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Following the television premiere of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s multi-platinum single “WAP” at the Grammy Awards, right-wing conservatives, including Candace Owens, began to have a fit on social media. Accusing Cardi and Megan of “ruining American society” and “glorifying prostitution” among other things, conservatives clearly did not learn to enjoy “WAP” months after initially whining and complaining about the song. 

Candace Owens and Cardi B have been going back and forth on Twitter as a result, bashing one another disrespectfully while thousands watched on. We’ve kept track of their online battle so far and after a day of war, it looks like “Candy” and Cardi might be headed to court.

After Candace tweeted about Cardi B “shoving [her] vagina into [Megan’s] vagina” while performing, the rapper reminded Owens about a rumor that was going around a few months ago that the political commentator’s husband had cheated on her with her own brother. Owens says the tweet, in which she allegedly admits to her husband’s infidelity, was edited and she’s willing to go to court for defamation.

“That is clearly a photoshopped tweet,” said Candace Owens. “Only one of us has a husband that sleeps around.” Candace went on to accuse Cardi of hiring a team to photoshop the tweet, despite it being passed around in viral fashion a few months ago. “This wasn’t photoshopped you was trending the whole day when you tweeted this and it was published on a lot of blog outlets,” said Cardi. “Your right mine sleeps around yours sleeps at yours sleep at your home with your brother C*CK BOXING while you tweet me.”

Candace was clearly offended by the fact that this tweet was mentioned, giving her one more chance to let it go before threatening to sue, but it looks like things may be headed in that direction regardless. “You want to admit you lied now, or get sued so I can expose you as a liar? I win either way,” said Candace. When a fan told her to just quit tweeting and file a lawsuit, she said she was ready to do so. “Yes. Just spoke with my family. I am 100% suing Cardi for that nonsense,” she said. “You can’t just start throwing out wild lies against private members of my family because you’re upset someone called your out on your degenerate performance.”

Cardi B says she’s going to counter-sue.

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A rapper can be just starting out in the industry or riding high off of their success, and no matter where they land on the scale, there are going to be haters with something to say. The Rap world can be a fickle place, and Yung Bleu recalls getting his feet wet in the game and not receiving love from his homestate of Alabama. With a Drake collaboration under his belt and much more to come in the future, the locals are starting to come around, but Bleu remembers those days when he wasn’t embraced by his community.

“It used to be, but now I get nothin’ but love,” the rapper told VladTV. “I feel like it was back when I was the only one really poppin’, so all the attention was on me. All the people really wasn’t used to somebody ridin’ though in a Lambo from Rap, so it was a lot of hate. But once more artists start blowing up, it’s love, like we used to it.” 

Bleu said that he doesn “fault” his past critics for coming down on him earlier on in his career before Vlad mentioned that late rapper Doe B., also from Alabama, was “really dope.” Bleu explained that when he was speaking about his experience of being an artist who helped bring attention to Alabama, he was speaking about a specific type of rapper.

“When you say, ‘puttin’ Alabama on the map,’ I’m talkin’ ’bout the streets,” said the rapper. “I’m not really talkin’ ’bout like, what I think of like, the streets, I’m talkin’ ’bout being able to go to any hood. We was doing shows in New York and stuff, sellin’ ’em out in 2017. So, people knew every song off my mixtape.”

“That’s really puttin’ it on the map to me. Maybe people think different, but to me—everybody got they own puttin’ something on the map.” Yung Bleu also stated that when he sat down for interviews in the past, reporters would note that he was “the only one from Alabama.” Vlad added that Gucci Mane is also from the state but Bleu interjected, “He don’t claim that.” Check out the clip below.

She’s taking a break from her “ooh baby, ahh baby” ad-libs and heading to the silver screen. It was recently announced that Ashanti snagged herself a role in Honey Girls, a film produced by Build-A-Bear about their popular, brightly colored line of plushies. The film is reportedly a live-action film about the line of toys and will also star YouTube sensation Tessa Brooks, singer Ava Grace, Broadway actress Aliyah Mastin, and actress Frankie McNellis in her first major movie role.

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Over on Buil-A-Bear’s website, they shared the synopsis of the film and revealed Ashanti’s role in the kids-centered film. “Three young musicians participate in a talent competition to discover the next great solo artist, hosted by global pop-star Fancy G (Ashanti),” it reads. “The competitors quickly discover that they are ‘better together’ and form a secret band called HONEY GIRLS that has an immediate viral mega hit! Performing in disguise to avoid detection and elimination by Fancy G, these three competitors must ultimately decide what is more important – fame or friendship.”

Honey Girls will be tacked on to the growing list of television and film roles Ashanti has amassed during her career. Swipe below to check out a few still from the Honey Girls set.

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The world is learning much more about Demi Lovato now that she’s been sharing intimate details of her life in her documentary. In Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil, viewers find the singer candidly discussing some of her most infamous moments throughout her career, but fans weren’t expecting the 28-year-old to share that she was raped at 15-years-old and sexually assaulted by her drug dealer the evening she overdosed.

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“I lost my virginity in a rape,” Lovato revealed. “I called that person back a month later and tried to make it right by being in control and all it did was make me feel worse.” She said she “beat [herself] up” for years. “We were hooking up but I said — hey, this is not going any farther, I’m a virgin, and I don’t want to lose it this way. And that didn’t matter to them, they did it anyways. And I internalized it and I told myself it was my fault because I still went in the room with him. I still hooked up with him.”

Lovato decided to come forward because she wanted to encourage others to share their truths and learn that these experiences aren’t their faults. “You know what, f*ck it, I’m just going to say it: My MeToo story is me telling somebody that someone did this to me and they never got in trouble for it,” Lovato said, without naming her assailant. “They never got taken out of the movie they were in. But I’ve just kept it quiet because I’ve always had something to say, and I’m tired of opening my mouth, so there’s the tea.”

That wasn’t all; in 2018, Demi Lovato made headlines after suffering a drug overdose. She now says that what people didn’t know at the time was that she was sexually assaulted by her dealer. “I didn’t just overdose. I was taken advantage of,” he revealed. “When they found me, I was naked, blue. I was literally left for dead after he took advantage of me.”

Following the documentary, Lovato plans to release her forthcoming album Dancing With the Devil… The Art of Starting Over. 

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He’s mended many of the professional relationships that were left up in the air following his anti-Semitic remarks during his Cannon’s Class broadcast, but Nick Cannon isn’t looking to be forgiven. The media mogul faced off with Cancel Culture recently, and the consequences were swift. The future of Wild ‘N Out remained uncertain and his longstanding partnership with ViacomCBS ended. After doing a bit of soul searching, as well as conversing with Jewish leaders, Cannon returned with an apology. He declared his comments “reinforced the worst stereotypes of a proud and magnificent people and I feel ashamed of the uninformed and naive place that these words came from.”

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In a preview of Soul of a Nation, Cannon sits down and details his experience and how he grew from the scandal. In the clip, he’s asked if he’s looking for people to forgive him for his comments. “I’m not seeking forgiveness, I’m seeking for growth,” said the actor. “I’m going through the process of atonement for growth and if someone during that process forgives me, then we have then grown together.”

He also addressed reports that he was pressured to come forward and apologize. “I can answer this wholeheartedly. Who pressured me?” Cannon asked. “Ultimately I’ve always said that apologies are empty, apologies are weightless.” We aren’t able to see or hear where Cannon was going with his next thought because the clip cuts out, but you can catch the preview below.

The Grammys may be over, but Megan Thee Stallion is still riding high from her big night. The Houston rapper took home three awards at Sunday’s (March 14) ceremony, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Song, and Best Rap Performance. She, along with the rest of the world, was surprised to see Beyoncé at the show and expressed her shock during her acceptance speech. Later, Megan and boyfriend Pardison Fontaine shared photos of how they enjoyed each other’s company, and while the Good News rapper is loving her time in the sun, she had a message for her critics.

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“Ok I just finished shooting for the day now we abt to upload the new ‘Road to thee Grammys’ hottie world [hearts emoji][world emoji],” Megan tweeted this evening. Soon, her mentions were flooded by fans and detractors alike, especially considering how her controversial “WAP” performance with Cardi B has been trending all day. So, she popped back in with a message. “Don’t mention me if you not a hottie thanks.”

“Before I go… y’all be acting like people force y’all to look at sh*t you don’t like,” she quickly added. “If you like puppies follow puppy pages , if you like food follow food pages, if you like bad b*tches follow me [woman hair flip emoji] SIMPLE K BYE.” Check out her posts below, including a little back and forth flirting between Meg and Pardi.