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As Kanye West pleas for his estranged wife to come home to him, the 41-year-old socialite continues to spend time with her new boyfriend, Pete Davidson. Most recently, the couple were spotted grabbing breakfast in Beverly Hills on Saturday morning.

According to a TMZ report, Kim Kardashian and Davidson were eating when a Dutch music journalist named Paul Barewijk spotted them. Not wanting to disturb their meal, he sneakily took some selfies with the mother of four in the background. He later sheepishly approached the pair to show them the pictures he had snapped, explaining that “his encounter with them was sheer coincidence.”

When Paul asked KKW for a proper photo, she obliged, throwing up a peace sign and cute duck face while posing beside her new friend. Pete also took a selfie with the writer, showing off his black nail polish, copying his girl’s hand gesture. Apparently, Paul even flattered the comedian by gushing about how much the Netherlands love him on Saturday Night Live.

Davidson and Kardashian confirmed their relationship about mid-way through November. Shortly after, the 28-year-old was photographed with an unmissable hickey on his neck during date night, making their sudden union seem all the more serious. 

While Ye has yet to directly comment on the situation with Pete, he has been publicly acknowledging the mother of his children, even talking about their relationship narrative, and how he believes God will bring them back together prior to his thoughtful Thanksgiving prayer. The paper has been very active on social media as of late, and only time will tell if he’ll have something to say about his old friend wining and dining his wife as he tries to win her back.

Check out the photos of Pete and Kim having breakfast at the Beverly Hills Hotel here.

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YoungBoy Never Broke Again was proof that rappers, or any artists, could gain their following on YouTube and stick to using the platform after they achieved fame. While every artist uses YouTube for music videos, YoungBoy would frequently drop music exclusively to YouTube, and his cult fanbase knew it was the primary app to use to stay tapped in to his releases.

On Saturday (Nov. 27), NBA YoungBoy’s YouTube page was inexplicably wiped, purged of all videos. The page had over 9 billion views combined, and housed basically his entire catalog. 

This news comes just days after his “safe then sorry” YouTube-exclusive release, which was momentarily trending as the No. 1 video in the Music category on YouTube.

It is not known currently whether or not this decision was made by YoungBoy himself, his label or YouTube, but it surely is a travesty for all YB fans. YoungBoy’s YouTube fanbase helped him to become one of hip-hop’s most streamed in artists.

In a report by XXL from the summer, it was revealed that NBA YoungBoy was the fifth most streamed artist 0f 2021 of any genre in the country with 2.5 billion streams.

This fanbase is what helped him to go No. 1 this fall with his Sincerely, Kentrell album in September. This was his third year in a row with a Billboard 200 No. 1 album, and likely came due to his success on YouTube.

In 2019, YB comfortably sat on the throne as “Top Male Artist” on YouTube for months, doubling the amount of streams as streaming giants like DaBaby and Post Malone. Now, he has no videos on the site.

Perhaps there is a grand scheme to restore these videos, or maybe YB is changing is entire approach to releasing music. Either way, YoungBoy’s videos leaving the platform leaves an empty throne for the King of YouTube.

Fans of the late Juice WRLD have a lot to look forward to this December. On the 9th, Chicago’s United Center will be jam-packed in honour of the rapper as we celebrate his upcoming posthumous album with an exclusive pre-release listening experience.

Tickets for the event go on sale tomorrow, Monday, November 29th at 12PM CST, and along with an early listen to the project, attendees will also have an exclusive preview of Juice’s forthcoming HBO documentary, as well as special guest appearances and performances from a roster of stars yet to be named.

The United Center site fails to specify how much tickets cost, or how many there are, although there is a countdown ticking down the seconds until passes become available to the general public.

Juice WRLD’s official Twitter account shared the poster with some details earlier this week, prompting hundreds to leave their favourite memories and videos of the “Lucid Dreams” recording artist in the replies as they gear up to honour his memory.

Earlier in November, we reported that the Chicago-born star’s posthumous project Fighting Demons will arrive on December 10th – just two days after the two year anniversary of Juice’s untimely death. The forthcoming album’s first single, “Already Dead” has been in constant rotation since it arrived on the 12th, and we can’t to see what else is to come on the new release.

If you’re interested in attending this year’s Juice WRLD Day celebration, you can purchase tickets from United Center here. RIP Juice.

Music executive Alexander Edwards is on a mission to win his lady back this holiday season. After nearly three years of dating, the couple had called it quits after Amber Rose discovered AE was cheating. The music exec. must’ve been caught red-handed because he didn’t even bother to come up with an excuse. He owned up to his actions. 

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The former couple share a child together, which naturally made their public break-up a bit more complicated. However, it appears that AE wants nothing more than to reunite with his family. Last night, the music exec. issued a statement on his Instagram page where he apologized for his actions before pleading for Amber’s forgiveness.

“I want to sincerely apologize to my beautiful wife @amberrose you didn’t deserve what I did to you. You’re an amazing person and a wonderful mother to our boys,” he wrote before acknowledging the pain he caused their family including his stepson, Sebastian. “I’m sorry for the pain that I’ve caused you, my son Slash and my stepson Sebastian. All I want is my family back and I’m willing to do anything to make things right. Please forgive me.” 

Amber Rose has yet to issue a public response to AE’s plea but we’ll keep you posted if she does. Check out AE’s post below and let us know your thoughts in the comment section. 

Yesterday, 24-year-old Rico Nasty made it clear that the hate she’s been receiving while touring with Playboi Carti is taking a major toll on her mental health. “I dead ass need at least two hours out of each day to just cry,” she wrote in a now-deleted tweet.

The “Smack A Bitch” rapper also shared that it’s “crazy how [she] wanted a tour bus [her] whole life,” only to end up “crying [herself] to sleep” on it every night. In a particularly concerning post, she wrote, “I wish I was dead just as much as y’all do, trust me.”

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The posts were shared on Saturday afternoon. It remains unclear how long they were up, but they certainly earned Rico a lot of love from her supportive fan base and other industry stars, including “Toxic” vocalist Kehlani. “Rico is a gem of an artist and person, I hope you know how epic and special you are @Rico_nastyy !!!!!!!!” the mother of one comforted her hurt friend.

While the D.C. native didn’t directly reply to the post, hundreds of fans have flooded in with kind words of their own for the rapper to read. “It’s so sad she doesn’t see how amazing she is :(“ one person commented. “She’s too good for some of these mfs, they better leave her alone.”

Touring with Carti may not be going as anticipated, but some have pointed out that maybe Rico would have a better time on tour with an artist like Kehlani, who has a much more tame fan base at their shows. “Now if Kehlani went on tour and brought Rico >>>>>> Tsunami Mob would respect her more, that’s for sure.”

See more love for Rico Nasty below.

Rihanna modeled a new set for her lingerie brand, Savage x Fenty, on her Instagram story, Saturday. The 33-year-old singer rocked a revealing pair of plaid pajama shorts and a matching top in several photos and videos.

Rihanna also wore a golden necklace and matching earrings.

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Rihanna founded Savage x Fenty back in 2018 as an online-only lingerie brand with an emphasis on confidence and inclusivity.

“I wanted to do a line for years, but it needed to be credible, something that industry pros and girls around the world would respect,” she told InStyle at the time. “That was very important to me. I wanted everyone to feel included. We actually started with foundation because it’s the very first makeup product I fell in love with.”

The clothing brand has taken over Rihanna’s focus in recent years, leaving fans craving new music. Earlier this year she teased that fans aren’t ready for the new direction she is going sonically.

“You’re not going to expect what you hear,” she said in September. “Put that in your mind. Whatever you know of Rihanna is not going to be what you hear. I’m really experimenting, and music is like fashion. You should be able to play. I should be able to wear whatever I want.”

Check out Rihanna’s new pictures below.

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LeBron James reacted to Isaiah Stewart’s recent comments on their fight and what he expects from having to face him again this Sunday. James continued to claim that his elbow to Stewart’s face was an accident.

Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 137-141 loss to the Sacramento Kings, Friday, James discussed whether he expects some sort of retaliation from Stewart.

“I don’t go into a game and make it an individual thing,” he said.

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As for his response to Stewart claiming that the move was intentional, James explained: “I saw his comments today and he felt it was intentional or wasn’t an accident. The actual chop down was on purpose to get his arm off me, that part was on purpose, but the point of my hand hitting his face was not on purpose. You can literally go through numerous plays in the NBA where guys were chopping down on guys’ arms or hands trying to get them off of them. If you look at the play closely, he kind of got off balance when I chopped him down and that’s how his head went into my hand. So, it wasn’t intentional at all. I’ve never been that player, I’ve never ever tried to seek a face contact like that…”

The Lakers will face off against the Pistons on Sunday at 9:30 PM, ET.

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