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Earlier this week, the New York Times threw gallons of gasoline on Subway’s Northern California tuna lawsuit by releasing a report from an independent study that analyzed the DNA of the sandwich restaurant chain’s tuna. The report found that there was no tuna DNA present in any part of the “60 inches worth of Subway tuna sandwiches” that were tested, and upon hearing that, many people ran off with jokes about Subway serving fake tuna to its customers.

As previously reported, the NYT’s report also presented an extremely important caveat, in which the people behind the study admitted that DNA testing may not be the most accurate test to find out what Subway’s tuna is made out of. “There’s two conclusions. One, it’s so heavily processed that whatever we could pull out, we couldn’t make an identification,”  one of the lab workers revealed. “Or we got some and there’s just nothing there that’s tuna.”

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Regardless of how bad the situation may currently look, however, Subway is still adamant that their now-infamous tuna is in fact “100% wild-caught, cooked tuna.” According to Complex, Subway has responded to the controversy by releasing the following statement:

A recent New York Times report indicates that DNA testing is an unreliable methodology for identifying processed tuna. This report supports and reflects the position that Subway has taken in relation to a meritless lawsuit filed in California and with respect to DNA testing as a means to identify cooked proteins. DNA testing is simply not a reliable way to identify denatured proteins, like Subway’s tuna, which was cooked before it was tested.

Unfortunately, various media outlets have confused the inability of DNA testing to confirm a specific protein with a determination that the protein is not present. The testing that the New York Times report references does not show that there is not tuna in Subway’s tuna. All it says is that the testing could not confirm tuna, which is what one would expect from a DNA test of denatured proteins.

Are you buying Subway’s stance on the situation or are you still skeptical as to what the sandwich restaurant chain’s tune is made out of?

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Regardless of the criticism he may receive from the public, the mother of DaBaby’s daughter, MeMe, is going to stick by his side. The North Carolina rapper has been taking a few hits from the public following his “SKAT” collaboration with Tory Lanez, and now that he and longtime collaborator Megan Thee Stallion no longer follow one another on social media anymore, the Houston rapper’s fanbase has been on the attack.

DaBaby has taken the drama in stride and now MeMe has come forward to suggest that their family unit is locked in and there’s nothing anyone can say that can shake her support.

MeMe posted a photo of herself with DaBaby along with their daughter who is seen holding up her middle finger. “Them: Yo babydaddy dis, yo babydaddy dat…” MeMe wrote over the image. “Me:[eye roll emoji] Renny … respond for mommy please.” In another Instagram Story slide, MeMe added, “Respect my peace …. Cause I ont give a f*ck about nunnadatshi [smiling emoji][halo emoji].”

MeMe never backs down when it comes to defending the famous father of her child or their relationship, and she proved that last year when she went toe-to-toe with DaniLeigh on social media. DaBaby and DaniLeigh were just going public with their romance when MeMe kicked up dust with the singer online. Check out MeMe’s posts below.

In just a few days, dozens of our favorite artists will find out if they’re going home with a BET award. Saweetie has been nominated for Best Female Hip Hop Artist after having a monumental year, and she caught up with Big Tigger to chat about the nomination, her career, and her forthcoming debut studio album, Pretty B*tch Music.

“I’m so excited and hella grateful, so I’m just happy to be here,” Saweetie said in a virtual interview. 

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Tigger wanted to know about her upcoming project that was slated for release this week and Saweetie revealed that there is a bit of a delay. “Yes, PBM was supposed to come out this month, but I was really living with it,” she said. “And one of my goals is for people to really feel something with every song, so I had to go back and reconstruct some songs. Just know that I’m a perfectionist and it’s on the way.”

Elsewhere, Saweetie talked about fame and having her every move watched by the public. “The eyeballs, being under a microscope,” she said. “Every little thing that you do, someone’s report, it can be taken out of context, even Big Tig was saying earlier, Cancel Culture. So, I just feel like, we work so hard to reap the benefits but then, at least for me, I just feel like I’m always being watched and I have to be hyper-aware, and sometimes I feel like I can’t even enjoy some of my moments because there’s just so much opinions.”

Watch Saweetie’s interview in full below and make sure to tune into the BET Awards on June 27.

If there is something Boosie Badazz needs, rest assured he will take to the internet to ask millions of strangers if they can provide. Boosie is hailed as one of the funniest rappers in the industry and it seems that most of the time, it’s unintentional. The public loves Boosie’s authenticity and relatability, and recently, he once again proved he’s not above anyone else when he made a public plea to borrow someone’s car for a few days.

“I lost my identification,” a frustrated Bossie said in the clip. “I can’t get a f*ckin rental car. I’m in Orlando.”

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“I need to borrow somebody car. I need your sh*t for two days,” he continued. “I’mma cash you out $700, I gotta smoke in your sh*t, but I need your car man. If you gotta van, me and my kids need your car.” Boosie added that he could get a driver, but no one will let him “smoke in they sh*t.”

“I need somebody bring me they truck and let me get that for two days. I lost my ID man, I just got to the rental car place. I’m going through it, man. Let me get your sh*t.” Apparently, it didn’t matter what the vehicle looked like, as long as it worked. We can only imagine how many responses Boosie was bombarded with in his DMs, but his video has certainly brought in a few laughs. 

Hopefully, Boosie was able to get everything straightened out. Check it out below.

For decades, there has been a running joke-non-joke that everyone in Hollywood is connected by “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” In essence, it just means that you can connect any two celebrities in the industry through some sort of professional or personal connection to Kevin Bacon, but it’s becoming clear that as the years move on, Ray J might be taking over the actor’s place in that cultural phenomenon.

Hip Hop has long discussed Ray J’s affiliation with and to various aspects of the entertainment industry as he’s grown from a child star to musician to business mogul to reality TV staple, and most recently, people have debated whether or not he holds any responsibility in the East Coast vs. West Coast Rap beef between Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.

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While social media continues that debate, the Love & Hip Hop star popped up on Instagram to show that he’s kicking things up a notch. Adding to the chatter about his connections, the singer shared a selfie with former President Bill Clinton and, of course, he made sure to promote his brands in the caption to his photo with the politician.

“Presidential Marketing!! #BILLCLINTON #newyorkcity He wants the red white and blue @rayconglobal earbuds!!! — I GOT YOU BILLI!!” Ray wrote. In his comments, wife Princess Love was there with a dozen or so supportive fire emojis. Check out Ray J’s iconic moment below.