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Nelly Slammed Over Resurfaced Videos That Show Him Singing To Young Girls: Watch

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A number of videos showing Nelly previously singing inappropriately to underage girls on stage have resurfaced. Outrage, backlash and questioning have consequently ensued on social media.

In the clips, the Texas native intimately sings to underage girls on the stage with him. In one, the Country Grammar artist is seen performing his 2004 track “Over and Over” near the child’s face.

Nelly attends the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on October 01, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)

He asks if she’s nervous. Afterward, he proceeds to grab some of her hair before serenading her in a highly inappropriate way.

Nelly commits a similar act in a separate video. As the young girl awkwardly stands on stage, he surprisingly twirls her hair and begins to sing to her in a disturbing manner.

The pop-rap hitmaker even attempts to hold the fan’s hand, which is obviously met with uncertainty.

In both videos, the crowd screams and even laughs at the situation ensuing in front of them. It’s unclear at this time why the Dancing with the Stars alum didn’t receive backlash at the time of these concerts.

The videos have resurfaced after Nelly was in the news just this past weekend for a passionate performance with his ex, R&B singer Ashanti.

The couple reunited on stage for Power 98.3 and Power 96.1’s “Under The Mistletoe” concert in Arizona. Their performance of their collaborative 2008 track, “Body On Me” found them trending on social media.

The celebrity couple called their decade-long romance quits in 2014.

Fans were calling for the former couple to rekindle their love, but now Twitter is demanding answers for the 48-year-old’s disgusting behaviour with underage fans on stage.

“OUTRAGED! This shit is insane,” one person wrote. “I know those of you that love and support R. Kelly won’t see anything wrong here, BUT, for the rest of us, why is it okay for a GROWN ass man, NELLY, now to be referred to as R. Nelly, to call an 8-YEAR-OLD girl on stage and sing to her, rubbing [and] all.”

Neither Nelly nor his team have commented on the situation thus far. Make sure to check back in with HNHH for the latest updates.

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Margot Robbie Admits She Improvised Brad Pitt Kiss In “Babylon”

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Margot Robbie says that she improvised a kiss scene in Babylon to sneak in a kiss with her co-star Brad Pitt. Robbie recalled the moment during an interview with E! News on Monday.

“That wasn’t in the script,” Robbie admitted. “But I thought, ‘When else am I gonna get the chance to kiss Brad Pitt? I’m just gonna go for it.’”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 25: In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Margot Robbie attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Sayles/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)

So, Robbie spoke with director Damien Chazelle about whether a kiss would be fitting for their characters.

“I said, ‘Damien, I think Nellie would just go up and kiss Jack,’” Robbie recalled. “And Damien was like, ‘Well, she could — wait, hold on. You just wanna kiss Brad Pitt.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, so sue me. This opportunity might never come up again.’ And he was like, ‘It does work for the character,’ and I was like, ‘I think so.’”

Chazelle ended up being on board with the addition: “He was like, ‘No, do it again. That really works.’ I was like, ‘Oh, great.’”

Pitt wasn’t the only celebrity Robbie kissed on set either. She revealed that she also got one in with Katherine Waterston.

“I actually kissed Katherine [Waterston] as well,” Robbie said. “But I don’t know if that made the cut.”

Babylon hits theatres everywhere on December 23. In addition to Robbie and Pitt, the film stars Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, Tobey Maguire, and Li Jun Li. The story follows multiple characters during Hollywood’s transition from silent to sound films in the late 1920s.

Check out the trailer for Babylon below.

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Elon Musk Announces He Doesn’t Have “Any Suicidal Thoughts” On Twitter

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While going live on Twitter Spaces, Elon Musk surprisingly answered whether or not he was suicidal. The billionaire shortly stated, “I do not have any suicidal thoughts,” adding, “If I committed suicide it’s not real.”

The Tesla founder also recently discussed possible threats to his safety.

According to the Daily Mail, Musk said, “Frankly, the risk of something bad happening or literally even being shot is quite significant.”

“I’m definitely not going to be doing any open-air car parades, let me put it that way. It’s not that hard to kill me if somebody wanted to, so hopefully they don’t,” he added. “Maybe I should be more worried than I am, but I think generally, if you do right by the people, you have the people on your side.”

READ MORE: Elon Musk Admits He’s In Over His Head During Business Conference: Watch

Musk reportedly expressed the concerns after his multi-billion dollar buyout of Twitter and subsequent moves as CEO.

After purchasing the social media platform in a $44 billion deal, the South African native received backlash after laying off thousands of Twitter employees.

Musk is also facing scrutiny following the now-viral “Twitter Files.” 

Per CNN, Matt Taibbi, an established journalist, shared the information in a Twitter thread after learning “details about behind-the-scenes discussions on Twitter’s content moderation decision-making, including the call to suppress a 2020 New York Post story about Hunter Biden and his laptop.”

Former president Donald Trump and Kanye West also had their accounts reinstated following Musk’s takeover of Twitter. The entrepreneur tweeted around the same time that Twitter’s new policy includes “freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach.”

He added, “Negative/hate tweets will be max deboosted & demonetized, so no ads or other revenue to Twitter.”

Last week, Kanye West received another suspension from the platform after going on an anti-Semitic rant and posting a swastika on his account.

On the decision to ban the rapper, Musk said in a tweet, “I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended.”

Check back in with HNHH for any updates on Musk’s new role as Twitter’s owner.

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Future Splurges On $7.5M Bentley-Branded Condo

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Future is celebrating yet another dominant year as one of the hottest rappers in the game. His latest splurge comes in the form of dropping a $7.5 million bag. The money was spent on a new pad – and it’s Bentley-branded, of course.

King Pluto is allegedly in contract talks to purchase the beachside apartment in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. The unit is part of the up-scale Bentley Residence from Gil Dezer, who is the CEO of Dezer Development.

Rapper Future performs on the Coachella stage during day 3 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2017 in Indio, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)

The 62-story building will be home to 216 units and is set to be completed in 2027. The laundry list of amenities ensures residents that there’s no reason to leave while they’re home. Complete with a three-story lobby with ocean views, a gym, spa, pool, and a whiskey bar, the place is definitely any man’s dream.

Additionally, it comes with a 14-seater movie theater, a cigar lounge and a games room. Clearly, it’s got everything you need.

Of course the “Stick Talk” rapper’s unit is one of the most extravagant in the futuristic building. It features three bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, sprawling over 6,000 square feet.

His new home also includes a private pool located on the terrace and a 1,500-square-foot, four-car sky garage that he won’t even need to drive up to his unit.

“The Dezervator [a patented elevator] takes you and your car straight to your unit — you can see the cars from your living room, thanks to a glass divider from the garage,” says Dezer.

The big purchase caps off another busy year for the 39-year old rapper. Previously, he dropped his ninth studio album, I NEVER LIKED YOU back in April. Featuring the hits “WAIT FOR U” and “PUFFIN ON ZOOTIEZ,” it went on to receive a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album.

The toxicity-inspired project went on to receive gold status, selling over 500,000 units in the U.S. just a month after its release. 2022 also found him being appropriately crowned one of “the best rappers alive” by GQ.

Future Hendrix is fresh off of making four appearances on Metro Boomin’s newly released sophomore album, HEROES & VILLAINS. There are no signs of him slowing down.

Comment below what you think of Future’s new crib.

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Kanye West Tells Jewish People To Forgive Hitler

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The unraveling of Kanye West will make for several documentaries in the coming years as his Nazi praise continues. The legendary musician’s fall from grace has been rapid in recent years, and it doesn’t look as if West is interested in recovering his reputation. His admonishing of Harriet Tubman and enslaved Black people became viral moments. Then, he was a MAGA Trump supporter, and these days, your favorite rapper has praised Hitler.

As the masses pleaded with West to cease his interview cycle, the rapper sat down with Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes. The chat took place on Censored.TV, an alt-right streaming platform with McInnes claiming he doesn’t want West to become a Nazi.

Read More: Akon Defends Kanye West’s Nazi Praise

However, according to The Daily Beast, McInnes also spewed his own hate. He targeted former President Barack Obama, Vice President Kamala Harris, and “liberal elites of all races.”

Meanwhile, West claimed he welcome his recent backlash with open arms because it has helped with his bid for president in 2024. “Jewish people control the majority of the media, along with banks, along with real estate, along with malls,” said the disgraced icon. “They can control the narrative. History is written by the winners.”

West also blamed the Jewish community for tarnishing Hitler’s reputation. White supremacist Nick Fuentes once again joined West for the incendiary conversation. He added “kids love Hitler” as the pair continued to promote their campaign of bigotry.

Read More: Kanye West To Alex Jones: “I Like Hitler”

Meanwhile, West chimed in with bits about pornography being “the gas chamber” or “silent killer.” He reiterated that porn “destroyed” his family, and according to TDB, West noted that “women in porn as ‘products of pedophilia.” Additionally, women who choose to freeze their eggs to have children later in life or those that show off their bodies on social media are lacking the “dream” of “having a husband and kids.” People encouraging women to pose “half-naked” were also called sexual predators.

“Jewish people can’t tell me who I can love and who I can’t love,” said West. “You can’t say, you can’t force your pain on everyone else. Jewish people, forgive Hitler today.”

Read More: Kanye Denies The Holocaust, Calls Obama A “Jewish President”

After Hollywood Unlocked reposted a clip of the interview, there were hoards of people who weren’t happy with the appearance.

“This is how i feel about white people and slavery,” Guapdad 4000 commented. “The answer is NO . F*ck what ye talking about I’m NOT SYMPATHETIC FOR NO NAZI’s they hated us too .”

Check out clips of the interview above and below.

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Shania Twain Says She Had To “Flatten” Her Chest To Avoid Stepfather’s Abuse As A Teenager

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Shania Twain opened up about the abuse she suffered as a teenager at the hands of her stepfather in a new interview with The Sunday Times. Speaking with the outlet, Twain explained that the trauma had a lasting effect on her body image.

Detailing the sexual and physical abuse her stepfather, Jerry Twain, subjected her to growing up, Shania explained that she would attempt to flatten her chest for safety.

“I hid myself and I would flatten my boobs,” the singer said. “I would wear bras that were too small for me, and I’d wear two, play it down until there was nothing girl about me. Make it easier to go unnoticed. Because, oh my gosh, it was terrible — you didn’t want to be a girl in my house.”

NEW YORK, NY – JULY 14: Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain performs at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on July 14, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)

She continued: “Then you go into society and you’re a girl and you’re getting the normal other unpleasant stuff too, and that reinforces it. So then you think, ‘Oh, I guess it’s just s—ty to be a girl. Oh, it’s so s—ty to have boobs.’ I was ashamed of being a girl.”

All-in-all, the abuse had a lasting effect on her comfortability expressing her femininity as she became a global superstar.

“All of a sudden it was like, well, what’s your problem?” she explained. “You know, you’re a woman and you have this beautiful body? What was so natural for other people was so scary for me. I felt exploited, but I didn’t have a choice now. I had to play the glamorous singer, had to wear my femininity more openly or more freely. And work out how I’m not gonna get groped, or raped by someone’s eyes, you know, and feel so degraded.”

The interview with The Sunday Times comes a month after the 25th anniversary of her classic album, Come On Over.

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Juliana Nalú Confirms She’s “Single” After Kanye West’s Nazi Comments

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Juliana Nalú confirmed that she’s single on Instagram while responding to a comment about Kanye West. Ye and Nalú were previously spotted getting intimate by sources for Page Six in October.

When one user called her out for dating someone who is “fond of Nazism,” Nalú shut down the rumors.

“I’m single,” she said, before remarking, “Thanks for caring.”

CAPRI, ITALY – JULY 30: Juliana Nalú attends the photocall at the LuisaViaRoma for Unicef event at La Certosa di San Giacomo on July 30th in Capri, Italy. (Photo by Jacopo M. Raule/Getty Images for Luisaviaroma)

Nalú’s apparent distancing from West comes after the Donda rapper spoke with Alex Jones for a recent interview. In the discussion, he took his antisemitism to a new low by praising Adolf Hitler.

“Well, I see good things about Hitler also,” West said. “The Jews…I love everyone, and the Jewish people are not going to tell me ‘You can love us and you can love what we are doing to you with the contracts, and you can love what we are pushing with the pornography’, but this guy that invented highways, invented the very microphone that I use as a musician, you can’t say out loud that this person ever did anything good and I am done with that.”

After Jones tried to walk back his comments, West clarified: “I like Hitler.”

When they were first spotted together, Page Six reported that West got together with Nalú in an effort to “drown out [the headlines about antisemitism] with other content.” They added that “the new girlfriend” was an attempt “to try and make people forget.”

Since his Alex Jones interview, West has since begun feuding with Elon Musk on social media. The billionaire banned him from Twitter for posting a swastika.

Check out Nalú’s Instagram post below.

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Megan Thee Stallion Kicks Off October With A Trip To Halloween Town: Photos

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Is it Halloween yet?

The first of October is upon us already, which means spooky season lovers have just a few weeks to get their costumes in picture-perfect condition, and from the looks of her latest Instagram photos, Megan Thee Stallion is taking the holiday extra seriously this year.

Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage at the Coachella Stage during the 2022 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 16, 2022 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)

On Saturday afternoon, the Houston-born rap diva dropped off a photo dump that begins with a snapshot of her casually chilling in her home, adorned in pretty pink pyjamas with a bright cocktail and a book in her hands. On her head, though, MTS sported a sinister-looking orange pumpkin, proving that she’s ready to get her Hottieween on.

Other snapshots see the 27-year-old answering her front door in her creepy costume, and she cleverly set the upload’s location as Halloween Town.

As Billboard notes, this isn’t the first time Thee Stallion pulled a stunt like this. On the same day last year, she donned a pumpkin head as well, this one haired with a long-sleeve crop top, leggings, and plenty of diamond jewelry.

It remains unclear exactly what the “Big Ole Freak” rapper is planning for her official costume this season, but it’s undeniable that it will be hard for her to top 2021’s sexy Hellraiser Pinhead look.

“Pain has a face. Allow me to show you. Gentleman, I am pain #hottieween,” she captioned her celebratory post at the time.

Aside from her upcoming Halloween antics, Thee Stallion has been having plenty of fun with her performance looks recently as well, dressing up like Sailor Moon in Japan, and a sultry milkmaid while in Germany – read more about that here, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.

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Twitter Clowns Nick Cannon Over Baby No. 10’s Name

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Just weeks after welcoming his first child with model Bre Tiesi and another with LaNisha Cole, 41-year-old Nick Cannon was excited to share the news of his and Brittany Bell’s third child together‘s birth on Friday (September 30).

As is tradition whenever one of the women in the California native’s life welcomes a baby with him, social media is running rampant with those offering up their critiques of his parenting and life decisions.

Miss Guam Brittany Bell and actor/singer Nick Cannon (C) perform onstage during the Maxim Party with Johnnie Walker, Timex, Dodge, Hugo Boss, Dos Equis, Buffalo Jeans, Tabasco and popchips on January 31, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Maxim)

Now that he’s a father of 10 (with more confirmed on the way), Cannon has gotten to be quite experienced at crafting names for his children, but Twitter users don’t seem to be impressed with the entertainer’s incredibly unique choices – particularly the moniker given to his youngest, Rise Messiah Cannon.

“Another Blessing!!! As my journey on this planet becomes more and more remarkable and unfathomable, all I can do is thank God and continue to ask the Most High to order my steps. He has given me stewardship and dominion over a family dynamic that to some is unimaginable,” The Masked Singer host wrote with his announcement yesterday.

Aside from Rise, Bell and Cannon are also parents to 5-year-old Golden Sagon and nearly 2-year-old Powerful Queen.

Children the recording artist shares with other women include Moroccan, Monroe, Zion, Zillion, Legendary, Onyx, as well as the late Zen, who passed away after a battle with brain cancer last year.

“What kind of Mad Libs generator are they using to come up with these names?” one Twitter user pondered. Another added, “It’s clear that in order to have a baby with Nick Cannon the women have to agree to let him name them all these hotep ass names.”

Check out more reactions below, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.

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Chloe Bailey Says Her Upcoming “For The Night” Single Is About Gunna

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Chloe x Halle always knew they had strong potential as a duo, but over the last year, we’ve seen the Atlanta-based sisters explore themselves as individuals more than ever before. While the younger of the two spent time working with Disney on The Little Mermaid live-action remake, the eldest sister has been busy sharing new singles in between her sultry Instagram snapshots.

Chlöe’s first release as a solo artist was “Have Mercy,” which she followed earlier this year with “Treat Me,” the Shemix of Capella Grey’s “GYALIS,” and most recently, the super sexy “Surprise.”

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 21: Chloe Bailey and Gunna attend Atlanta Hawks vs Dallas Mavericks home opener game at State Farm Arena on October 21, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

As she prepares for the arrival of her next single, “For The Night,” the 24-year-old created a Twitter Spaces session so she could dish to her fans about what they should expect.

“Imma tell y’all a little secret about ‘For The Night,’” she began. “*deep breath* I might regret saying this, but hey, maybe it’ll help f*cking streams. I don’t even think he knows this! I wrote ‘For The Night’ about Gunna,” Bailey admitted.

“Yep, I said it bitches. I said it. So, you know. Yep. I wrote that song after The Breakfast Club interview I believe,” the R&B vocalist recalled.

As she continued to defend her decision, Bailey stated, “I’m a songwriter. I write my own shit, I get inspired by the smallest things, so, kiss my ass *laughs*. Talkin’ bout why don’t I say free this, or free that? Kiss my ass, I support in real life. Thank you!”

“But I’m single,” she clarified just as quickly. “I’m single, guys. Sorry to bust bubbles, but when I wrote that song months ago, I wrote it about him.”

Bailey then urged her fans to make sure they stream her upcoming single so they can find out about all the tea.

“Y’all talk about I need to spill the tea? I spilled the motherf*cking tea! So y’all can’t say I don’t spill tea no f*cking more.”

Are you excited to hear what Chlöe has to say about Gunna on her new song? Sound off in the comments, and tap back in with HNHH later for more hip-hop news updates.