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Kelly Rizzo, the wife of Bob Saget, has spoken out for the first time since the late comedian’s death, earlier this month. Rizzo posted a lengthy tribute on Instagram, Saturday, in honor of her late husband.

“After much reflection this week, I’m trying, really trying, to not think I was robbed of time,” Rizzo explained. “But instead to think: How lucky was I that I got to be the one to be married to THE MOST INCREDIBLE MAN ON EARTH.”

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Saget passed away at the age of 65 on January 9, while staying at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida.

Rizzo continued: “We had that time to make each other the happiest we’d ever been and change each other’s lives forever. I got to be the one to love him and cherish him. He deserves all the love. Every ounce of it. Because that’s how amazing Bob was. He was love. If you were in his life you KNEW he loved you. He never missed an opportunity to tell you.”

Saget and Rizzo married in 2018.

“Most importantly. I have no regrets,” she added. “We loved each other so damn much and told each other 500 times every day. Constantly. I know how much he loved me until the very last moment and he knew the same. I’m so grateful for that. Not everyone gets that.”

Check out Rizzo’s tribute below.

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Joyce Wrice, the California singer best-known for her 2021 album, Overgrown, has announced that she will perform the theme song for the new reboot of The Proud Family, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder when it airs, next month. Solange and Destiny’s Child performed the theme song for the original show.

“I am so excited to share that I’ll be singing the reimagined theme song for #TheProudFamilyLouderAndProuder,” Wrice wrote in a post on social media. “I am a huge fan of the original series and am honored to be a part of the #DisneyPlus Revival. I can’t wait for you to hear it!!”

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The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder ran for two seasons between 2001 and 2005, but has remained popular over the years. Wrice described the series as “iconic” in a recent promo featurette.

“It’s timeless. It is classic… I know it so well. So, for me to kinda like take the baton and do it, it’s amazing,” Wrice said while adding that she wants to pay all “dues and respect” to Solange and Destiny’s Child’s original version, but also incorporating her own unique style.

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder is set to premiere on Disney+ on February 23.

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Kanye West has arrived at his daughter, Chicago’s, birthday party after originally claiming that his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, wouldn’t allow him to be present. Chicago turns four years old on January 15.

TMZ reports that West was scheduled to spend the rest of the day with Chicago after 4:00 PM, so Kardashian didn’t bother inviting him to the party, assuming he wouldn’t be interested.

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On Saturday, West uploaded a video of himself driving around while looking for Chicago’s party. In the clip, he says that he’s tried calling everyone in the family.

“I’m just wishing my daughter a public happy birthday,” the legendary rapper says to the camera. “I wasn’t allowed to know where her party was. It’s nothing legal, that’s saying that it’s the kind of games that’s being played. It’s the kind of thing that really affected my health for the longest.”

West adds: “I done called Kim, I texted the nannies, I got on the phone with Tristan, he said he’d ask Khloe. Won’t nobody give me the address to my daughter’s birthday party right now, and that’s gonna imprint in her mind that I wasn’t there for her, you get what I’m saying?”

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Julia Fox says she recently went on a date with Kanye West and Madonna on Wednesday night and ran into Floyd Mayweather, Antonio Brown, and several others. Fox recalled the exciting night in a new piece for Interview Magazine.

“I had a date with Madonna, but obviously I invited Ye because they know each other, they work together, and they respect each other as artists,” Fox explained. “Then Floyd Mayweather, Antonio Brown, and a bunch of other people showed up. So obviously we had to do a photo shoot.”

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Fox also discussed her relationship with West more broadly. The two began dating after meeting in Miami over New Year’s.

“You know, I’m so used to being fucked over in relationships, so I keep waiting for him to disappoint me, because he makes very grandiose promises, and it’s like, ‘How could he ever pull it off with all the other things he has going on,’” Fox said. “But he always does. Last night was a testament to that.”

Fox shares a son with her ex, Peter Artemiev, who she labeled a “deadbeat” and an “alcoholic,” during a lengthy post on Instagram ahead of Christmas, last month.

Check out photos from Fox’s interesting night below.

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Ever since Jake Paul put former NBA star Nate Robinson to sleep in their November 2020 celebrity boxing match, he has fully committed to his boxing career, and has drawn more and more eyes with each of his fights.

In 2021, Paul participated in three different fights, with two of them being against former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. The first fight came in March against Ben Askren, who was a retired MMA fighter/wrestler. The fight ended in the first round with a wild knockout from Jake, and he earned a $690,000 purse for the victory, not including pay-per-view profits or additional bonuses.

Next, his split-decision victory over Tyron Woodley in August earned him a $2,000,000 purse not including pay-per-view profits or additional bonuses. 

He was supposed to fight heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s half-brother Tommy Fury in December to end the year, but Tommy pulled out just two weeks before the fight due to rib injury. So, Tyron Woodley picked up the phone and accepted a rematch with Jake Paul. Paul vs. Woodley II ended with a sixth-round knockout, and Jake is believed to have earned a similar amount as his first fight with Woodley.

On Friday (Jan. 14), Forbes reported that Paul had earned $40 million over the course of 2021, making him the highest paid athlete in the world under 25 years old. This does not include the additional $5 million he netted from YouTube sales, making him the second highest paid YouTuber in 2021, which was his primary career before boxing.

It appears the transition to boxing has paid dividends for Jake Paul’s bank account.

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Now that we are a few months removed from November’s Astroworld festival disaster, Travis Scott is looking to turn the page with his upcoming album, Utopia. To help get this message across to fans, Scott has turned to Instagram.

On Friday (Jan. 14), Travis posted a handful of photos on his Instagram story, where one of them alluded to him working on Utopia. He posted a picture of his headphones that had “Utopia” printed on them.

Another photo he put on his story showed him at the beach, presumably in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

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Last week, prominent trap producer Wheezy, who is a frequent collaborator with Travis Scott, Young Thug, Future and others revealed that Travis was staying in Cabo to put the finishing touches on the album: “Yeah, still working on it and putting the finishing touches on that. He’s back in Cabo working on it and I’m going out there soon. I’m going out there probably in the next two or three weeks to link up with him.”

Also on Instagram in the last few weeks, Travis has been posting photos of himself, as well as changing his bio back to “UTOPIA” after he had removed it in the days after Astroworld. Before the festival tragedy, Travis had put out the two-pack of promotional singles for Utopia titled “Escape Plan” and “Mafia” with J. Cole.

Check out Travis’ latest Instagram story with his album-themed headphones below.

Although we are only 15 days into 2022, Kodak Black has already created a year’s worth of headlines. Being the attention magnet that he has always been, Yak seems to be leveling up in that aspect early on this year. 

Most recently, Kodak Black let his frustrations out on his Instagram story yesterday after his car ran out of gas while he was driving. On the side of the road while he waited to get picked up, Kodak noticed a dead opossum that had been ran over, only worsening his mood: “This girl, we supposed to just be together. I hate that pussy a** sh*t bro. This girl just made me mad, all kinds of sh*t. Threw my whole f***ing vibe off bruh. N***a f***ing ran out of gas, all kinds of sh*t bro. N***a had to pee, all kinds of sh*t. I ran out of gas right by the f***ing exit. Motherf***ing opossum right here… I hate this pussy a** sh*t bro I’m gonna kill somebody!”

It is not clear which girl he is talking about in the video, considering earlier this week, his girlfriend broke up with him because he had his newly signed artists dancing on him at the Florida Panthers hockey game. At first, it appeared he was having sex with her in the suite at the arena, but an alternate camera angle proved it was just dancing, but that he was still displaying infidelity.

Either way, it seems it has been a rollercoaster week for Kodak. Check out the video of his rant after his car ran out of gas below.