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According to TMZ, the ongoing romance between Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian is “more than a weeklong fling.” The two stars were spotted out together on multiple date nights around New York this week, and witnesses at both Zero Bond and Campania say that they looked “very comfortable with each other.”

Apparently the Saturday Night Live cast member has been a perfect gentleman, even charming KKW‘s friends on their evenings out together. On Tuesday, they headed to Staten Island where they enjoyed a secluded rooftop dinner at Campina. Rumour has it that the owner of the establishment is a friend of the actor’s, and personally took care of them all night. Staff members reportedly weren’t allowed upstairs, where the stars were allegedly packing on the PDA.

On Wednesday evening, the SKIMS CEO and her new beau went to Zero Bond (an exclusive NYC club), and Davidson even called ahead with his credit card to ensure that no one else would end up footing the bill at the end of the night.

As the gossip site notes, several people have shared their doubts about KKW and the King of Staten Island star, but after seeing how well he blends in with some of the socialite’s best friends, more and more people are becoming sold on the idea of Kim and Pete seriously pairing up.

The mother of four is reportedly “excited about dating again,” but will take her time before jumping into anything. Davidson was apparently very professional while working with her on SNL, and waited until the episode had wrapped before making his move.

Do you think that Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian are in it for the long haul? Let us know below.

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This past week, Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver was exposed in a piece by ESPN that details some of the worst things he did and said during his tenure as the team’s owner. There were some pretty egregious things here, including using the N-word multiple times in a rant against Draymond Green. He also reportedly tried to use strippers as a way to keep players in Phoenix, which if you understand the history of the team, you know that didn’t exactly work out how he wanted it to.

Many are now weighing in on the matter, including former NBA star Baron Davis who has some very strong takes on Sarver. According to TMZ, Davis once sat next to Sarver during lockout negotiations, and he knew the guy was bad from the jump. 

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“Are you surprised?” Davis said. “God damn, man. Look at that motherf***er. I don’t care about that man. He’s a piece of s***.” These are definitely some harsh words although given everything that has come out as of late, you can’t blame Davis for feeling so strongly about the matter.

For now, Sarver and the Suns are being investigated by the league, and if anything egregious is confirmed, then it is safe to say that Sarver will go the way of Donald Sterling.

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Kamaru Usman is one of the best fighters in the UFC right now and today, he will be going up against Colby Covington to defend his title.x Usman has fought against Covington before and he ended up winning pretty easily. Now, he will get to try and do it all over again, with the stakes at their highest. Fans believe Usman will pull it off, although in the UFC, you never really know what can happen.

During the press conference for the fight this week, Usman had some interesting remarks about retirement. After a fight against Khamzat Chimaev was brought up, Usman noted that he has been going through a lot over the past few months and that he is starting to value family over fighting. Essentially, he’s trying to say that he might not be around in the sport for much longer.

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“As far as me [fighting him], you know I’m in a point in life to where I understand how much this takes from you,” Usman said. “I’ve been nine weeks now away from my daughter, and FaceTime does help, but it doesn’t do it justice, as far as being there each and every day. So obviously I don’t know how much longer I’m willing to do this. They have to make sense for me now. If he’s able to get there, then we’ll talk about it at that point.”

It remains to be seen what Usman will do, especially depending on the results of tonight’s fight. If Usman were to lose, one would figure he would try to get his belt back. If he wins, then a voyage into the sunset could be on the horizon for the future Hall Of Famer.

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Henry Ruggs III was arrested this past week after causing a violent car crash that left one woman and her dog dead. The incident was so violent that the woman’s car burst into flames, all while Ruggs’ vehicle was totaled. Ruggs was driving 156 MPH at the time of the incident which is the average speed at some NASCAR tracks. It was a complete lack of judgment that ultimately has Ruggs facing some life-altering consequences.

In addition to being kicked off of the Las Vegas Raiders roster, Ruggs had initially been hit with a DUI resulting in death charge, but now, he has four more charges under his name, according to TMZ. These charges are for DUI resulting in substantial bodily harm, reckless driving X2, and possessing a gun under the influence of alcohol.

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As TMZ reported, the maximum sentence for being found guilty on all of these charges is 46 years in prison. Of course, this will have to go to trial before such a sentence can be handed down, however, it is not looking good for the young football star.

This is a truly tragic story and our heart goes out to the family of the victim. Updates continue to rollout in this story so stay tuned to HNHH for all of the latest details.

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The idea of Kanye West and Drake facing off in a Verzuz is a conversation that has been had since the platform’s inception during quarantine. Hip Hop and Rap fans have been debating a Ye versus Drizzy concept for some time as memes of what 20 tracks each artist would play circulate every few months. However, after Kanye visited Drinks Champs, it seems we may be edging closer to this actually happening, albeit with Drake’s approval. If you ask Kanye, it would be an easy win.

Drink Champs host Noreaga caught up with Fat Joe for a post-interview chat about Ye’s appearance on the series. Fat Joe suggested that a Kanye and Drake Verzuz would “break the internet.” Nore seemed to agree.

“You know why I like that a lot? It’ like when Jay and Nas had they thing, there was no platform for them to actually—we had Battle of the Beats, big ups to Angie Martinez, we had Battle of the Beats, but Verzuz just seems like a global platform right now,” said Noreaga. “So, for them to—where would they take it at?… I believe that Drake believes that he’ll win, too.”

“I asked him if he would battle Busta and he said he would battle Busta, too,” added Nore. There has been much conversation about Busta Rhyme’s impending appearance on the series, as the Rap legend wants to appear but Verzuz is having trouble finding an opponent. “I asked him off-camera, ‘Would you really do the Veruz with Drake?’ And he’s like, ‘Of course!’ So, I think that’s the battle everyone wants to see. I think it’s the biggest bag ever.”

We’ll have to wait to see if this actually does down. Could it happen? Check out Noreaga and Fat Joe below.

It’s up and live in Houston as Travis Scott kicked off his Astroworld Festival today (November 5). Day One of the weekend-long festival has already stolen attention from the Kanye West-Drink Champs news cycle as images and videos from Astroworld have begun to make the rounds. Today, Scott hit the stage with several other acts including SZA, Don Toliver, Roddy Ricch, Master P, and Metro Boomin’.

It seems that thousands of people were crowded together as they stormed the merch area of the festival, showing that fans have been excited for Astroworld’s return amid the pandemic. Others seemed to gain access in droves as they broke through the festival’s barriers and ran from security.

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Ahead of Astroworld opening its doors, Scott delivered two new singles: “Escape Plan” and “Mafia” featuring J. Cole. The songs come as a prequel to the release of Scott’s highly-anticipated Utopia project that he has been teasing for some time, and his festival seems to be the turning point toward the album’s impending release.

As expected, the Astroworld audience lost its mind when Drake made an appearance and the reunion comes on the heel of Kanye claiming that he sent a group text to Kim Kardashian, Drake, JAY-Z, Travis Scott, Kid Cudi, and Pusha-T to tell them that he’s worth more than all of them combined. Check out a few moments from Astroworld below.

Since his heated back and forth on social media with Karen Civil became a viral showdown, Joyner Lucas has taken a step back to handle business. After the rapper came forward to accuse Civil of cheating him out of tens of thousands of dollars, the pair were the subject of debate as people discussed what occurs behind the scenes in the industry. 

Articles were written, Clubhouse chatrooms were launched, and scathing tweets were sent. Lucas would later return to say that he has promised Civil he wouldn’t speak about the situation publicly any longer, and it looks as if he’s connecting with everyone’s favorite Rap Uncle, Snoop Dogg.

We’re gearing up for the release of Snoop Dogg’s Def Jam debut The Algorithm, and from what we’ve received, Snoop and his famous rapper friends have been in full-on beast mode. Lucas recently shared a photo of himself with the Long Beach icon and in the caption, he gave his take on the first listen of The Algorithm before it hits the streets.

“Stopped by the dogs house to show my uncle some love today. Rip to his dear momma. [red heart emoji],” wrote Lucas. “If you heard the album @snoopdogg played for me today. [facepalm emoij] best album I heard in a long long time. I been waiting for you bring those rhythm and gangsta vibez back unc. 11/19 [fire emoji] love you.”

Are you excited about The Algorithm? 

Yep, it’s about that time again—another reaction to Kanye West’s Drink Champs. The explosive interview has taken over timelines today (November 5) as people share clips from the two-and-a-half-hour discussion where Ye seemed to unleash on just about any and everybody. The outspoken musician is known for speaking his mind without considering any consequences, and this time, it is Charlamagne Tha God who felt the heat from the Donda star.

Ye seemed to take issue with Charlamagne sitting down to interview President Joe Biden during the 2020 election. The rapper mentioned Biden’s controversial remark: “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump then you ain’t Black.” West claimed that Charlamagne had some intimate friendship with Biden and the comment proved how comfortable the then-presidential hopeful was with Tha God.

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Charlamagne addressed Kanye’s mention while on The Breakfast Club. “If you do have love for Kanye, you gotta love him from a distance because of that type of delusion and lack of self-awareness,” said Charlamagne. “Kanye West cannot talk about anyone being close to any political figure when we watched him bust it open for Trump up in the Oval Office.”

“Kanye was poppin’ it on a handstand for Trump. And by the way, that’s the one and only time I’ve ever spoken to Joe Biden in my life,” he added. “But, Kanye, like I said, he has zero room to talk. He was hugging Trump and calling Turmp a father figure and said that white man made him feel like Superman.”

The Breakfast Club then cut to a clip of Ye in the White House with Trump as he told the former president how much he loved him. “That’s why you just gotta send Kanye healing energy. Everybody he talked about in this interview, he’s gonna be apologizing to.” Watch Charlamagne Tha God’s response in full below.