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As she gets older, Chloe Bailey has begun embracing more of an adult look, stepping out of her teens and into her years of being a 20-something with style, smarts, and of course, sex appeal. Earlier this week the “Have Mercy” singer took to her Instagram page to share a video of her thanking her fans for getting her to four million followers on the app.

The clip shows the 23-year-old lounging around in some white lingerie and a black robe. She begins by suggestively sucking on the sweet treat while looking into the camera, then says, “to my four million followers and counting, my candy kisses and my clovers, thank you all so  much for loving me. I love you right all back, and there’s a lot more to come.” 

Shortly after it was uploaded, people began roasting Bailey for the sexiness in the video, which some felt was “forced.” Many begged her to take it down from her social media, claiming to have gotten major second hand embarrassment from watching. Others theorized that it could be a PR stunt to get people talking about the starlet, and the recording artist’s most loyal fans stuck by her, despite her questionable antics.

It would seem that Bailey heard the message loud and clear, as her sultry video was taken down from all of her accounts yesterday, but not before The Shade Room was able to snag a copy, or fans were able to make their own provocative edits.

Do you think that Chloe Bailey made the right move in deleting her thank you video, or do you wish she would’ve left it up? Let us know below.

Last week at UFC 268, Justin Gaethje put up an incredible performance against the likes of Michael Chandler. In the end, it was Gaethje who came away with the win and moving forward, he would like to fight against Conor McGregor, who consistently seems to be ducking him. Gaethje just wants a chance at fighting the former champ, but the Irish fighter is more content on fighting against other names.

For instance, there have been rumors that McGregor’s next fight would either be against Chandler, or another former opponent of Gaethje’s, Tony Ferguson. This prompted quite the response from Gaethje who told TMZ Sports that McGregor seems to be obsessed with his “sloppy seconds.”

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“I feel like we are in grade school and Conor McGregor is following me around trying to pick up my sloppy seconds,” Gaethje said. “I hate to say it because it’s disrespectful to the opponents that I beat. I fought Cowboy [Cerrone]. Then he wants to fight Cowboy. I just beat up Chandler. Now he wants to fight Chandler. He’ll never say my name. And, Ferguson is on the list now too.”

As it stands, McGregor is still recovering from his gruesome leg injury, which means it is going to be a while before he fights again. Having said that, should he defeat someone like Chandler, perhaps a match against Gaethje will finally be in the cards.

Let us know what you think of this feud, in the comments below.

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Bronny James Jr. is going into his Junior year at Sierra Canyon and the expectations are high. Many are looking to see him make a significant jump in his production, as this will determine whether or not he can end up going to a top-tier college like Duke. Of course, it’s a little too early to decide just how good of a player Bronny will end up being, as at the end of the day, he’s still just a teenager.

Regardless, Bronny has quite a bit of skill and athleticism which is something he isn’t shy about showing off. For instance, Bronny was recently seen showing off his dunking ability during a shootaround. The footage was captured by his father LeBron, who caught Bronny offering up an exceptional windmill dunk.

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As you can imagine, the whole gym was amazed by what went down, and LeBron was a proud father about it all. After gathering the footage, LeBron took to his Instagram where he offered up a warning for the basketball world, saying “Scary hours coming soon!!” Needless to say, LeBron sees a lot of potential in his son, who is showing the makings of a star this season.

Bronny’s development has been fun to watch, and it will be interesting to see how he’s able to progress as his Junior season kicks off. Let us know what you thought of the dunk, in the comments below.

The return of Kendrick Lamar appears imminent. As rumors continue to ramp up about the release of his next project — and final release under Top Dawg Entertainment — the rapper returned to the stage at Day N Vegas for his sole show of 2021, and his first in the U.S. in two years.

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The rapper’s closing set paid homage to his 10-year reign in hip-hop since 2011. K. Dot ran through the hits from Section.80 to the Pulitzer-Prize winning DAMN. album during his set, and brought Baby Keem on stage where they performed “Family Ties” and “Range Brothers.” Kendrick was largely holding down the set on his own. Aside from Keem, the only ones to join Kendrick were groups of dancers that accompanied him during certain songs. 

Ultimately, Kendrick’s rare appearance on stage last night offered fans some perspective into the next era of his career. Unfortunately, he didn’t debut any new music, which many hoped would occur. However, there have been promising signs that he’s cooking up something soon. It was recently revealed that he had hired new management — news that came a few weeks after it was rumored that he registered new songs with ASCAP. Closing the show, Kendrick offered his love and hinted that he’d be returning to the stage again. “Vegas, ’til next time. And when I say next time, I mean soon,” he said.

Adele recently confirmed that she’s heard new music from K. Dot. Maybe the rest of us will get to hear it soon. 

Check out a few reactions and clips of Kendrick’s performance below. 

James Harden is one of the best scorers in the NBA when he is at the top of his game. To start this season, however, Harden has mostly deferred to none other than Kevin Durant, which has ultimately altered his ability to pad stats. Heading into last night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Harden had yet to score 30 points in a game this season, although he ultimately broke out with a 39-point performance that allowed his team to take home the victory.

While speaking to reporters after the game, Harden spoke about his performance and how it had been a long time coming. Harden still believes he has been playing well, however, he has set such a high standard for himself that any deviation from the norm has people scratching their heads.

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“I’m getting there,” Harden said via ESPN. “It wasn’t going to take long. I mean, this is the highest [level] in the sport is the NBA, the most talented players in this world. So it’s not going to be easy for me to just come out there and do what I do. It takes a lot of hard work to be playing at a point to which you guys have seen me play at. When I’m not scoring 30 points, when I’m averaging 18-some points, it’s like, ‘What’s wrong with James?’ It’s pretty solid still. I’ve been playing so well and so extremely at another level to where you guys set standards for me, and I set standards for myself as well. For me, I just continue to work. I feel a lot better, and the work don’t stop.

Without Kyrie Irving, the Nets have maintained a solid record of 9-4 which puts them at the top of the Eastern Conference standings. With Harden and Durant playing fantastic basketball, there is no doubt that this team is a threat to win it all.

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As if his first stint on Drink Champs didn’t create enough headlines, Kanye West returned to the Revolt TV series set to finish his chat with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN this week. Last time around, he addressed his relationship with his wife, informing listeners that he hopes to reconcile their relationship and put an end to their impending divorce.

This week, Ye talked about KKW once again, but this time, he addressed her ongoing quest to become a lawyer, and how the mother of four was studying for the bar exam at the same time that she was preparing to make her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live.

“I was giving ideas for skits for SNL and my wife was in a session with a lawyer that’s training her and the lawyer got on the phone and started making bad suggestions and I was like, ‘Man, this dude’s an idiot,’” the “Good Morning” rapper told the hosts. “They got an idiot training my wife. She’s gonna fail the bar the third time because I feel like there’s people who might not want you. They don’t want you! There’s people who might not want Kim Kardashian to become a lawyer.”

The Chicago native then went on to explain how he thinks things will change once his wife achieves her dream. “That shirt gets a little bit higher, that cleavage gets a little more covered up. It’s 14-year-old girls, 17-year-old girls that’s posing a little bit. They wanna become a lawyer. She affect people in that way.” There’s no denying that Kardashian is one of the most impactful influencers in the game today, so Ye may just have a point.

He continued, “And there’s people that don’t want her to affect these women in that way. They want her to affect them in that other way. And they could put you a lawyer that gives you all the right things and just enough wrong things that you just miss your test by this much. You’ll get ’em next time.”

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has taken the baby bar examination twice so far, failing both times. Her first failed attempted was documented on the reality series, and the stress and disappointment was obviously hard for the 41-year-old to deal with. “I spent six weeks straight, 10 to 12 hours a day studying and it was so important for me to take this,” she explained. “To not pass gets your spirit down and just makes you want to give up.”

Elsewhere on Drink Champs, Ye discussed the Dave Chappelle controversy, mental health, and much more. You can check out the full episode below.

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For the last few years now, it has been widely accepted that Steph Curry is the greatest shooter in the history of the NBA. The clip at which he hits threes is truly impressive, and there is no other player in the league who is doing it quite like Curry. Having said that, Curry has been looking to chase down Ray Allen for first on the all-time three-pointers made list.

There were two lists in particular that Steph was aiming for. The first one is the all-time regular-season list, where Curry is still trailing by about 100 threes. The second list encompasses both the regular season and the postseason. Last night, Curry was able to topple the second list as he put up an incredible performance against the Chicago Bulls.

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In the clip below, Curry drained his 3,358th three-pointer, which officially put him into first amongst both seasons. Amazingly, Curry has played 585 fewer games than Allen, which just goes to show that Curry is on another planet when it comes to his ability. At this point, he will probably reach the regular-season record in about 20 to 25 games.

Needless to say, Curry is making history and he’s proving to the world that he really is the best shooter to ever step on the court. Not to mention, with three championships under his belt, he is already a legend.

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers have experienced some bad struggles this year. With LeBron James injured, there have been games where the Lakers have lacked direction, and it has led to some pretty awful losses. For instance, the team lost two games to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and now, they have lost a game to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are a team that the Lakers should be defeating at this point, even without LeBron in the lineup.

The final score was 107-83 which pretty well makes the game a blowout. To make matters worse, the Lakers got outscored 40-12 in the third quarter, which ultimately put them way behind the curve. It was a bad night all around, and Davis was clearly upset about how things played out.

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“We sucked,” Davis said per ESPN. “No defense. Can’t score. That’s not just this third quarter, it’s every third quarter we’ve played this season. We come out slow, lackadaisical offensively and defensively. We got to get it together. Why? I can’t tell you. But we got to do a better job. […] “We got to decide who we want to be. A championship team? That’s not us right now. We’re not winning a championship the way we’re playing. We got to be better, and we got to care more for our wins at home. Wins in general. That was embarrassing.”

The Lakers have now fallen to 7-6 on the season with this loss, although they are still hanging in there with the rest of the teams in the Western Conference. If they want to make sure they get into the postseason, they’ll need to get on a winning streak to at least give themselves a nice cushion.

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It is expected that trips to space will become the new normal and we have already seen celebrities make their way into the far unknown. Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and even Star Trek icon William Shatner have visited outer space. They’ve returned with enlightening stories about what their trips were like, albeit they were also fitted with crew members who helped them during their journey.

Sadly, news regarding one of Shatner’s fellow Blue Origin rocket passengers, molecular biologist and software executive Glen de Vries, died in a plane crash when the flight went down in New Jersey yesterday (November 11).

Vries was reportedly one of two people who lost their lives in the incident, per The New York Times.  The other victim was the “owner and head instructor” of a New Jerself flight school. The publication did not share which of the two men was piloting the plane when it went down.

“We are devastated to hear of the sudden passing of Glen de Vries,” Blue Origin shared to Twitter. “He brought so much life and energy to the entire Blue Origin team and to his fellow crewmates. His passion for aviation, his charitable work, and his dedication to his craft will long be revered and admired.”

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