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Expectedly, more information regarding injuries sustained at Astroworld last week continues to pour in as millions of people mourn the tragedy. Travis Scott is feeling the severe consequences of his coveted event as the Houston Police as well as attendees share their stories. There were thousands of young people who were at the festival, and sadly, Stefania Okolie from ABC 13 Houston has reported that a nine-year-old is currently hospitalized from brain swelling. 

Okolie shared a series of tweets stating that the young boy, Ezra Blount, was trampled at Astroworld and is currently “fighting for his life.” He was with his father at the time.

“We have learned a 9 YO boy is fighting for his life at Texas Children’s Hospital after his family says he was trampled at #AstroWorld -child was on his dads shoulders during the crowd surge, his dad passed out from pressure, his son fell and concert goers trampled him,” Okolie tweeted. She reportedly spoke with family members who say that a full recovery would be a “miracle.”

“The 9 YO boy is in coma right now & brain swelling has gotten progressively worse today after he was trampled at #Astroworld .family does not want his name shared right now, but please lift this child in prayer. He didn’t deserve this. We hear from Grandfather at 5 @abc13houston.” She later shared his name at the family’s request.

We continue to hope for the speedy recovery of all injured during this tragic incident and offer our sincerest condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones. Read Okolie’s tweets below.

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J. Prince and Larry Hoover are pushing together to help Kanye West and Drake mend their relationship, according to a new video posted to the Rap-A-Lot CEO’s Instagram page. In the post, Ye stands next to J. Prince as he reads a message to Drake off of his phone, asking the CLB rapper to join him on stage in Los Angeles in December to publicly squash their beef.

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“I’m making this video to address the ongoing back-and-forth with myself and Drake. Both me and Drake have taken shots at each other and it’s time to put it to rest,” Kanye says. “I’m asking Drake on December 7th to join me on stage as a special guest to share the two biggest albums of the year. Live in Los Angeles with the ultimate purpose being to free Larry Hoover.”

Kanye West then explains that the two of them coming together can truly make a difference in the fight for Hoover’s freedom. “I believe that this event won’t only being awareness to our cause but prove to people everywhere how much more we could accomplish when lay our pride to the side and come together,” Ye concluded.

J. Prince detailed the backstory of his meeting with Kanye. Prince wrote that he met with Kanye West at Rothko Chapel in Houston this weekend. Prince relayed a message from Larry Hoover who asked for Kanye West and Drake to make peace.

“I met with Ye to pass on the message from my brother Larry Hoover who said he would like to see peace between the two of them,” he wrote. “Ye received this well and said thanks because he never had anyone that sat him down and explained things to him the way I did. I’m looking forward to all of us working together in unison to elevate our communities around the world.”

This comes on the heels of Kanye West’s interview on Drink Champs where he addressed his feud with Drake including the apparent passive-aggressive jabs the Canadian rapper makes. Part two of the interview is supposedly coming on Friday which could very well exasperate their issues further but maybe Drake ends up agreeing to pop up at the December 7th show with Chubbs by his side. 

Check out the video below. Do you think Drake will accept the olive branch?

The first R. Kelly trial may be behind us, but that does not mean that his legal troubles are over. Prosecutors in other states have been working on their cases against the disgraced singer following his New York conviction, prompting alleged victims to continue to speak out. Two women who have been linked to Kelly in recent years have been Azriel Clary and Joycelyn Savage, to women who reportedly dated the singer at the same time.

The dissolution of that throuple was something that the world witnessed in headline after headline. Azriel has been vocal about her growth and recovery, but Joycelyn has remained mysteriously silent throughout it all.

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According to her parents, who recently sat down with TMZ for a virtual interview, they still haven’t mended their relationship with their daughter. They believe that Joycelyn remains dedicated to Kelly and allege that he has been controlling her from behind bars.

“We tried to reach out to Joycelyn when my father passed. We have to always reach out through [Kelly’s] camp,” said Joycelyn’s father. The same reportedly occurred when his wife’s mother passed away. They expressed that they didn’t want to hear from a “third party” but from their daughter, herself.

“We would like to have a one-on-one discussion with you as a family,” Joycelyn’s mother said in a plea directly to her daughter. Her father wants Joycelyn to understand that Kelly will be in prison for some time and demanded to see his daughter at their solemn family event. “Listen, Robert is locked up. All these enablers need to move aside. Joycelyn, I need to see you at that funeral, it’s just that simple.”

Watch their interview below.

G-Eazy found himself in a bit of trouble with the law just before the release of his latest album, Things Things Happen Too. The rapper was arrested after getting into a fight at a bar involving bottles being thrown. G-Eazy was eventually charged with misdemeanor assault, though that charge has been dismissed after he struck a plea deal with prosecutors. 

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According to TMZ, G-Eazy pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct when he appeared in a New York City courtroom on Monday morning. The rapper dodged time behind bars and instead, will be heading into a diversion program called Manhattan Justice Opportunities. As part of his plea deal, the rapper will have to finish three sessions where he’ll have to sit on meetings with social workers and case managers to make sure that he’s steering clear of trouble and negative influences.

After the rapper was arrested for the altercation with a group of guys at NYC’s Boom Boom Room, he was hit with the misdemeanor assault charge and an order to stay away from the alleged victims. Even with the case being resolved, the order will likely remain in place. 

Though he’s managed to veer away from any sort of jail time, he will have to return to court in January to make sure he’s abiding by the conditions in his sentence. 

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