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Last night, Kevin Durant broke an NBA record by scoring 48 points in a Game 7. No player has ever done that in a Game 7 before and while it was a performance for the ages, it still wasn’t good enough to get the Nets the win. Now, Brooklyn is going home while the Milwaukee Bucks will get to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals where they await the winner of the 76ers and Hawks series.

While most fans were praising Durant for his efforts, there were some people out there who would have liked to have seen him do more. One of those people was NFL star Jalen Ramsey who just so happens to be a big LeBron James fan. In the tweet below, Ramsey took a shot at KD saying that he couldn’t run the East like LeBron did so many years ago.

“I ain’t tryna start nothing up tonight but uh.. Lebron used to run through that East wit no problem,” Ramsey said. As you can imagine, this sparked some outrage amongst numerous NBA fans as they called Ramsey out for a bad take. Ramsey added fuel to the fire by turning his replies off, which led to a ton of quote tweets from angry Nets fans.

Ramsey has had his fair share of struggles in the NFL over the past couple of years and many fans used that as an opportunity to get after him. Needless to say, some people ought to keep the hot takes to themselves.

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Hip-hop is still reeling in from the death of DMX earlier this year. It was reported at the time of his death that he left no will behind and had few liquid assets. However, with his streaming numbers spiking, and the release of his latest album Exodus, members of X’s family are battling for control over his estate.

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According to PageSix, five of X’s children and the rapper’s fiancée, Desiree Lindstrom are now in a battle for the role of administrator of the late rapper’s estate. Lindstrom reportedly applied to gain the legal status of X’s “common-law wife” but the judge denied the request. The judge said Lindstrom did “not have standing to file” as X’s common-law wife.

If the motion were approved, Lindstrom would’ve taken immediate control of the rapper’s estate. This would mean that Lindstrom would’ve had executive powers over X’s estate over his 14 children. She would’ve been able to overlook the revenue from X’s future music releases, and have overall authority over the estate. 

“There is no will from DMX and that’s a big problem. This is a difficult situation because there are a number of people vying to be named administrators,” a source close to the situation told the publication. “His fiancée Desiree tried to muscle in by asking the court to be named his common-law wife, which means she would have taken precedence over his children. But the court refused.”

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Three of X’s children from his marriage to Tashera Simmons — 28-year-old Xavier, 21-year-old Tacoma, and 19-year-old Sean — are petitioning to become the administrators. Additionally, two of X’s daughters Sasha Simmons and Jada Oden, have similarly filed documents to court to control the estate.

We’ll keep you posted on any more updates regarding X’s estate. 

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Hip-hop is still reeling in from the death of DMX earlier this year. It was reported at the time of his death that he left no will behind and had few liquid assets. However, with his streaming numbers spiking, and the release of his latest album Exodus, members of X’s family are battling for control over his estate.

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According to PageSix, five of X’s children and the rapper’s fiancée, Desiree Lindstrom are now in a battle for the role of administrator of the late rapper’s estate. Lindstrom reportedly applied to gain the legal status of X’s “common-law wife” but the judge denied the request. The judge said Lindstrom did “not have standing to file” as X’s common-law wife.

If the motion were approved, Lindstrom would’ve taken immediate control of the rapper’s estate. This would mean that Lindstrom would’ve had executive powers over X’s estate over his 14 children. She would’ve been able to overlook the revenue from X’s future music releases, and have overall authority over the estate. 

“There is no will from DMX and that’s a big problem. This is a difficult situation because there are a number of people vying to be named administrators,” a source close to the situation told the publication. “His fiancée Desiree tried to muscle in by asking the court to be named his common-law wife, which means she would have taken precedence over his children. But the court refused.”

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Three of X’s children from his marriage to Tashera Simmons — 28-year-old Xavier, 21-year-old Tacoma, and 19-year-old Sean — are petitioning to become the administrators. Additionally, two of X’s daughters Sasha Simmons and Jada Oden, have similarly filed documents to court to control the estate.

We’ll keep you posted on any more updates regarding X’s estate. 

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Kobe Bryant’s passing was a devastating loss for the basketball world and it is one that still does not feel real. It has been a year and a half since Kobe and Gianna’s death, and every single day, Vanessa Bryant tries to honor them in the best ways possible. She has been a beacon of strength throughout this past year and she always seems to find the right words whenever the occasion permits it. This was especially true when she inducted Kobe into the Basketball Hall Of Fame just a few weeks ago.

Today is Father’s Day, and to celebrate the occasion, Bryant took to social media where she paid tribute to Kobe with a lovely photo of their family, and a heartfelt caption.

“To the best girl dad~ Happy Father’s Day, Papi. We love you forever and always, always and forever. Love you always, Nani, Gigi, B.B, Koko, and VB,” Bryant wrote. Today also just so happens to be Capri Bryant’s second birthday, and Vanessa made sure to celebrate the joyous occasion, as well. In the posts below, Vanessa explains just how much she loves her youngest daughter.

“Happy 2nd Birthday, Capri! Mommy, Daddy, Nani, Gigi, and B.B. love you so much! You are our beautiful ray of light. Thank you for bringing so much joy and love into our lives. May you be blessed with many more happy, healthy, and wonderful birthdays. We love you Koko-Bean! Happy birthday!” she wrote.

Hopefully, Vanessa and her daughters have a wonderful day celebrating Capri’s birthday.

Kobe Bryant’s passing was a devastating loss for the basketball world and it is one that still does not feel real. It has been a year and a half since Kobe and Gianna’s death, and every single day, Vanessa Bryant tries to honor them in the best ways possible. She has been a beacon of strength throughout this past year and she always seems to find the right words whenever the occasion permits it. This was especially true when she inducted Kobe into the Basketball Hall Of Fame just a few weeks ago.

Today is Father’s Day, and to celebrate the occasion, Bryant took to social media where she paid tribute to Kobe with a lovely photo of their family, and a heartfelt caption.

“To the best girl dad~ Happy Father’s Day, Papi. We love you forever and always, always and forever. Love you always, Nani, Gigi, B.B, Koko, and VB,” Bryant wrote. Today also just so happens to be Capri Bryant’s second birthday, and Vanessa made sure to celebrate the joyous occasion, as well. In the posts below, Vanessa explains just how much she loves her youngest daughter.

“Happy 2nd Birthday, Capri! Mommy, Daddy, Nani, Gigi, and B.B. love you so much! You are our beautiful ray of light. Thank you for bringing so much joy and love into our lives. May you be blessed with many more happy, healthy, and wonderful birthdays. We love you Koko-Bean! Happy birthday!” she wrote.

Hopefully, Vanessa and her daughters have a wonderful day celebrating Capri’s birthday.

After months of speculation about the status of their relationship, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott recently seemingly confirmed their reconciliation. Traveling to New York together with Stormi earlier this week to attend the 72nd Annual Parsons Benefit hosted by The New School, Travis gave Kylie a shoutout in his acceptance speech.

“Wifey, I love you so much,” he spoke, essentially confirming the two were in fact an item again. Kylie later took to Instagram herself to share a snap of herself and the ASTROWORLD artist at the event, further breathing life into the rumors. In honor of Father’s Day, the beauty mogul took to social media again, sharing a photo of herself snuggled up next to Travis as he held Stormi. 

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“Happy Father’s Day [Travis Scott],” wrote Kylie, tagging the rapper in the post. “One day isn’t enough to honor the dad you are. We are so blessed to have you,” she affectionately penned. 

Jenner and Scott previously split back in October of 2019, but remained on very good terms, often spending time together to co-parent Stormi. “We have such a great relationship,” Jenner said of their relationship back in 2020.

“We’re like best friends. We both love Stormi and want what’s best for her. … We stay connected and coordinated. I think about [my parents] in situations with Stormi, what they would do. They were very hands-on with me, and I want the same for Stormi,” she gushed. 

As of now, it seems the two are giving their romantic relationship another go. 

The reunion for the final season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians aired on Thursday, June 17th on the E! Network. During the Kardashian-Jenner clan’s sit down with Andy Cohen, Kylie Jenner spoke about the launch of Kylie Cosmetics. She first launched her “Kylie Lip Kits” in 2015 and it sold out in less than a minute.

During the episode, Jenner detailed how her insecurities surrounding her natural lips helped launch her multi-million dollar company. Cohen asked Kylie if her insecurities are what led her to break into the cosmetics industry. “I had really small lips, and I didn’t ever think about it until I had one of my first kisses and a guy said to me, ‘Oh my God, you’re such a good kisser, but you have such small lips,’ or something like that,” she recalled. “From then on, I felt unkissable.”

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This isn’t the first time the KUTWK personality opened up about how she was self-conscience about her facial features. During a 2017 episode of Life With Kylie, she admitted, “I just didn’t feel desirable or pretty. I really wanted bigger lips. I would overline my lips with lip liner just to create the illusion of bigger lips — And then finally I was like, this lip liner isn’t doing it. I ended up getting my lips done.“

Kylie Cosmetics proves to be a formidable makeup brand. Recently, the company announced that they are redesigning its original lip kits.

The second part of the KUTWK reunion special airs Thursday, June 24th. 

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Tonight, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks will engage in a Game 7 matchup for the ages. The 76ers are the clear favorites to win the series although the Hawks have been sneaky all series long. There is a belief that the Hawks could pull off the upset, and if they want to do it, they will need some top-tier performances from Trae Young and John Collins.

In Game 6, Collins was able to get into Joel Embiid’s head as he dunked on him in one of the best posters we’ve seen all playoffs. Later in the game, Embiid ended up falling on Collins which led to an altercation between the two where Embiid used his size to intimidate the Hawks star. While it was a harmless run-in, the NBA has now decided to fine Embiid $35,000 due to the fact that he escalated the situation.

Embiid has a pretty hefty contract so the fine certainly won’t hurt his bank account that badly. Regardless, this does seem to be an annoying and unnecessary punishment given the circumstances. Players have run-ins all the time with one another, and it was simply a heat-of-the-moment ordeal that ended up harming nobody. 

With Game 7 just hours away, we’re sure both Embiid and Collins will be ready to up the intensity as a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals is on the line.

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Dame Dash and Jay-Z haven’t been on good terms for over a decade. Whether they will ever be able to mend their relationship and go back to making massive business together remains highly unlikely, especially after the recent lawsuit filed against Dame. On Friday, Dame Dash was hit with a lawsuit by Roc-A-Fella Records after his alleged attempt to sell Jay-Z’s debut album, Reasonable Doubt as a NFT. Despite the legal power of Hov and the Roc Nation empire, Dame Dash doesn’t seem too concerned about possible future litigation.

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Dame Dash has officially responded to the lawsuit filed by Roc-A-Fella Records against him. According to TMZ, the entertainment mogul said that the lawsuit has many inaccuracies in it and clarified that it wasn’t Reasonable Doubt he was trying to sell. It was his entire stake in the label. He claimed that in March, Jay tried to purchase his third of Roc-A-Fella but Dame said that Hov’s offer was “a price I deemed unacceptable.”

“Under the terms of the deal with a potential buyer, the buyer would buy my share of Roc a Fella Records and Jay-Z will have exclusive administration rights,” Dash told the publication of his deal. 

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As far as the lawsuit that was filed against him, Dash said that it was merely a bluff in an attempt to prevent him from selling his shares in the company. Dash made it clear that he believes that he has the right to sell his portion of the legendary label. 

This is the second lawsuit filing in regards to Reasonable Doubt in the past week. Jay-Z sued the photographer who shot the cover art to the album. Hov claims that the photographer has been using his likeness without permission to generate revenue. 

We’ll keep you posted on any more updates regarding the case. 

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