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Desiigner Exposes Himself On Plane, Enters Mental Facility

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Desiigner is experiencing some serious mental health issues. This is not the first time that he has detailed struggles with mental health. Last year, the rapper explained why he parted ways with Kanye West’s label. “The reason why I left Ye is ’cause I was going through a little mental thing,” Desiigner said. “I was just coming up out of high school, my pops just went into a coma. While I was on tour, I was having a great time but I just knew something at home was happening with my mom and my pops health and shit.” Not long after that interview, Desiigner was caught up in a face off with the LAPD. When speaking on the incident, the rapper said that the the police were unnecessarily hostile in the situation. At the time he told them he was dealing with PTSD.

Desiigner originally hails from Brooklyn. He gained widespread recognition in 2016 after his debut single “Panda” became a chart-topping hit, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. His unique style blends elements of trap music, hip hop, and rap, characterized by his rapid-fire delivery and distinctive ad-libs. Desiigner previously signed with Kanye West’s GOOD Music label in 2016. He has since released several projects, including his debut studio album L.O.D. in 2018. Late last year, he released his single “Bigger And Bigger” after previously announcing the he was retiring. In an interview about the single, he said, “Music is my therapy. I lost a lot of bros this year. We all say things out of emotions but the truth is in me.”

Desiigner: “Please Pray For Me”

Desiigner performs at the Huffer x Marvel Launch Event at Culture Kings.
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Now, Desiigner has had another run in with police for a very different reason. On his international flight back from Asia, he apparently exposed himself. When he landed, the rapper was met by police. Apparently the rapper has not been feeling like himself for quite some time, and even had to be admitted to a hospital while he was out of the country. The specifics were not provided. However, Desiigner did make a statement to TMZ about the situation.

“For the past few months i have not been ok, and i have been struggling to come to terms with what is going on. While overseas for a concert i performed at, i had to be admitted in to a hospital, i was not thinking clearly,” said the rapper. “They gave me meds, and i had to hop on a plane home. I am ashamed of my actions that happened on that plane. I landed back to the states, and am admitting my self in a facility to help me. I will be cancelling all shows and any obligations until further notice. Mental health is real guys, please pray for me. If you’re not feeling like yourself please get help.” What do you think of Desiigner’s behavior? Is it good that he’s speaking out on mental health? Sound off in the comments!

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Here Are The Coachella Set Times For 2023: Weekend Two

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2023 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival
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It’s almost time for Coachella: Weekend Two. This weekend will be a little bit different from the first weekend.

For one, Frank Ocean will not be performing this weekend, as he has dropped out following last weekend’s polarizing performance. Blink-182 will also be performing on Sunday, instead of Friday. Festival goers who are attending this weekend can begin planning who they will see performing, as set times were revealed hours ago.

Check out the set times for this second weekend below. All times are p.m. and PT.

Friday, April 21

Juliet Medoza — 12:00 @ Yuma
Dave From The Grave — 12:00 @ Sonora
Record Safari — 12:30 @ Mojave
Desert Cahuila Bird Singers — 12:35 @ Gobi
Chris Stussy — 1:00 @ Yuma
Mimi — 1:00 @ Outdoor Theatre
The Murder Capital — 1:10 @ Sonora
Jupiter And Okwess — 1:10 @ Gobi
Lewis OfMan — 1:40 @ Mojave
Yimbo — 1:40 @ Sahara
Kyle Watson — 2:00 @ Yuma
Lava La Rue — 2:00 @ Sonora
¿Téo? — 2:10 @ Gobi
The Comet Is Coming — 2:30 @ Outdoor Theatre
Domi & JD Beck — 2:40 @ Mojave
Dombresky — 2:50 @ Sahara
Soul Glo — 2:55 @ Sonora
Oliver Koletzki — 3:00 @ Yuma
Gabriels — 3:10 @ Gobi
Doechii — 3:20 @ Coachella Stage
Saba — 3:40 @ Outdoor Theatre
DannyLux — 3:40 @ Sonora
Benee — 3:45 @ Mojave
Malaa — 3:55 @ Sahara
Dennis Cruz + PAWSA — 4:15 @ Yuma
Overmono — 4:15 @ Gobi
Pusha T — 4:20 @ Coachella Stage
Yungblud — 4:45 @ Outdoor Theatre
Magdalena Bay — 4:50 @ Sonora
Muna — 4:50 @ Mojave
Vintage Culture — 5:00 @ Sahara
Nora En Pure — 5:30 @ Yuma
Tobe Nwigwe — 5:30 @ Gobi
Becky G — 5:35 @ Coachella Stage
TV Girl — 5:55 @ Sonora
SG Lewis — 6:00 @ Outdoor Theatre
Wet Leg — 6:00 @ Mojave
MK — 6:05 @ Sahara
Yves Tumor — 6:45 @ Gobi
Idris Elba — 6:45 @ Yuma
Burna Boy — 7:00 @ Coachella Stage
Jamie Jones — 7:15 @ Sahara
Blondie — 7:20 @ Mojave
Kaytranada — 7:25 @ Outdoor Theatre
Sasha Alex Sloan — 7:40 @ Sonora
The Garden — 7:55 @ Gobi
Mochakk — 8:15 @ Yuma
Gorillaz — 8:30 @ Coachella Stage
Two Friends — 8:35 @ Sahara
Uncle Waffles — 8:45 @ Sonora
Angèle — 8:50 @ Mojave
Whyte Fang — 9:05 @ Gobi
Testpilot — 9:45 @ Yuma
The Chemical Brothers — 9:45 @ Outdoor Theatre
Metro Boomin’ & Friends — 9:50 @ Sahara
FKJ — 10:15 @ Mojave
Ashnikko — 10:20 @ Gobi
Bad Bunny — 11:00 @ Coachella Stage
Maceo Plex — 11:15 @ Yuma

Saturday, April 22

Talon — 12:00 @ Yuma
Triste Juventud X Totem — 12:00 @ Sonora
Juicewon — 12:50 @ Mojave
Francis Mercier — 1:00 @ Yuma
Kershawn The Don — 1:00 @ Gobi
Horsegirl — 1:00 @ Sonora
Tiffany Tyson — 1:40 @ Outdoor Theatre
Scowl — 1:45 @ Sonora
Saish K — 1:50 @ Sonora
Chloé Caillet — 2:00 @ Yuma
AG Club — 2:10 @ Mojave
Elyanna — 2:20 @ Gobi
BRATTY — 2:40 @ Sonora
Marc Rebillet — 2:50 @ Coachella
Rebelution — 2:55 @ Outdoor Theatre
Colyn — 3:00 @ Yuma
Snail Mail — 3:10 @ Mojave
Flo Milli — 3:20 @ Sahara
UMI — 3:25 @ Gobi
Destroy Boys — 3:35 @ Sonora
Earthgang — 4:05 @ Outdoor Theatre
070 Shake — 4:10 @ Coachella Stage
Yung Lean — 4:15 @ Mojave
Mathame — 4:15 @ Yuma
Kenny Beats — 4:20 @ Sahara
Ethel Cain — 4:30 @ Sonora
Dinner Party — 4:30 @ Gobi
Hiatus Kaiyote — 5:15 @ Outdoor Theatre
Mura Masa — 5:20 @ Mojave
Charli XCX — 5:25 @ Coachella Stage
DJ Tennis + Carlita — 5:30 @ Yuma
Elderbrook — 5:30 @ Sahara
The Linda Lindas — 5:35 @ Sonora
Shenseea — 5:45 @ Gobi
Remi Wolf — 6:25 @ Mojave
Sofi Tukker — 6:35 @ Outdoor Theatre
The Breeders — 6:40 @ Sonora
Jan Blomqvist — 6:45 @ Yuma
Diljit Dosanjh — 6:50 @ Sahara
Yaeji — 6:50 @ Gobi
Rosalía — 6:55 @ Coachella Stage
Jai Paul — 7:40 @ Mojave
Sunset Rollercoaster — 7:55 @ Sonora
WhoMadeWho — 8:00 @ Yuma
Tale Of Us — 8:05 @ Sahara
Eladio Carrión — 8:10 @ Gobi
Boygenius — 8:10 @ Outdoor Theatre
Bakar — 9:00 @ Sonora
Blackpink — 9:20 @ Coachella Stage
Underworld — 9:05 @ Mojave
Monolink — 9:25 @ Gobi
$uicideboy$ — 9:30 @ Sahara
Hot Since 82 — 9:30 @ Yuma
Nia Archives — 10:00 @ Sonora
Eric Prydz Presents Holo — 10:20 @ Outdoor Theatre
Chromeo — 10:40 @ Gobi
Labrinth — 10:40 @ Mojave
The Kid Laroi — 10:45 @ Sahara
Keinemusik — 11:00 @ Yuma
Calvin Harris — 11:40 @ Coachella Stage
Donavan’s Yard — 11:45 @ Gobi

Sunday, April 23

Minus The Light — 12:00 @ Yuma
Eric Sanchez — 12:00 @ Sonora
Briggs — 12:40 @ Briggs
Muezette — 12:45 @ Mojave
Airrica — 1:00 @ Yuma
Gabe Real — 1:00 @ Outdoor Theatre
Conexión Divina — 1:00 @ Sonora
Sir Skrause — 1:40 @ Sahara
Ali Sethi — 1:50 @ Gobi
Los Bitchos — 1:55 @ Sonora
LP Giobbi — 2:00 @ Yuma
Paris Texas — 2:05 @ Mojave
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs — 2:10 @ Outdoor Theatre
Joy Crookes — 2:45 @ Gobi
El Michels Affair — 2:55 @ Sonora
Pi’erra Bourne — 3:00 @ Sahara
TSHA — 3:00 @ Yuma
IDK — 3:05 @ Mojave
Stick Figure — 3:20 @ Outdoor Theatre
Glorilla — 3:40 @ Coachella Stage
Fousheé — 3:40 @ Gobi
Gordo — 3:55 @ Sahara
Sleaford Mods — 4:00 @ Sonora
Noname — 4:10 @ Mojave
Big Wild — 4:30 @ Outdoor Theatre
Cassian — 4:30 @ Yuma
Romy — 4:45 @ Gobi
Porter Robinson — 4:45 @ Coachella Stage
Momma — 5:05 @ Sonora
Latto — 5:05 @ Sahara
Weyes Blood — 5:15 @ Mojave
Rae Sremmurd — 5:55 @ Outdoor Theatre
2manyDJs — 5:55 @ Gobi
Sasha & John Digweed — 6:00 @ Yuma
Alex G — 6:00 @ Sonora
Kali Uchis — 6:00 @ Coachella Stage
Jackson Wang — 6:10 @ Sahara
Christine And The Queens — 6:25 @ Mojave
Dominic Fike — 7:05 @ Outdoor Theatre
Cannons — 7:10 @ Gobi
Mareux — 7:15 @ Sonora
Jai Wolf — 7:25 @ Sahara
Björk — 7:30 @ Coachella Stage
Camelphat — 7:30 @ Yuma
Willow — 7:45 @ Mojave
Knocked Loose — 8:10 @ Sonora
DRAMA — 8:15 @ Gobi
Fisher + Chris Lake — 8:35 @ Outdoor Theatre
A Boogie — 8:40 @ Sahara
The Blaze — 8:55 @ Mojave
Adam Beyer — 9:00 @ Yuma
Sudan Archives — 9:10 @ Sonora
Blink-182 — 9:20 @ Coachella Stage
DPR LIVE + DPR IAN — 9:20 @ Gobi
Boris Brejcha — 9:45 @ Sahara

Some of the artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Drake Bell’s Wife Files For Divorce

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Drake Bell has had quite the week. A few days ago, he was reported missing. His brother said he could be suicidal over custody issues. In a statement, police described the car he may be driving. “He should be traveling in a 2022 grey BMW and his last known location is potentially the area of Mainland High School on 4/12/2023 just before 9 PM,” they said. “He is considered missing and endangered.” Luckily, he was found completely fine, but that was not the end of his bad week.

Throughout the years, Bell has faced several legal troubles. In 2021, he was sentenced to a two-year probation period for endangering a minor due to his relationship with a 15-year-old girl whom he met during a concert in 2017. He later confessed to attempting to endanger a minor and distributing harmful content to juveniles. In addition, he was mandated to complete 200 hours of community service in California. During his 2021 sentencing, Bell admitted to his wrongdoing, expressed regret, and apologized to the victim and anyone else who may have been affected by his actions.

Bell’s Messy Relationship History

Today, Drake’s wife of four years filed for divorce. For those paying attention, this likely comes as no surprise. In 2020, Drake’s former fling accused him of abuse. She originally accused him in a number of TikTok videos. Then, she took to Instagram to explain further. “Everyone that really knows me and has been a friend of mine for the past 15 years, knows all too well of the abuse that Drake Bell put me through,” she wrote. “I have so many witnesses, I have photos, it was my life. If you don’t believe me, it is clear to me what kind of person you are, and I don’t need that on my side.”

Drake, of course, denied the accusations of abuse. He made a statement on the situation, as well. “As our relationship ended — more than a decade ago — we, unfortunately, both called each other terrible names, as often happens when couples are breaking up,” Bell says. “But that is it. Clearly, Melissa still felt close enough to me just last year that she was comfortable reaching out to ask me to provide her with financial support during a tough time (which I did).” What do you think of the latest drama in the Drake Bell situation? Let us know in the comments!

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