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A little healthy competition is good for the soul, or so they say, but Kevin Durant admits that he may have had a one-sided beef. The sports world is always introducing new figures and players who have their eyes on the prize of being the best. In the NBA, every rookie has a top-tier player that they’ve admired, and if they’re lucky, they would receivee the opportunity to go toe-to-toe with their idols in the paint. During a recent episode of The ETCs with Kevin Durant podcast, the sports icon revealed that he had a previous beef with the late Kobe Bryant—although it seems Bryant didn’t have a clue.

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Durant spoke about young players coming into the league with a goal of surpassing the best of the best, and for Durant, Bryant was a person to beat. “The Magics, the Birds, the Jordans, they created that brotherhood amongst the league,” said Durant. There is a balance at looking at fellow players as both brothers and competition. “I felt like I had a beef with Kobe Bryant but he didn’t even know I had this beef — as you get older you look at these guys as just sharpening you and making you better.”

“When Bron goes to score 50 points or James Harden has 60 points, I’m looking at, how can I top it just to be better… How can I maintain that level I was on, too. It’s a healthy competition.” Listen to the most recent episode of The ETCs with Kevin Durant below.

Their billion-dollar divorce is far from over, but Dr. Dre is ready to be declared a single man—legally, that is. The megaproducer and his estranged wife Nicole Young have been going back and forth in court over the details of their split, including a disagreement about if there was, or wasn’t, a prenuptial agreement set in place. Nicole requested $2 million per month in temporary spousal support and accused Dre of physical abuse and infidelities, while the Aftermath icon denied those accusations against him. Now, Dre is hoping a judge will legally allow him to operate as a single man.

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According to TMZ, Dr. Dre’s attorney has filed documents asking the court to declare both himself and Nicole to be single while they hash out their divorce. In documents, Dre reportedly alleges that things have gotten too far out of control after the “false allegations of domestic violence” were submitted. He also stated that he’s been trying to get this divorce finalized for eight months but accuses his ex of delaying the proceedings on purpose.

Recently, Dr. Dre and Love & Hip Hop Hollywood star Apryl Jones were seen together, and later, it was confirmed by Moniece Slaughter that the two have been dating for some time. Moniece claims that she’s been threatened by the producer over her comments, but neither Dre nor Apryl have spoken about their alleged relationship.

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She’s been hyping up her mysterious, forthcoming project, but fans weren’t prepared to hear about a retirement. We just celebrated some of our favorite Keyshia Cole and Ashanti songs back in January when the ladies finally came together for a Verzuz after multiple delays, and fans were excited to revisit some of their hits. There was talk of new music from both ladies and soon, Ashanti dropped “2:35 (I Want You)” and Keyshia returned with a new banger, “I Don’t Want to Be in Love.” Things looked promising from both artists, but on Wednesday (March 17), Keyshia interrupted the St. Patrick’s Day festivities to announce that she planned on hanging up her microphone.

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Someone told the singer that she should be sitting on top of the world because her music is doing well, but Keyshia simply responded, “I’m retiring.” when someone questioned if she was being serious, the singer returned to add, “I’m not lying.” Fans swooped in to say that she must have been hacked, but Keyshia stood on her words. However, she did promise that a new album was on the way.

“I’m already contracted to do so, I wouldn’t do that to @BMG ,myself, or my fans,” she said of not releasing a record. “But I’m gonna have to move at my pace with this one. #Album8.” She said that her children are the reason she wants to take a step back and joked about leaving the music world behind. 

“#StimnyHitsAccount RETIREMENT SOUNDS GOOD [crying laughing emoji] this is funny! Hella! Just thought I’d join in on the fun. I’m serious about retirement… [crossed fingers emoji] but this is funny [crying laughing emoji].” Check out her tweets below and let us know if you think Keyshia Cole should retire.

It’s no holds barred for Vanessa Bryant who decided to give a few sheriffs a little publicity. We previously reported on Vanessa scoring a victory in court against the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department after a judge ruled in her favor, stating that the department couldn’t keep secret the names of certain officers involved in a scandal. Back in January 2020 when Kobe Bryant, 13-year-old Gianna Bryant, and seven of their friends tragically died in a helicopter crash in Southern California, several officers reportedly took photos of the gruesome site, including pictures of remains, and reportedly showed them to others. 

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A judge recently stated that the sheriff’s department couldn’t keep the names of the officers under wraps, even though the department reportedly argued that the publicity itself could be damaging. On Wednesday (March 17), Vanessa set aside some time to share screenshots of court documents that listed the names of the officers involved.

Both the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and the L.A. County Fire Department are shown as plaintiffs along with Joey Cruz, Rafael Mejia, Michael Russell, and Raul Versales. The document states: “Deputies who responded to the crash scene used personal cell phones to take and share gratuitous photos of the dead children, parents, and coaches.” It adds that one deputy took anywhere from 25 to 100 photos on his personal phone, citing that none of the pictures were saved with investigatory intent.

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It further alleges that deputies began sending the photos to one another via AirDrop and soon, people outside of the department began to receive them, as well. The paperwork also details how each named deputy was involved in the scandal and how they gossiped about and-or shared the pictures with family, friends, and colleagues. So many deputies and officers reportedly saw the photos that a detective couldn’t even tell investigators who sent him the pictures.

You can read through Vanessa Bryant’s posts below in the order that she shared them to receive the official story in full.

The animosity between Cardi B and Rah Ali dates back years—all the way to the infamous 2018 New York Fashion Week shoe-flinging drama that involved Nicki Minaj. Following the incident, the pair traded insults and Nicki even took to Queen Radio to give details on the fight, claiming that her good friend Rah punched Cardi repeatedly. After engaging in a highly-publicized online spat, the arguing dissipated and everyone involved left the chaos behind and went about their lives. However, Rah stirred the pot when she posted a diss track to her It’s Onsite account from an artist who took aim at Cardi and included a line about her young daughter, Kulture.

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It didn’t take long for Cardi to catch wind of the post and she called out Rah Ali. “B*tches post me on they sh*t everyday and I haven’t said a word and that’s what bothers them soo they try to play wit the person I don’t play about and that’s my child,” wrote Cardi. “Yet, victimize themselves when some1 says they beating the baby out of them after months of her harassing a b*tch.” The “baby” mention is about Rah Ali’s previous argument with Ari Fletcher.

The rapper’s fans came forward to call Rah Ali “obsessed,” causing Cardi to continue her rant. “She’s disgusting .Blocking and deleting people telling her she’s wrong for posting something mentioning my child …but she only try me & Ari  for clout but on my life imma handle her in person,” Cardi added. “Say wat you want but you not going 2 try me wit my kid.” The rapper also accused Ali of “gaslighting” her in order to get a response.

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Rah didn’t hesitate to clap back.. “Cardi, shut yo dumb non English speaking ass up,” Ali replied. “I’m tired of trying to sound out your sentences. If you have a problem, take it up with the person wwho wrote the diss track not me because my media company @Its_Onsite posted it.” She added, “I didn’t mention your child nor would I ever. The person who wrote the diss track did. You are a BOZO! and you’re not going to do SH*T. Why don’t you pick up a pen and write back? That’s not an option huh?”

Ali returned to once again insult the way Cardi speaks and added that she’s not afraid of the rapper’s sister, Hennessy Carolina, either. It seems that when Hennessy heard the diss, she promised to resolve this issue in-person. Check out the exchange and reactions from fans below.