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Kobe Bryant’s passing was a devastating loss for the basketball world and it is one that still does not feel real. It has been a year and a half since Kobe and Gianna’s death, and every single day, Vanessa Bryant tries to honor them in the best ways possible. She has been a beacon of strength throughout this past year and she always seems to find the right words whenever the occasion permits it. This was especially true when she inducted Kobe into the Basketball Hall Of Fame just a few weeks ago.

Today is Father’s Day, and to celebrate the occasion, Bryant took to social media where she paid tribute to Kobe with a lovely photo of their family, and a heartfelt caption.

“To the best girl dad~ Happy Father’s Day, Papi. We love you forever and always, always and forever. Love you always, Nani, Gigi, B.B, Koko, and VB,” Bryant wrote. Today also just so happens to be Capri Bryant’s second birthday, and Vanessa made sure to celebrate the joyous occasion, as well. In the posts below, Vanessa explains just how much she loves her youngest daughter.

“Happy 2nd Birthday, Capri! Mommy, Daddy, Nani, Gigi, and B.B. love you so much! You are our beautiful ray of light. Thank you for bringing so much joy and love into our lives. May you be blessed with many more happy, healthy, and wonderful birthdays. We love you Koko-Bean! Happy birthday!” she wrote.

Hopefully, Vanessa and her daughters have a wonderful day celebrating Capri’s birthday.

After months of speculation about the status of their relationship, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott recently seemingly confirmed their reconciliation. Traveling to New York together with Stormi earlier this week to attend the 72nd Annual Parsons Benefit hosted by The New School, Travis gave Kylie a shoutout in his acceptance speech.

“Wifey, I love you so much,” he spoke, essentially confirming the two were in fact an item again. Kylie later took to Instagram herself to share a snap of herself and the ASTROWORLD artist at the event, further breathing life into the rumors. In honor of Father’s Day, the beauty mogul took to social media again, sharing a photo of herself snuggled up next to Travis as he held Stormi. 

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“Happy Father’s Day [Travis Scott],” wrote Kylie, tagging the rapper in the post. “One day isn’t enough to honor the dad you are. We are so blessed to have you,” she affectionately penned. 

Jenner and Scott previously split back in October of 2019, but remained on very good terms, often spending time together to co-parent Stormi. “We have such a great relationship,” Jenner said of their relationship back in 2020.

“We’re like best friends. We both love Stormi and want what’s best for her. … We stay connected and coordinated. I think about [my parents] in situations with Stormi, what they would do. They were very hands-on with me, and I want the same for Stormi,” she gushed. 

As of now, it seems the two are giving their romantic relationship another go. 

The reunion for the final season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians aired on Thursday, June 17th on the E! Network. During the Kardashian-Jenner clan’s sit down with Andy Cohen, Kylie Jenner spoke about the launch of Kylie Cosmetics. She first launched her “Kylie Lip Kits” in 2015 and it sold out in less than a minute.

During the episode, Jenner detailed how her insecurities surrounding her natural lips helped launch her multi-million dollar company. Cohen asked Kylie if her insecurities are what led her to break into the cosmetics industry. “I had really small lips, and I didn’t ever think about it until I had one of my first kisses and a guy said to me, ‘Oh my God, you’re such a good kisser, but you have such small lips,’ or something like that,” she recalled. “From then on, I felt unkissable.”

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This isn’t the first time the KUTWK personality opened up about how she was self-conscience about her facial features. During a 2017 episode of Life With Kylie, she admitted, “I just didn’t feel desirable or pretty. I really wanted bigger lips. I would overline my lips with lip liner just to create the illusion of bigger lips — And then finally I was like, this lip liner isn’t doing it. I ended up getting my lips done.“

Kylie Cosmetics proves to be a formidable makeup brand. Recently, the company announced that they are redesigning its original lip kits.

The second part of the KUTWK reunion special airs Thursday, June 24th. 

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Tonight, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks will engage in a Game 7 matchup for the ages. The 76ers are the clear favorites to win the series although the Hawks have been sneaky all series long. There is a belief that the Hawks could pull off the upset, and if they want to do it, they will need some top-tier performances from Trae Young and John Collins.

In Game 6, Collins was able to get into Joel Embiid’s head as he dunked on him in one of the best posters we’ve seen all playoffs. Later in the game, Embiid ended up falling on Collins which led to an altercation between the two where Embiid used his size to intimidate the Hawks star. While it was a harmless run-in, the NBA has now decided to fine Embiid $35,000 due to the fact that he escalated the situation.

Embiid has a pretty hefty contract so the fine certainly won’t hurt his bank account that badly. Regardless, this does seem to be an annoying and unnecessary punishment given the circumstances. Players have run-ins all the time with one another, and it was simply a heat-of-the-moment ordeal that ended up harming nobody. 

With Game 7 just hours away, we’re sure both Embiid and Collins will be ready to up the intensity as a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals is on the line.

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Dame Dash and Jay-Z haven’t been on good terms for over a decade. Whether they will ever be able to mend their relationship and go back to making massive business together remains highly unlikely, especially after the recent lawsuit filed against Dame. On Friday, Dame Dash was hit with a lawsuit by Roc-A-Fella Records after his alleged attempt to sell Jay-Z’s debut album, Reasonable Doubt as a NFT. Despite the legal power of Hov and the Roc Nation empire, Dame Dash doesn’t seem too concerned about possible future litigation.

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Dame Dash has officially responded to the lawsuit filed by Roc-A-Fella Records against him. According to TMZ, the entertainment mogul said that the lawsuit has many inaccuracies in it and clarified that it wasn’t Reasonable Doubt he was trying to sell. It was his entire stake in the label. He claimed that in March, Jay tried to purchase his third of Roc-A-Fella but Dame said that Hov’s offer was “a price I deemed unacceptable.”

“Under the terms of the deal with a potential buyer, the buyer would buy my share of Roc a Fella Records and Jay-Z will have exclusive administration rights,” Dash told the publication of his deal. 

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As far as the lawsuit that was filed against him, Dash said that it was merely a bluff in an attempt to prevent him from selling his shares in the company. Dash made it clear that he believes that he has the right to sell his portion of the legendary label. 

This is the second lawsuit filing in regards to Reasonable Doubt in the past week. Jay-Z sued the photographer who shot the cover art to the album. Hov claims that the photographer has been using his likeness without permission to generate revenue. 

We’ll keep you posted on any more updates regarding the case. 

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Throughout the NBA postseason, Ben Simmons has been having a baffling campaign with the Philadelphia 76ers. Simmons is supposed to be one of the best players in the league although his confidence has been completely destroyed. He cannot shoot the ball for the life of him and at the free-throw line, he has been a disaster. This has forced Joel Embiid to carry the load for the Sixers and it is starting to become a huge problem, especially in the second round.

Now, the 76ers are gearing up for a pivotal Game 7 against the Atlanta Hawks and if they want to win, they will need Ben Simmons to be playing his best basketball. In fact, NBA legend Shaq is now issuing a challenge to Simmons as he is fed up with the man’s play. As a fellow LSU alum, Shaq wants Simmons to do better.

“You went to LSU. Man up,” Shaq said simply. Criticisms against Simmons have been commonplace as of late, especially in light of these struggles that have held the Sixers back. They should be one of the best teams in the league, while Simmons is supposed to be one of the best big men. Instead, the second round has been a way bigger struggle than anticipated, which has made fans very frustrated.

Let us know who you think is going to take Game 7, in the comments section below.

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