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As she continues to defend her right to breastfeed her five-year-old daughter, Coco Austin has made another revelation that captured attenion. There has been a strange influx of celebrities lately sharing their bathing habits—or lack thereof—and Austin adds her name to the list of famous figures who have decided to tell the world that they don’t shower daily if it isn’t necessary.

Coco and her husband Ice-T have repeatedly defended their parenting choices when it comes to their adorable little girl Chanel, and during a chat with E! News’ Daily Pop, the model-mom also revealed her bathing routine.

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Recently, entertainers like Ashton Kutcher and wife Mila Kunis, Dax Shephard and wife Kristen Bell, and Jake Gyllenhall all revealed that they don’t find it necessary to bathe daily and several of them said they only wash when they feel dirty or smell bad. Coco seemingly agreed.

“Well, I don’t shower every day,” Coco said matter-of-factly. “I do what’s needed. My hair—I wash my hair every four days. Yeah, but when I’m feeling icky, I’ll get in the shower. Whether that’s every day, that may be, but that could be every three days. I kinda keep myself clean, though. Like, if I feel like my pits smell or something, I just take some washcloths and some soap to it. I might not have to clean my whole body.”

This debate continues to divide, so watch Coco Austin’s clip below and let us know if you agree or disagree with bathing daily.

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Kobe Bryant’s death early last year continues to ripple across the NBA as the player’s legacy materializes, and is carried on by surviving teammates. While the late player’s wife remains in battle against those profiting off of her husband’s death, one diehard fan brought the holy grail of Kobe collectibles to auction this week with a whopping price tag. The item in question, with a minimum bid of $100,000, is a pair of Adidas basketball shoes worn by Kobe during his first NBA game ever, in 1996. 

The shoes were apparently given to the fan by Kobe after his debut 1996 game, of which is performance fell short of his career standards. The late Lakers veteran scored no points during his only six minutes off the bench, though it seems this fan still saw the potential in the player. Interestingly enough, the fan secured a second encounter with Kobe just years later where he got him to autograph the sneakers, boosting the value even more. The late NBA legend had a sneaker deal with Adidas until 2002. 

Bidding on the shoes started at $100,000, though it’s believed that the price could easily settle in the $500,000 range. This seems a fitting price for the coveted pair of shoes as they marked the beginning of Kobe’s record-breaking career. Though Kobe retired in 2015 after 19 years in the game, he remains at #4 for all time points scored with 33,643 career points. Kobe also won 5 championships during his 19 year stint with the Lakers.

RIP Kobe.

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Concerns regarding artists’ and drug addiction have existed since the inception of the industry, but as our society has grown more technologically advanced, things have taken a more grave turn. Street drugs were once seen as the worst possible addictions that could plague families, but prescription pills have edged them out of the top spot. We’ve lost several artists in Hip Hop in recent years, and of those who are still with us, many know all too well how difficult it can be to shake the urge to abuse medications.

Lil Xan has frequently made headlines over his addiction issues as he’s spoken candidly about his recovery, and recently, he sat down with 60 Minutes+ to talk about his struggles. 

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Lil Xan, real name Nicholas Diego Leanos, talked about having “intense anxiety” and being prescribed a benzodiazepine—those include the likes of Klonopin, Ativan, and Valium—when he was 18-years-old. Soon, he’d developed a tolerance to Ativan so he left that behind and moved on to Xanax. Before long, he was steadily increasing his dosage.

“[My anxiety would] jump out at the weirdest points in life,” Xan said. “I can do a show for thousands of people and I won’t have a drop of anxiety. But the minute I’m in, like, a closed environment, it could just be the most random thing will just set me off.” The rapper added that he would buy prescription drugs from street dealers.

“I was probably taking…12 two milligrams to 14 two milligrams a day,” the 24-year-old said. “I was really bad. It was really bad… I was taking enough benzos to take down an elephant.” He finally realized that it was time to make a change. “I looked in the mirror and I’m, like, it was just that moment you know, like, if I keep doing this, I’m gonna die soon. So I just quit, cold turkey. And I actually ended up having a few seizures. And I landed in the hospital.”

Now, he’s turned his life around and uses his time educating his fans and followers about the dangers of addiction, as well as the steps to recovery. “I get that my name, in itself, is popularizing it,” Xan said. “I always made that known that I didn’t like that my name was popularizing it. But it’s what worked for me.”

Watch Lil Xan’s clip with 60 minutes+ below.

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Jay-Z’s cousin is at the center of a new lawsuit alleging that he scammed a Roc Nation Gaming investor. According to the Daily News, a new lawsuit alleges that Briant Biggs duped an investor of Unanimous Games, a subsidiary of Roc Nation Gaming, of over a million dollars.

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The lawsuit filed by Blueprint Capital Holdings claims Biggs was part of a group that was raising $1.5M for Unanimous Games. President of Blueprint Ryan Collision claims Biggs told him the business plan was to “bridge the gap” between eSports and the entertainment world. Biggs allegedly claimed Roc Nation artists such as Meek Mill and Yo Gotti were expected to invest in Unanimous.

Collision says Blueprint Holding Group put down a $250K investment in the company in 2018 with a promise that it would be paid off with interest by March 2021. Blueprint claims that they never received any repayment from Unanimous. Collision added that he offered more time so Biggs could repay him.

The lawsuit claims there was a request made on behalf of Blueprint to receive tax returns and other financial information from Unanimous, though that was never honored. It also claims that Biggs spoke to a rep from Blueprint, claiming that Unanimous was to receive a $5M investment. Biggs allegedly promised to pay Blueprint back with that money. 

The financial statements were later released to Blueprint but the findings did not reveal any $5M investment. However, the lawsuit claims that the records showed Biggs paid himself tens of thousands of dollars after Blueprint’s initial investment. 

“Notably, Unanimous Games did not provide any tax returns, income statements, general ledgers, profit and loss statements, or any documents relating to the alleged $5,000,000.00 investment,” the lawsuit reads.

The lawsuit also disputes Biggs claim that Roc Nation artists were on board for Unanimous as a meeting between Blueprint and Roc Nation only took place months after the claim.

Collision is seeking unspecified damages and accuse Roc Nation of breach of contract and fraud. 

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