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Elon Musk Plans To Sue Twitter Employees Who Break NDAs And Spill To Media

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The headlines surrounding Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover at Twitter have slowed down recently. However, a new update reveals that the CEO is having issues with his staff leaking private information to the media. As TMZ notes, the South African is responding by threatening legal action against anyone who breaks their contractual NDA.

Platformer editor Zoë Schiffer obtained a copy of the engineer’s correspondence with Twitter workers. She later directly shared quotes from it on her own profile. “NEW: Elon Musk is threatening to sue Twitter employees who leak confidential information to the press,” she wrote on Saturday (December 10).

“He’s asking staffers to sign a pledge indicating they’ve understood,” she went on. In the following thread, the journalist broke down what she read in the original document.

Musk’s email began, “As evidenced by the many detailed leaks of confidential Twitter information, a few people at our company continue to act in a manner contrary to the company’s interests and in violation of their NDA.”

“This will be said only once: If you clearly and deliberately violate the NDA that you signed when you joined, you accept liability to the full extent of the law & Twitter will immediately seek damages.”

The 51-year-old additionally let his staff know that “occasional slip-ups are understandable.” However, “breaking your word by sending detailed info to the media” with intentions of harming the website “will receive the response it deserves.”

According to Schiffer’s reporting, Twitter employees were given until 5 PM today to respond.

For his part, Musk has been posting commentary seemingly related to today’s events. “Twitter is both a social media company and a crime scene,” he penned on Saturday afternoon.

In his next post, the investor shared a meme. It surprisingly hints at him digging up some of the app’s “darkest secrets,” only causing more of a stir online.

Elsewhere in the news, Elon Musk’s brain implant company has been placed under investigation for potential animal abuse. Read more about that here, and share your thoughts on Twitter’s latest troubles in the comments.

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Ye & Wack 100 Diss Meek Mill On Clubhouse: “I’m Literally In Tears”

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Ye has once again gotten the boot from various social media platforms. However, the 45-year-old isn’t letting that stop him from making sure the world hears his thoughts. Most recently, he joined Wack 100 over on Clubhouse, at which time the two industry heads shared a laugh about Meek Mill.

In an audio snippet shared to @theneighborhoodtalk on Instagram, the Graduation rapper can be heard talking about the backlash he received in response to his White Lives Matter t-shirts earlier this year.

“Oh, you know what, let’s go get celebrities,” Kanye West recalled of what the world’s reaction to his antics felt like. “Let’s go get Puff Daddy, let’s get Dave Chappelle, let’s go get Meek Mill… What made somebody think Meek Mill could say something to me?!” he exclaimed before cracking up.

The rapper could barely get a word out without giggling. “Yo, man, I’m about to start crying laughing,” he tells Wack and their listeners. “Somebody thought Meek Mill… Yo, I’m literally in tears.”

“This a world tour or your girl tour, right?” another voice chimed in with the famous Drake lyrics previously aimed at the “Uptown Vibes” hitmaker. At the same time, the Yeezy founder maniacally laughs at the thought of his fellow artist checking him. The majority of the audio is unintelligible due to West’s snickering.

Meek and Ye have been publicly trading shots for some time now. At the end of November, the former made claims that the latter “sold his soul” on his “God Did” freestyle.

“Make a hundred million dollars and still go get my friends after / And that don’t go for everybody, just the only ones that been back for me,” he rhymes on the song. “I will never sell my soul for money, like I’m Kanye / It’s crazy I used to bring you on my cell house on lock day.”

At this time, Meek Mill hasn’t responded to Kanye West and Wack 100’s comments. Check back in with HNHH later for any updates on the rapper’s ongoing beef.

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SZA Compares Drake To Regina George As “SOS” First-Week Sales Projections Surface

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In the midst of SZA’s sophomore album, SOS, finally making its long-awaited debut, the TDE vocalist has been doing her share of press to promote her work. Among other recent interviews, she sat down with Audacity to chat about not only her music but also her love life.

As you may recall, the Ctrl hitmaker was previously name-dropped by Drake during his guest appearance on 21 Savage’s “Mr. Right Now.” The Canadian raps, “Said she wanna f*ck to some SZA, wait / ’Cuz I used to date SZA back in ’08,” on the Savage Mode II track.

During her chat with the outlet, SZA confirmed the long-standing rumours about her and Drizzy. Interestingly, she also compared the father of one to a Mean Girls character. “I feel like Drake has a Regina George quality to him,” she said.

“It’s just kind of like, ‘Have you or anyone you know been personally victimized?’ He’s like a cool kid, you know. When you’re the popular kid in school, it’s entertaining. It’s entertaining, but you sometimes are taking losses in the midst of that entertainment.”

Speaking on the lyrics about her, she specifically noted, “The honesty, I respect that. But I definitely laughed real hard… I cackled.”

Even with their past history, SZA maintains that she and Drake have “always been cool.” She told Audacity, “It’s never been weird. It’s never come completely out of the blue.”

Thankfully, the Scorpion artist had the good sense to warn her before dropping the song. She also says that any mention her ex makes of her has been positive, and no negativity comes from him.

“I’m grateful for that and I think highly of him, and I think it’s really weird that as all these years went past, I am an artist now and I wasn’t then and he’s King Drake,” she said.

Elsewhere in the news, the first-week sales projections for SOS have arrived. As HDD reports, the new album is due to sell 275 – 300K copies in its first week out.

In comparison, her first album, Ctrl, did approximately 60K upon its arrival. If the numbers are accurate, SZA’s project will be among the top 10 biggest debuts of 2022.

If you haven’t already, stream SOS here. Additionally, check back in with HNHH later for more music news updates.

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Larsa Pippen Dishes On Marcus Jordan & OnlyFans Feet Pics In New Interview

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Now that she’s back on the Real Housewives of Miami, Larsa Pippen has no issue putting her public life out there for the world to see. The first episode of the show’s fifth season made its debut earlier this week on Peacock, and the mother of four was already wrapped up in the drama as the premiere came to an end.

As Page Six notes, she made allegations that fellow castmate Lisa Hochstein rents out her Star Island mansion to assist with her mortgage payment. At the time, the former basketball wife was clapping back at comments her co-star made about a property of her own.

Speaking to The Post about the situation, Pippen vented, “I would never in a million years judge a woman who’s earning her own living and working hard. I feel like it’s not fair.”

“When I was married to Scottie, my job was taking care of his life and the kids. In this chapter of my life, I’m working so hard to be an entrepreneur with all my brands,” she went on. “I want to prove to everyone that, hey, I’m not just a housewife. I wasn’t just in a marriage with a basketball player. There’s way more to me.”

While the reality TV drama is certainly interesting, many have been pressing for intimate details about Pippen’s love life. Recently, she’s been spending plenty of time with Michael Jordan’s son, Marcus.

Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan are seen during Travis Scotts performance at E11EVEN Miami during Miami Art Week on December 3, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for E11EVEN)

Cameras have previously caught them kissing and cozying up on the beach. However, the 48-year-old continues to deny the existence of a serious relationship between them.

“We are friends,” she told The Post. “We’ve been friends for the last couple of years. I’m in a place right now where I’m finally open to dating. Every time I’m seen out with someone, [people] make it out to be more than it actually is, and it’s normally nothing. So, yeah, I’m just dating right now and focusing on my businesses, my family, and having fun.”

Additionally, she added, “People want to label your relationship when they don’t know what it is. But I don’t really care what other people think.”

Another topic that’s been making headlines surrounding the social media starlet is her OnlyFans account. Previously, Pippen revealed that her father asked her to stop posting on the often-salacious website. Now though, she seems to be walking those comments back.

“My dad doesn’t even know what OnlyFans is,” she clarified. “He just heard about it from someone, and he didn’t like it. It deters me from going on the app as much as I normally would have. But I love OnlyFans. It’s an amazing platform. I think it’s great that you can have a real relationship with your fans and your followers.”

Specifically, the socialite has noticed her followers love a certain type of content. “My foot pics are killing it,” she confessed. “I post a lot of photos of my feet on OnlyFans and people seem to love my feet.”

Read Larsa Pippen’s full conversation with The Post here, and check back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.

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Diddy Confirms “Baby Girl” Love Sean Combs Has Joined His Family

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The Combs clan is expanding by one more, according to a new tweet from Diddy. On Saturday (December 10), the New Yorker wrote, “I’m so blessed to welcome my baby girl Love Sean Combs to the world.”

“Mama Combs, Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, D’Lila, Jessie and myself all love you so much!” he continued. “God is he Greatest!” Currently, it remains unclear whether the “Gotta Move On” hitmaker is the father or grandfather.

As Page Six notes, the woman who Diddy has been most frequently publicly linked with is Yung Miami. The City Girls rapper invited her beau to be the first guest on her Caresha Please podcast earlier this year. At the time, they cleared up some speculation regarding the nature of their relationship.

“We date. We’re dating, we go have dates, and we’re friends. We go to exotic locations, we have great times. We go to strip clubs, church,” the 53-year-old said at the time. However, they both made it clear that they’re not exclusively committed to each other.

“He see other people outside of me and I see people outside of him,” Miami told XXL in a fall interview. “I’m young, I’m dating. You know, having fun. I’m doing me. He’s doing the same thing. I can’t speak for exactly what he doing or who he seeing, but we single and we dating. But we are dating each other, but we single.”

Yung Miami and Sean “Diddy” Combs attend Black Tie Affair for Quality Control’s CEO Pierre Thomas, also know as Pee Thomas, at on June 2, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

When talking about how the internet’s commentary on their situation impacts her, the 28-year-old said, “I think it just went over people’s heads, you know? People just like to take whatever they wanna take from.”

Caresha already has two children of her own and hasn’t appeared to be pregnant at any recent events or in photos. After Diddy shared his big news with the world, though, she did have an interesting message for her own Twitter followers.

Though Yung Miami hasn’t made any official statements on the situation, it likely won’t be long until we see her expertly clap back at haters. Check back in with HNHH later for any updates on Diddy’s new baby girl.

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Emily Blunt Recalls Tom Cruise Telling Her To “Stop Being Such A P***y”

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Emily Blunt says that Tom Cruise told her to stop being “a pussy” on the set of Edge of Tomorrow. Blunt recalled working with Cruise during an appearance on the SmartLess podcast.

“We had to wear these enormous suits, which I think would’ve been great if we had CGI’d them, but we wanted to do it in a tactile way,” Blunt told hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett.

HOLLYWOOD, CA – MARCH 04: Emily Blunt attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Blunt explained that the costumes they had to wear were unbearably heavy.

“When you hear the word ‘tactile,’ you think that sounds nice and cozy. There was nothing cozy about these suits. It was like 85 pounds. It was so heavy,” she further said. “The first time I put it on I started to cry, and [Cruise] didn’t know what to do.”

“I was like, ‘Tom, I’m not sure how I’m going to get through this shoot,’ and just started to cry,” she admitted. “I said, ‘I’m feeling a bit panicky about the whole shoot.’”

Afterward, Blunt said Cruise just “stared at her” for a while, before making her laugh with his next remark.

“He just stared at me for a long time, not knowing what to do, and he goes, ‘Come on, stop being such a p—y, OK?’” Blunt said.

Edge of Tomorrow premiered back in 2014. In addition to Crusie and Blunt, the film starred Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson. Doug Liman directed the movie. The film is set in a future where aliens are occupying most of Europe while Cruise and Blunt’s characters fend off the invaders.

Check out a trailer for Edge of Tomorrow below.

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Offset Shares He’s “In A Dark Place” Following Takeoff’s Death

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Over one month after Takeoff suffered a fatal shooting, fellow Migos member Offset revealed that he’s “in a dark place.” The rapper shared the update on Twitter this past Thursday with his four million followers, also adding a middle finger emoji.

Earlier this week, the “Clout” rapper shared some Takeoff artwork on his social media. Offset mournfully penned on Twitter about his late cousin, “I miss you bra tryna push through the pain.”

READ MORE: Suspect In Takeoff’s Murder Case Is “Nervous” & Concerned”: Report

Fans quickly flooded his replies, offering support and understanding during the difficult time.

Takeoff unexpectedly lost his life on Nov. 1 after being shot at a bowling alley. An altercation occurred at Houston’s 810 Billiards & Bowling following a dice game, leading to the fired shots. Quavo, his collaborator and uncle, was on the scene at the time of the incident.

The Last Rocket rapper’s funeral took place in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. The private service brought out a list of stars, including the City Girls, Gucci Mane, Chloe Bailey, and Cardi B. 

According to People, Cardi B opened up about her husband’s grief in a Twitter voice note that has since been deleted. “We living our life normally, but deep down inside our hearts have been so heavy,” she shared with fans.

ATLANTA, GA – JUNE 29: (Exclusive Coverage)Offset, Quavo, and Takeoff of Migos pose backstage during the kick off the 2016 Honda Civic Tour: Future Now at Philips Arena on June 29, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Philymack)

“I feel like if I talk about the incident so desensitized, I feel like if we talk about how we really feel or what motherf**kers really been going through, y’all will start saying, ‘Oh, sympathy.’ And we don’t want no sympathy,” the Bronx native continued. “We ain’t no charity case. But no lie, I have been feeling so hopeless trying to make my husband happy.”

Offset rapped some of his songs at a Miami nightclub earlier this month, making it his first performance since Takeoff’s recent passing. He reportedly told the crowd at the time, “We’re doing this for my brother. For Takeoff, let’s do this shit.”

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Source Squashes Letitia Wright & Kehlani Dating Rumors Following Viral Dancing Clip

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Black Panther actress Letitia Wright and singer Kehlani recently sparked dating rumors after a video of the pair dancing in a London club went viral. But according to a source, there isn’t a possible relationship brewing between the two stars.

According to The Shade Room, the insider revealed that Wright and Kehlani are “just friends.” 

Claiming that the “Toxic” singer dancing on people isn’t uncommon, they added, “There are plenty of videos of Kehlani throwing a*s on more friends than I can count on my hands throughout her tour.”

A video clip of Kehlani and Wright dancing together following the singer’s O2 Academy Brixton show made the rounds on the internet earlier this month. Fans quickly began to speculate if there was more going on between them on social media.

read more: Kehlani Shuts Down Future Interviews: “Support The Music Or Don’t”

“Why did this have to be in a dark a*s club. I can’t see.” one fan joked about the clip.

Another tweeted, “Not my gf cheatin on me with my gf.”

Further fueling rumors, they were also shown whispering in each others’ ears while enjoying their night out at the club.

The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever actress has also been rumored of dating model Eva Apio. Meanwhile, many fans surmised that Kehlani and rapper 070 Shake might have recently called it quits.

The Blue Water Road singer came out as a lesbian last year after identifying as bisexual in the past. Using both she and they pronouns, Kehlani also considers herself to be non-binary. She’s been romantically linked with a number of notable celebrities throughout her career, including Kyrie Irving and PartyNextDoor.

Share your thoughts on Kehlani and Wright’s now-viral video in the comments below.

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Dr. Umar Johnson Claims Kim Kardashian “Used” Kanye West Following $200K Child Support Order

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While sitting down with The Breakfast Club, Dr. Umar Johnson offered his take on Kim Kardashian and Kanye West after the rapper was recently ordered to pay $200K per month in child support. 

Saying that the Kardashian “used” West, Johnson also called the six-figure child support payments “ridiculous,” pointing out that both celebrities are rich.

In the interview, which was posted online early Friday, DJ Envy asked Johnson if things would be different for the Donda rapper if he was with a Black woman.

“Oh absolutely. I think Kim Kardashian used him,” he said straightaway. “And the fact that they’re making that man pay $200,000 a month in child support when both he and the wife are billionaires are absolutely ridiculous. I think that they wanna break him.”

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – FEBRUARY 16: Kim Kardashian West (L) and Kanye West attend the 69th NBA All-Star Game at United Center on February 16, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

Seemingly alluding to West’s recent controversial comments, Johnson added, “And although I don’t agree with the way in which Kanye articulated some of his thoughts, I appreciate the fact that he was the first Black man since Michael Jackson to speak truth to power.”

As HotNewHipHop previously reported, West and Kardashian finalized their divorce last month. The reality star filed back in February 2021.

The pair will now share custody of their kids, with the Chicago native ordered to dish out $200,000 per month in child support payments.

READ MORE: Kanye West Kicked Off Twitter After Posting Swastika

West will also be responsible for half of their four children’s security and education expenses.

Following reports of the child support order, many fans referenced lyrics from West’s hit song “Gold Digger” despite Kardashian having wealth long before dating her ex-husband.

What are your thoughts on Johnson’s interview? Check out the interview below and sound off in the comments.

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Asian Doll Responds On Twitter After Dress Designer Claims She Ghosted Her

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Asian Doll found herself in hot water earlier this week when the rapper was accused of ghosting a fashion designer after asking her to create a pricey gown. Appearing to respond on social media, the Let’s Do A Drill rapper later tweeted “believe what you want.”

In a lengthy Instagram post on Thursday, Calia Abdul accused Asian of ghosting her after she asked her to create a birthday dress. The Dallas native brought in her 26th birthday this past Wednesday.

Sharing receipts, the dress designer posted a screenshot of the DMs they allegedly exchanged.

“Wow. This is so heartbreaking. @asiandabrat had me spend hundreds of dollars to create her birthday dress just to ghost me A DAY BEFORE HER BIRTHDAY,” she penned in the post. “Not only that, @asiandabrat also sent my design to be recreated and copied by someone else last minute. As a small business this is a huge loss ‼”

READ MORE: Asian Doll Shuts Down Dating Rumors After Photos Of Her & BC Jay Surface

Abdul then added that she spent money on the dress she couldn’t afford to lose, also revealing that she “spent sleepless nights” working on the design in order to deliver on the diamond-encrusted gown. 

Asian took to her Twitter early Friday morning to seemingly address the ghosting allegation. “I’m so tied of explaining myself on the internet to b****es… I rather not say nun no more believe what you want idgaf,” she tweeted to her 1.5 million followers.

Clearly irritated, she followed up with another tweet, stating, “Yesterday I let y’all talk today ima tell all you b****es to SUCK MY D**K one by one… let’s play.”

After a Twitter user clapped back at the “Nunnadet Sh*t” for not being able to “afford to pay an IG stylist,” Asian decided to directly acknowledge the backlash.

Appearing to address Abdul’s claims that she went with another designer instead, she tweeted back, “Her dress was $1500 his dress was 2k b***h who couldn’t afford what ? Your rent not even 2k b***h mind yo business.”

Abdul went on to add more clarity to the story on Friday. In another Instagram post, she claimed “it’s impossible to say she didn’t know I was creating the dress.”

Posting another screenshot of Asian asking her to come to Miami, Abdul continued, “I stated over and over again that I spent money and time on the project. If I would have been told not to create it I wouldn’t have. Even after the indecisiveness I was told to stick to it, so I did.”

What are your thoughts on Asian allegedly ghosting the dress designer after collaborating on the gown? Sound off with your opinion in the comments below.