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We live in crazy times where we all need to be extra vigilant of our security and surroundings, and Willow Smith is learning why it’s important. She was born into the life of a celebrity with parents like Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and she’s, unfortunately, experiencing one of the downsides of fame. The 20-year-old singer reportedly filed for a restraining order against a 38-year-old man who she claims has been stalking her for some time.

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According to TMZ, court documents filed by Willow state that Walter James Whaley traveled from Oklahoma to Los Angeles to see her. He’s reportedly been messaging Smith on social media, telling her that he wants her to be his wife and the mother of his children. Not only has Whaley been harassing Willow online, but he also reportedly attempted to break into her home during the Christmas season.

The outlet states that Whaley climbed over a fence as he tried to get on Willow’s property and he was captured on surveillance footage lurking around as he seemed to be looking for an entrance into her home. Police were called and responded to the scene, but for an unknown reason, Whaley wasn’t arrested. However, a bus ticket indicated that Whaley, who is a registered sex offender, arrived in L.A. less than 24 hours prior.

Willow Smith has reportedly been granted a temporary restraining order and “Whaley must stay 100 yards away from her at all times and stop communicating with her.”

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Nabbing himself a Drake feature has changed the way Yung Bleu approaches collaborating with his fellow artists. The rising Alabama rapper was able to, through chance and good timing, manifest himself a Drizzy verse on their recently released single, “You’re Mines Still,” and it all happened so quickly that Bleu admitted it’s changed his outlook. “If I send something to somebody [and] they take a long time to send it back, I just be like, you don’t wanna do it,” Yung Bleu told VladTV. “‘Cause Drake sent me my verse in twenty-four hours.”

Elsewhere, Bleu was asked about Trippie Redd’s reaction to him working with the OVO mogul. “I saw the little smart comments he made, he be making,” said Bleu. Trippie reportedly suggested that he’s talented enough to not need any features. “I done had platinum records, gold records, multiple, without Drake,” said Bleu. “I can say the same thing.”

According to Vlad, it all boiled down to Drake not making an appearance on Trippie’s record because of some unknown reason but surfacing on Yung Bleu’s track. Bleu added that he didn’t reach out to Drake in the first place and it was the Toronto icon who told Bleu to post a screenshot of their DMs to “hype” the collaboration.

“He started acting like a little girl after that,” Bleu said of Trippie. “Whatever.” Check out the clip below.

Fans of the Air Jordan 4 have been blessed quite a bit over the last few years. Of course, it is one of the greatest Jordan silhouettes of all-time and just a couple of years ago, it had its 30th anniversary. With this special birthday came a whole slew of dope Jordan 4 colorways and since that time, Jumpman hasn’t slowed down. Teasers for new Jumpman models have been plentiful in 2021, and one of them continues to leave sneakerheads in excitement for what is to come this Fall.

The shoe in question is the Air Jordan 4 “Red Thunder.” In the post below via @zsneakerheadz, you can see that this sneaker has the exact same color-blocking as the infamous “Thunder” offering, except this time around, the yellow is being swapped with red. This creates a “Bred” aesthetic that any Chicago Bulls fan can get behind and we’re sure it will translate to a ton of hype once the release date finally comes.

The release date for these has reportedly been set for October 2nd and full family sizing is expected to be available. Many of these details, including the look of the shoe, is subject to change, so keep it locked to HNHH for all of the latest details.

Paul George is one of those players who tend to get heavily scrutinized by fans, especially in the playoffs. On other occasions, however, the fans stand on George’s side, especially when there is a situation with the referees. Officiating is notoriously bad in the NBA, especially this season, and recently, George was fed up with the way he and his teammates were being treated. In fact, George went so far as to say that the referees were liars and were giving him bogus information when it comes to playing aggressively.

Well, as many of you know, critiquing the officials is a big no-no in the NBA, and George got hit with a hefty fine for it. The NBA announced today that George would have to pay $35K for his words.

“I mean, our job is to be aggressive, attack,” George said. “We can’t do much more than that, right? If they not gonna call it, they not gonna call it, and that’s the sucky part about it because we’re not flopping players. We’re not players that’s like throwing our bodies into other players. Like, we play physical, no different than any other player in this league. There’s nothing more that we can do, we’re attacking, we’re putting pressure at the rim, again, there’s nothing that I feel — unless we just start diving and playing a flopping game — there’s really nothing much that we can do.”

While $35K is a very minimal amount considering George’s salary, it is still an example of how awful the NBA’s policies are when it comes to this sort of thing. Criticizing the officials should not be a punishable act, but for now, this is the way things will continue to be.

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Saweetie divulged some surprising information today as she took to Twitter and accused Quavo of cheating on her, all while claiming that she is now single. Quavo and Saweetie appeared to be a hip-hop power couple but sometimes, there is a lot more happening beneath the surface than we may assume. In the tweet below, you can see exactly how Saweetie was feeling about the situation.

“I’m single. I’ve endured too much betrayal and hurt behind the scenes for a false narrative to be circulating that degrades my character,” Saweetie said. “Presents don’t band aid scars and the love isn’t real when the intimacy is given to other women.”

Now, Quavo is weighing in on the breakup and he seems to be displeased with how public it’s become. In the tweets below, Quavo says he is disappointed with Saweetie and says that she isn’t the woman he thought she was. Needless, to say, he’s hurt by what’s been said.

“I know you want to make this into a show so I’ll play my part just this one time. I don’t normally put my business out there, especially my personal life. I feel the need to address this so there are no false narratives,” Quavo wrote. “I had love for you and disappointed you did all that. You are not the woman I thought you were. I wish you nothing but the best.”

Breakups are never easy so it’s not surprising to see both parties upset at each other. With fans constantly trying to find out what happened, it’s hard not to snap. Over the coming days, perhaps more information on the situation will come to the surface.

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