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Ice Cube says that he rejected an offer to play Lucky in John Singleton’s Poetic Justice, a character famously portrayed by 2Pac, because Lucky was a “sucker.” The NWA member spoke with Big Boy for a new interview, in which he discussed turning down the role.

Cube acknowledged that the role was “going to get me paid, too.”

As for the issue he took with the character, he explained that he “only had one problem with it and he didn’t want to change it, so I didn’t want to do it. The problem was I didn’t think — me playing 2Pac — that I would kick my homeboy out the car for a girl I just met when we got to Oakland. I didn’t think that was cool…It made the character kind of a sucker to me.”

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Cube also said that he shot down the role of “O-Dog” in Menace II Society, because he didn’t want to be typecast after playing “Doughboy” in Boyz n the Hood.

Pac’s role as Lucky went on to become one of the most famous from his acting career. He also starred as Bishop in Juice and numerous other projects.

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Ice Cube says that he rejected an offer to play Lucky in John Singleton’s Poetic Justice, a character famously portrayed by 2Pac, because Lucky was a “sucker.” The NWA member spoke with Big Boy for a new interview, in which he discussed turning down the role.

Cube acknowledged that the role was “going to get me paid, too.”

As for the issue he took with the character, he explained that he “only had one problem with it and he didn’t want to change it, so I didn’t want to do it. The problem was I didn’t think — me playing 2Pac — that I would kick my homeboy out the car for a girl I just met when we got to Oakland. I didn’t think that was cool…It made the character kind of a sucker to me.”

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Cube also said that he shot down the role of “O-Dog” in Menace II Society, because he didn’t want to be typecast after playing “Doughboy” in Boyz n the Hood.

Pac’s role as Lucky went on to become one of the most famous from his acting career. He also starred as Bishop in Juice and numerous other projects.

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The NFL has fined the Washington Football Team $10 million following an investigation into sexual misconduct within the organization, the league announced Thursday. The team has been under independent investigation since July 2020.

“I feel great remorse for the people who had difficult, even traumatic experiences while working here. I’m truly sorry for that,” Football Team owner Dan Snyder said in a statement after the ruling was announced. “I can’t turn back the clock, but I promise that nobody who works here will ever have that kind of experience again, at least not as long as Tanya and I are owners of this team.”

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The 15 years prior to 2020, the team had faced numerous sexual harassment allegations. Lead attorney Beth Wilkinson interviewed over 150 people in the investigation.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reacted in a statement, saying that the organization should become a first-tier workplace with the changes they will implement going forward: “Over the past 18 months, Dan and Tanya have recognized the need for change and have undertaken important steps to make the workplace comfortable and dignified for all employees, and those changes, if sustained and built upon, should allow the club to achieve its goal of having a truly first-tier workplace.”

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The NFL has fined the Washington Football Team $10 million following an investigation into sexual misconduct within the organization, the league announced Thursday. The team has been under independent investigation since July 2020.

“I feel great remorse for the people who had difficult, even traumatic experiences while working here. I’m truly sorry for that,” Football Team owner Dan Snyder said in a statement after the ruling was announced. “I can’t turn back the clock, but I promise that nobody who works here will ever have that kind of experience again, at least not as long as Tanya and I are owners of this team.”

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The 15 years prior to 2020, the team had faced numerous sexual harassment allegations. Lead attorney Beth Wilkinson interviewed over 150 people in the investigation.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reacted in a statement, saying that the organization should become a first-tier workplace with the changes they will implement going forward: “Over the past 18 months, Dan and Tanya have recognized the need for change and have undertaken important steps to make the workplace comfortable and dignified for all employees, and those changes, if sustained and built upon, should allow the club to achieve its goal of having a truly first-tier workplace.”

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Clippers guard Patrick Beverley has apologized to Chris Paul for shoving the veteran point guard during the Suns’ 130-103 Game 6 victory in the Western Conference Finals. Beverley says that his emotions got the best of him during that moment.

“@CP3 emotions got the best of me last night gang,” Beverley wrote. “My bad wasn’t meant for you. Congrats on making it to the Finals. Best of Luck.”

Paul has yet to respond publically to the apology.

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Suns forward Jae Crowder said that Beverley’s shove, which netted him an ejection, was the moment that he knew the team had broken the Clippers.

“We know they were broke. We know we broke them,” Crowder told reporters Wednesday. “There’s no better sign of defeat than during that moment. … Once we knew we got the game won, we knew at some point they would break. I think that’s basically what you saw. You saw a breaking point with one of their leaders in that locker room. And that’s a great feeling to have, especially in the playoffs, such a great feeling.”

A group of fans also got into a brawl in the stands during the game.

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Kodak Black threw $100,000 of cash into the ocean, Tuesday night, in a video uploaded to social media. Fans online were outraged to see the exuberant amount of wealth thrown away.

“I Broke You Off When Dem Fuck Ni**as Wouldn’t Give You A Dime !!! I Ain’t Owe You Shit Ni**a I Just Wanted To See You Shine!!!” he captioned the video. “Yeen Never Gave Me Shit Ni**a I Had My Own Grind!!!”

“Someone tell Kodak that’s not how an offshore account works,” one fan jokes in response to the video.

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A day later, Kodak uploaded a video of himself clogging a toilet with $100 bills, appearing to total $1,000.

“We gotta stop giving some of these dumbass rappers a platform and money,” one user argued. “Kodak is Haitian and his country has going through numerous problems for decades imagine what his own country could of done with 100k?”

Another critiqued Kodak, writing “Hes from one of the poorest places in Florida and yet he rather impress people for views instead of giving that money to black poverty stricken families. This could be one of the saddest and out of touch videos I’ve ever seen.”

 Check out Kodak’s antics and the reactions below.

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Fresh off his record-breaking Billboard run, his recent sweep at the Juno Awards, and the reveal that he’ll be working alongside the creator of “Euphoria” to write a new HBO show, The Weeknd is probably experiencing the best stage in his career so far, and thanks to a handful of Los Angeles photographers, things look like they’re probably about to get even better for the Canadian singer-songwriter.

According to Page Six, Angelina Jolie and The Weeknd were both caught on camera while leaving Giorgio Baldi in Los Angeles Wednesday evening, and fans have already begun speculating about whether or not the two celebrities were on a date at the high-end Italian eatery.

The report reveals that The Weeknd and Angelina Jolie were allegedly at Giorgio Baldi for hours, although they left separately as to not be photographed together, it’s a strong possibility that they linked up together during their visit to the restaurant. According to Page Six, Angelina and Abel’s meet-up could have been romantic, but it also could have simply been a Hollywood business meeting, considering The Weeknd’s new opportunity with HBO. 

Do you think that it’s just a coincidence that the two celebrities spent the evening at the same restaurant and left around the same time? Or do you think there’s a romance brewing between The Weeknd and Angelina Jolie?

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