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In response to the suspension of Sha’Carri Richardson following her positive test for marijuana use, President Joe Biden says that he’s proud of her, but “the rules are the rules.”

“Well, the rules are the rules,” Biden told reporters while out shopping in Central Lake, Mich. “But I was really proud of the way she responded.”

Biden’s response might not come as a shock, as The Daily Beast reported, and the President later admitted, that his administration fired several White House staffers due to having used marijuana in the past.

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Biden wasn’t the only one to critique Richardson. Wack 100 took to another level, Friday, by saying that she has “failed us as a people.”

Richardson says that the reason she used marijuana, despite it being against the rules, was to cope with the unexpected death of her mother.

“We all have our different struggles, we all have our different things we deal with, but to put on a face and have to go out in front of the world and put on a face and hide my pain,” Richardson said in a statement on Friday. “Who are you? Who am I to tell you how to cope when you’re dealing with a pain or you’re dealing with a struggle that you’ve never experienced before or that you never thought you’d have to deal with. Who am I to tell you how to cope? Who am I to tell you you’re wrong for hurting?”

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Despite an impressive performance throughout the NBA playoffs, thus far, Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Kevin Huerter was met with boos while playing at home in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Fans weren’t necessarily disappointed in his play on the basketball court, but in declaring that Rich The Kid is a better rapper than the iconic Atlanta duo, Outkast.

During halftime of the Hawk’s matchup with the Bucks, a bracket of the top Atlanta rappers appeared on the jumbotron featuring the matchup between Rich and Outkast. It was Huerter’s turn to pick and he shocked the crowd at State Farm Arena with his candid choice.

For his decision, he was showered in boos.

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During the Hawks’ playoff run, Huerter has averaged 11.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.8 assists, but it wasn’t enough to prevent fans from scolding his hot take. André 3000 and Big Boi’s iconic pairing produced some of the most popular songs from the late ’90s and 2000s such as “Hey Ya!,” “Ms. Jackson,” “So Fresh, So Clean,” and more. 

In order to make up for such an unpopular opinion, Huerter is going to have to put together a monster second half, as the Hawks trail the Bucks by four points at the break.

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Cardi B says that she plans on dropping a new album after the birth of her next child in six months. Replying to a fan on Twitter, she added a list of other things she plans on doing after her pregnancy. 

“Joe budden thinks we’re never getting another cardi album who gone tell him,” the fan wrote on Twitter. “That album is coming and it’s coming to shake the table I don’t know what else to tell you, my sister always delivers.”

“Well he deadass wrong,” Cardi clapped back. “Watch when I push out this baby wait 6 months go to Colombia get a lipo, breast reduction, learn how to pole dance again, learn how to play spade and get my political science degree and pop out with my album …Yeup Yeup he going to wrong muahaha.”

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Cardi’s last project, Invasion of Privacy, was released in 2018. In the time since, she’s given birth to her first child, appeared in the latest Fast & Furious film, F9, and much more. She’s also released and appeared on a number of successful singles including “WAP,” “Up,” and more.

On Twitter, Friday, Cardi recalled nearly getting a face tattoo when she was a teenager.

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Lynne Spears, the mother of pop music superstar Britney Spears, says that she has “mixed feelings” regarding the artist’s infamous conservatorship battle that has dominated the headlines in recent weeks. Lynne spoke with Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino in a new piece from the New Yorker, following Brittney’s viral testimony from last month.

“I got mixed feelings about everything,” Lynne admitted. “I don’t know what to think … It’s a lot of pain, a lot of worry.”

She added that she might have to “hang up abruptly” and that “I’m good. I’m good at deflecting.”

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In her testimony, Britney says that she is “traumatized” by the conservatorship and her treatment under it.

“I would honestly like to sue my family, to be totally honest with you,” she said during her statement. “I also would like to be able to share my story with the world, and what they did to me, instead of it being a hush-hush secret to benefit all of them. I want to be able to be heard on what they did to me by making me keep this in for so long. It is not good for my heart. I’ve been so angry, and I cry every day.”

In response, there was an outpouring of support for Britney from fans and fellow celebrities alike.

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Megan Fox says she wants to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in an attempt to evolve as an actor. Fox discussed the idea and more in a lengthy new interview with the Washington Post.

Fox says she wants to take on more unconventional roles that she describes as “challenging” and “fun.” She provided the MCU and DC Comics as an example of franchises she’d like to work with.

“I want to grow into myself as an actor,” Fox told the Post. “I feel like I spent a lot of years not doing that because I sort of checked out from Hollywood. Now I’m ready to grow into myself.”

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She added that she would also be interested in continuing the Jennifer’s Body IP with a new TV series: “I don’t think it’s a hard movie to make a sequel to. I mean, they should make it into a TV series. That would be cool.”

In a separate interview this week, Fox revealed that she still has a crush on Angelina Jolie and that Machine Gun Kelly is unlikely to take issue with it: “I think I said that years ago, I can’t imagine he would have a problem with it.”

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Hawks star guard Trae Young will reportedly play in Atlanta’s Game 6 matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks, Saturday night, following a three-game absence nursing an ankle injury sustained after tripping over a referee’s foot in Game 3.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews say that Hawks coach Nate McMillan expects the superstar to suit up.

“Hawks star Trae Young will play in Game 6 tonight vs. Milwaukee, sources tell @wojespn and me,” Andrews announced on Twitter, Saturday night. “Young missed the last two games with a bone bruise in his right foot.”

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As for the severity of Young’s injury, McMillan recently confirmed that it is a short-term problem: “It’s not anything that is long-term. He has had pain that is not comfortable enough for him to get out there and feel like he can help the team.”

Young, in his first career trip to the playoffs, is averaging 29.8 points and 9.5 assists per game.

As for the Bucks, the team will be without their star, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has been ruled out with a hyperextension on his knee.

Game 6 between the Bucks and Hawks is set to tip-off at 8:30 PM, ET. The series is currently 3-2 in favor of the Bucks.

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In contrast to the number of voices in the hip-hop community coming out in support of Sha’Carri Richardson, following her suspension for a positive marijuana test, Wack 100 says that she has “failed us as a people” as far as he is concerned. The United States Anti-Doping Association announced her suspension earlier this week, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

“Put her on the first thing smoking back to the dispensary!” Wack wrote alongside a photo of Richardson on Instagram. “A violation leads to punishment. Nobody is bigger than the program. Rules & regulations are there to be followed not ignored. She failed us as a people far as I’m concerned!”

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Richardson says that she used the drug as a coping mechanism, in response to her mother’s death.

“We all have our different struggles, we all have our different things we deal with, but to put on a face and have to go out in front of the world and put on a face and hide my pain,” Richardson said in a statement on Friday. “Who are you? Who am I to tell you how to cope when you’re dealing with a pain or you’re dealing with a struggle that you’ve never experienced before or that you never thought you’d have to deal with. Who am I to tell you how to cope? Who am I to tell you you’re wrong for hurting?”

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