated? Sound off with your thoughts below.

There are plenty of reasons why Rolling Loud Miami continues to be a topic of social media conversations but DaBaby has been the most noteworthy in the days that have followed the festival. Over the weekend, DaBaby stormed the Rolling Loud stage with Tory Lanez as a surprise guest, and while that was a moment that fans were shocked by, it was his remarks about HIV/AIDS and men performing oral sex that confused, and angered, the public. 

Later, DaBaby defended his remarks by saying his live audience enjoyed themselves while offering a distasteful take on the general response to his concert comments. “Even my gay fans don’t got f*cking AIDS…they don’t got AIDS,” said the rapper. “My gay fans, they take care of theyself, they ain’t going for that…they ain’t no junkies. I said if you ain’t sucking d*ck in the parking lot, put your cellphone light up. You know what my gay fans did? Put that motherf*ckin light up.

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“My gay fans ain’t going for that. They got class.” DaBaby’s collaborator Dua Lipa came forward to condemn his statements, saying she was “horrified” by his words. “I really don’t recognize this as the person I worked with,” said the singer. “I know my fans know where my heart lies and that I stand 100% with the LGTBQ community. We need to come together to fight the stigma and ignorance around HIV/AIDS.”

Following this latest update, DaBaby offered yet another response, once again doubling down on his comments while recognizing that a certain group has a right to be angered. “I tell fans to put a cellphone light in the air y’all start a million man March,” he said. “I told you y’all digested that wrong but I ain’t gone lie I’m impressed. Now show this same amount of support when a racist cop kill one of our black ass…YA NOT.”

“Anybody who done ever been effected by AIDS/HIV y’all got the right to be upset, what I said was insensitive even though I have no intentions on offending anybody. So my apologies But the LGBT community… I ain’t trippin on y’all, do you. y’all business is y’all business,” DaBaby continued. “[And] for any brands, networks, or artists that like to profit off of black rappers influence on the culture, without understanding it or having the patience to deal with what comes with the position we play in our culture. Keep yo money next time us ‘N*GGAS’ human too.”

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The streets have been screaming “Free NBA Youngboy” ever since he was arrested earlier this month as part of a police sting. The rapper was arrested this past spring as part of a sting called “Operation Never Free Again.” Unfortunately, the rapper is being held in custody without bail and his latest effort to be released certainly didn’t work in his favor.

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According to AllHipHop, a judge has, once again, shut down NBA Youngboy’s attempt to be released from prison. This time, it comes off the heels of federal prosecutors presenting the court with unflattering photos of NBA Youngboy appearing to carry firearms on the set of a music video and in a photo with a 10-year-old fan.

The rapper’s legal team appealed the judge’s April decision to revoke his appeal. At the time, the judge said that Youngboy was a threat to society. United States Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson hasn’t budged on his stance, saying in his recent ruling that “no condition or combination of conditions would reasonably assure the safety of the community,” per AllHipHop.

The judge explained that the evidence to back the charges was enough to keep the rapper locked up and support the prosecutor’s argument. Additionally, Judge Scott D. Johnson also stated that Youngboy’s evading police makes him “inclined towards reckless illegal and dangerous behavior.”

We’ll keep you updated on Youngboy’s case.

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At long last, the Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer has arrived with a November release date in tow.

After numerous delays attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sony Pictures has unveiled the first look at the film which will act as the official sequel to the franchise that ran from 1984 to 1989.

Director Jason Reitman sits at the helm with the series’ original director Ivan Reitman as a producer while McKenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard star in the new film.

“My father and I are extraordinarily close,” said Jason of working with his father on the piece. “It was the great bonding experience of my life with the director that I admire most, my father.”

Afterlife will mark a departure from the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot altogether and will likely appease fans who once voiced dissatisfaction with the remake at the time.

“From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman, comes the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters universe,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, when a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. The film is written by Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan.”

The movie will officially arrive in theaters on November 11th.