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TMZ Reporter Who Interrogated Kanye West About Bianca Censori, Arrested For Public Intoxication: Report

March 6, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kanye West is one of the most unpredictable celebrities for a bevy of reasons. However, a TMZ reporter ignored that warning to ask a very personal and critical question that really set the rapper off. The in-public interview went viral due to the inquiry, but also because of the unhinged reaction he gave when he snatched her phone and scolded her maliciously. She asked the masked figure if his wife, Bianca Censori, had “free will.” That is when Ye snapped, “Don’t come asking me that dumb a** s***, I’m a person.” That tense confrontation did not lead to anything more. However, the TMZ reporter may not be an employee anymore, after her arrest for a different reason outside of the Kanye West fiasco.

According to Complex, she has been arrested in Tennessee for public intoxication. That woman’s name is Melanie Leanne Miller. She was at one of Jason Aldean’s bars and was told to leave after being too inebriated. Police officers arrived on the scene and Miller was trying to make a case that there were a group of people being homophobic. Things escalated further after she refused to get into a taxi to presumably take her home.

The Reporter Was Finally Arrested After Numerous Altercations

TMZ reporter Melanie Miller was arrested for public intoxication in Nashville.

Two months ago, Miller went viral for asking Ye if Bianca Censori had “free will.” Ye responded by taking away her phone and offering her a job with double her salary. pic.twitter.com/Wk1MdrtWKC

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After that, Melanie continued to hang around the establishment saying that friends were going to pick her up. Even worse, she was getting frustrated with the cops, asking for their badges and names. That is when the authorities decided to end it and book a citation for her. Her Instagram account has since been deleted and it will be interesting to see if she holds her position with the longtime media company.

What are your thoughts on the TMZ reporter, who got into it with Kanye West, and her arrest? How do you think this will play out? Do you think Ye will react to this at all, why or why not? We would like to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave your takes in the comments section. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Kanye West and the arrest. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on around the worlds of music and crime.

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Ryan Garcia Calls Devin Haney Fight “Personal”

March 1, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Ryan Garcia has sounded off about Devin Haney as their upcoming boxing match approaches. “To me, it is personal in a way,” Garcia said, “I don’t know, something’s just in me. I don’t even feel like answering these questions bro, I’m sorry,” Garcia told TMZ this week. However, Garcia did answer a few more questions from the outlet, further sounding off about his April opponent. “I don’t give a f-ck about his boxing skills. I’mma beat his a–, that’s it! I’m not a boxing analyst. Forget that dude! He’s gonna get it, 4/20, that’s it!” Garcia added.

Even though there are nearly two months before their fight, tensions are high between the two men. Garcia and Haney had been separated at Super Bowl LVIII in February after getting into a brief altercation. Additionally, the pair traded words when they jointly appeared on First Take this week. Who are you backing in the bout? Let us know in the comments.

Ryan Garcia Calls Out KSI

Of course, Garcia is no stranger to beef. Garcia tried to land a knockout blow on KSI following their Twitter feud last October. “KSI is so salty on me for no reason He can’t go the distance with me like he claimed. He’s a 7 head monster. Stop speaking my name. @KSI,” Garcia wrote on X following a back-and-forth between the two men. KSI had come after Garcia after it was announced that Garcia’s year-ending fight against Oscar Duarte would not be a pay-per-view event. After Garcia said he did not want to “rob his fans”, implying an easy win for himself, KSI suggested he had already robbed his fans following his loss to Gervonta Davis last year.

The two men traded barbs back and forth before Garcia finally told the YouTuber to step up or shut up. “If you want to fight me, let me know or stop speaking my name,” Garcia wrote in a private message to KSI. The December 2 fight will also be Duarte’s first since May. The Mexican-born fighter is 26-1-1 in his decade-long career.

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Tyreek Hill Accused Of Breaking A Woman’s Leg In New Lawsuit

February 27, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill already has a troubled history with allegations of violence. He spent numerous seasons dealing with allegations from the mother of his child. Though he eventually got past those claims, he might be in even more trouble going forward. The Dolphins season ended last month when they lost a playoff game to Hill’s former team and the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

Now Hill’s offseason is off to a rough start following allegations made against him by influencer Sophie Hall. Hall claimed that she “humiliated” Hill by supposedly holding her own against him in mock football drills and even knocking him back. That reportedly resulted in the wide receiver charging at her and knocking her down with an impact that also ended up breaking her leg. As a result, she’s suing Hill for battery, assault, and negligence. Check out the full details of the lawsuit below.

Tyreek Hill Hit With Assault Lawsuit

Last month, a bizarre story emerged about Tyreek Hill reportedly filing for divorce from his wife. Despite the paperwork he publicly denied the claims and said that they were untrue. Just a few days later it was revealed that he had fired the employee responsible for the mistake that led many to think he was headed for a split.

That followed another bizarre story towards the end of the season where news crews in Miami found Hill’s house on fire while he was away. Thankfully nobody was hurt in the fire, in fact, Hill was at Dolphins practice when the news broke. Just a day later it was revealed that a child playing with a cigarette lighter was the cause of the fire in his nearly $7 million south Florida mansion. What do you think of the new allegations made against Tyreek Hill in a new lawsuit? Do you think the details of him breaking a woman’s leg in anger are true? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Tiffany Haddish Tearfully Defends Israel Trip

February 22, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tiffany Haddish has tearfully defended her trip to Israel in a live interview from the Middle Eastern nation with TMZ. Haddish spoke at length about the ongoing hostage crisis surrounding civilians taken in Hamas’ initial incursion into Southern Israel last October. However, Haddish, despite veering into the territory of IDF propaganda, insisted that she also cared about the plight of the embattled Palestinian population. At the time of writing, over 30,000 Palestinians have been killed as Israel has continually vowed to leave nothing but dust in the face of international calls that they are perpetuating a genocide.

Furthermore, Haddish also addressed the jokes she had recorded and published online during her flight to Israel. Even pro-Israel advocates were dismayed that Haddish had joked that she was on her way to “find a man” in Israel. Haddish doubled down, praising herself for doing something that most other single women wouldn’t dare to do. Additionally, Haddish attempted to draw sympathy from TMZs viewers by claiming she was “all alone” in the world.

Tiffany Haddish Addresses Katt Williams In New Stand Up Set

Meanwhile, Haddish has been in the news a lot lately. Most recently, Haddish was responding to the shots Katt Williams took at her in this Club Shay Shay interview. Haddish made reference to Katt Williams in her latest stand-up set, after Williams implied that she was an industry plant whom Kevin Hart “opened the gate for”. “At the Comedy Store, they wouldn’t let me perform at the white nights but I performed at all the Black nights,” Haddish told a hyped-up audience in January.

Haddish previously addressed Williams’ explosive appearance on Club Shay Shay, taking to Instagram soon after the interview dropped. “I am not mad I just wish he would get his facts right about me,” she wrote. “Dang I guess I will send him a reminder text. But are we sure that is Katt Williams? He looks a lot like Charleston White,” Haddish wrote on Instagram. It’s a similar response that she previously gave to Williams in 2020. In that instance, he implied she was only famous because she slept with white men.

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Kanye West Sports New Face Mask At Pro Soccer Game In Italy

February 21, 2024 by newhiphopnews

For a while now one of Kanye West’s hallmarks has been sporting masks to hide his identity while in public. That began with ski mask style full coverage mask which he reportedly designed himself and came with a variety of different colors. More recently he’s popped up sporting a horror movie style hockey mask. The masks haven’t done a great job at hiding his identity given how identifiable of a feature they’ve become.

Regardless, he’s continued sporting face coverings and even debuted a brand new one at a soccer game earlier this week. West is currently in Italy where he has two planned listening parties for his new album with Ty Dolla $ign Vultures later this week. While there he decided to stop by a pro soccer game where fans got a look at his newest ski mask style face covering. This one came with an eye window for West to see through and he wore it with a dark hoodie over top. Check out some of the pictures of him in attendance below.

Kanye West Pop Up In New Mask In Italy

Despite all the controversy, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s new album garnered quite a bit of attention. VULTURES 1 just debuted at the number one spot on the Billboard 200 and the entire tracklist of the project landed on the Hot 100. That included “Carnival” which soared all the way to a number 3 debut.

Despite the big success of the album, Ty and Kanye don’t seem particularly excited about the numbers. After an entire week of claiming the album was #1 in dozens of countries, he had a pretty brief reaction to learning that it actually topped the Billboard 200 albums chart. What do you think of Kanye West’s newest facemask? Do you think the masks still do a good job of hiding his identity or do they make him even more identifiable? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Beyonce’s Producer Hints At “Shocking” Collaborations On New Country Album

February 14, 2024 by newhiphopnews

One of Beyonce’s producers, Killah B, says that the legendary singer has “shocking” collaborations planned for her new country album. While he didn’t go into specifics when discussing the project with TMZ, he did say big things are in store.

When the outlet asked him specifically about working with Taylor Swift, he responded: “Let’s just say, she’s on the approach of shocking the world.” The comments come after Beyonce dropped the new tracks, “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM,” and “16 CARRIAGES,” following the Super Bowl. Killah B has production credits on the former of the two.

Beyonce Attends Grammy Awards With JAY-Z

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 04: (L-R) Beyoncé and Jay-Z onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Back in October, Taylor Swift shared a tribute to Beyonce on Instagram. The two attended each other’s premieres for The Eras Tour The Movie and Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé. “I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without @beyonce‘s influence,” she wrote. “The way she’s taught me and every artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms. Her generosity of spirit. Her resilience and versatility. She’s been a guiding light throughout my career and the fact that she showed up tonight was like an actual fairytale.”

Killah B Speaks On Beyonce’s Next Album

Not everyone is excited by the idea of Beyonce venturing into country music. Azealia Banks recently remarked that she’s going to be “ridiculed” for the decision. “Nothing country about it,” Banks wrote on her Instagram Story. “You’re setting yourself up to be ridiculed again. There’s a theatrical element to country music. Them critics are not just going to accept an ugly blond wig and bullying from Jay-Z. It’s giving big-time musical grift. Yes, Black girls can make country music. But you’re just really not hitting the button.” Be on the lookout for further updates on Beyonce on HotNewHipHop.

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Kanye West Confesses He Almost Went Bankrupt Last Year

February 13, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Like many celebrities, Kanye West spent the weekend in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl. While there he was spotted in an Alexander McQueen mask depicting Jesus on the cross and may have even been kicked out of the big game itself. But more importantly, he dropped Vultures 1, his new collaborative album with Ty Dolla $ign. After months of teasing, delayed release dates and multiple listening parties the album finally made it’s way to an official release.

Earlier this week, Kanye West returned to LA where he caught up with TMZ. In the most particularly attention-grabbing moment of the interview, West explained how he “can’t be canceled” and that he can’t be antisemitic. But that wasn’t the only surprising revelation he made during the brief conversation. “I’ma just be honest with y’all: I was two months from going bankrupt and I put everything I had into it and we moved to Italy. We moved to the factories and we survived. We survived through the cancellation, we back No. 1.” All weekend West has been claiming that his album is “number one” in dozens of countries despite no official confirmation of that. Check out his full interview below.

Kanye West Was Nearly Bankrupt

Vultures 1 has been getting mixed reactions from fans and critics. Some are impressed by the album’s more experimental ambitions absolutely stacked list of features. Others criticized the record for seemingly being unfinished and for some of the more controversial lyrics West delivers.

While at the Super Bowl itself, West also paid for a TV spot for fans watching at home. In the 30 second clip, West records himself on his phone doing a very DIY advertisement for his YEEZY shoes. Despite the contrast between it and most of the high-gloss professional Super Bowl ads, West claims to have made quite a bit of money off the spot. What do you think of Kanye West nearly going bankrupt last year during his time away from releasing new music? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Kanye West Dodges Palestine Question: “I Don’t Have Enough Information”

February 13, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kanye West says he doesn’t have an opinion on the conflict between Israel and Palestine and is more focused on the violence in his hometown of Chicago. West avoided speaking out in support of Palestine when asked about the topic during an interview with TMZ at LAX.

“I don’t have enough information on that,” Ye told the outlet. “I’m a straight up n***a from the Southside of Chicago, born in Atlanta, I don’t have enough information. It’s love for everybody. But don’t pull me into that conversation. I got 14 kids dying every week in my city. So talk to me about that.”

Kanye West Attends Grand Opening Of 424 Store

Kanye West at the grand opening of 424’s Melrose Place store held at 424 on February 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by River Callaway/WWD via Getty Images)

Despite Ye’s lack of a stance, many other artists in hip-hop have voiced their support for Palestine in recent months. West’s former collaborator, Kid Cudi, wrote that he can’t remain silent back in November. “I can’t watch what’s happening in the world and remain silent,” Cudi said in part at the time. “I can’t imagine the pain people are feeling. Seeing their entire neighborhoods bombed, losing generations of family members, parents crying over their children’s lifeless bodies, communities turning into mass graves, people digging through rubble of their homes in hopes of finding remains of their loved ones.”

Kanye West Speaks With TMZ

Elsewhere in his interview with TMZ, West discussed his past antisemitic remarks, being canceled, and much more. His comments come after Israel rejected Hamas’ cease-fire plan, last week, and committed an attack on Rafah, the city where Israel had previously told Gazans they would be safe. According to NPR, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remarked that peace could only be achieved through a “total victory” against Hamas. Be on the lookout for further updates on Kanye West on HotNewHipHop.

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Usher Gets A Marriage License While In Las Vegas

February 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

In case you didn’t know, Usher was in Las Vegas this weekend. The R&B legend took one of the biggest stages in music on Sunday when he performed during the Super Bowl halftime show. He unpacked a series of hits during a 13-minute show right in the middle of an exciting football game. After his performance the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers played an exciting second half that even went into overtime. Chiefs fans and Swifties alike celebrated when the team scored an overtime touchdown to win the game.

But Usher himself had a pretty busy weekend. It started off with the release of his new album Coming Home on Friday. The project represented his first new release since 2018 and his first new solo project since 2016. He’s also taking it on tour later this year and has been dropping more and more tour dates throughout the weekend. Unfortunately for fans trying to get a hold of tickets, Ticketmaster seemingly had a rough time handling the drop. Fans were met with long queues, sold out tickets, and exorbitant prices while trying to secure their spot to see the “Yeah” hitmaker. Despite his busy schedule, he managed to find some time to get himself a marriage license.

Usher Secures Marriage License For Himself and Girlfriend

As TMZ reports, Usher used some of his time in Las Vegas to secure a marriage license for himself and his girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea. The R&B singer has walked down the aisle twice before and he may be in for a third soon. As they note, the license hasn’t been approved yet but it’s a pretty significant clue that things could be progressing rapidly.

Usher’s halftime show performance ended up being a star-studded affair. Alicia Keys, Lil Jon, Ludacris, and more appeared to sing and rap some of their biggest hits with the R&B legend. What do you think of Usher securing a marriage license for him and his girlfriend? What did you think of his Super Bowl Halftime show? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Alicia Keys Will Reportedly Join Usher For Super Bowl Halftime Show

February 9, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Usher is currently gearing up to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show, and supporters can’t wait to see what he’s come up with. He’s already confirmed that various special guests will be joining him for the eagerly-anticipated show. He’s even teaming up with Ludacris and Lil Jon to perform their 2004 hit, “Yeah!” Now, a source has chatted with TMZ, claiming that they saw Usher rehearsing with none other than Alicia Keys.

For obvious reasons, fans speculate that they’ll perform their Confessions collab “My Boo,” though this is not yet confirmed. It’s also unclear at which point in the show Keys will join Usher, as he’s rumored to have various other special guests lined up. Usher’s set is also 15 minutes long, two more minutes than what’s typically allotted.

Usher & Alicia Keys Spotted Rehearsing, Source Claims

Singer Usher and musician Alicia Keys perform Usher’s number one song “My Boo” on stage during the 32nd Annual “American Music Awards” at the Shrine Auditorium November 14, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Earlier today, TMZ also reported that a source with inside information told them Usher’s been in talks with Justin Bieber. According to them, Usher reached out to JB to ask him if he was interested in performing during the show. It’s unclear whether or not he plans on it, but the source claimed they communicated directly.

As for Usher, he couldn’t be more excited for the show. He is feeling some pressure to make sure everything goes off without a hitch, however. “It has to be perfect,” he told Vogue last month. “I’ve been doing this for 30 years. I want people who have been a part of that journey to feel like it’s a celebration for everybody, for all of us, from the beginning up until this point.” What do you think of reports that Alicia Keys will join Usher onstage for his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance? Do you hope that they perform “My Boo”? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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