Many public figures are beginning to come forward to call support for Donald Trump, and in this week’s roundup of those who look past the unavoidable despair, Donnie McClurkin looks to the church to spearhead his recent comments. The pastor joined Gospel singer Erica Campbell on her national radio show to reveal why he thinks it’s time for Christians to add Trump’s name to their daily prayers, The Grio reports.
Accusations flew between Drake and Kendrick Lamar during their 9-song rap feud, including that the Compton rhymer is abusive to fiancée Whitney Alford. Lamar answered the accusation with his highly-discussed music video for “Not Like Us,” where the couple and their children dance together in a moment of familial harmony. Days later, fans now believe that Drake is subtly trolling the pair via new OVO merch, as one upcoming look from the brand features a model resembling Alford wearing a white tank top, often referred to as a “wife beater.
Three weeks after being seen on Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta calling co-star Spice a “blue monkey”, Erica Mena has apologized for the remark, insisting that she didn’t mean for the insult to be taken as a racial slur. “I deeply regret my insensitive comment and want to humbly apologize to anybody I hurt or offended by my thoughtlessness. My choice of words was wrong, and I take full responsibility for what I said,” Mena said in a statement to TMZ.
Those who have been invested in the downfall that was the disastrous Fyre Festival, it’s your lucky day. According to a report from Vulture, several merch items that were originally slated to be sold at the 2017 fiasco in the Bahamas will go to auction. The auction will benefit those who the festival’s founder, Billy McFarland, owes money to, in an effort to help get that money back where it belongs.
G Herbo won’t be facing jail time in his federal fraud case, as he’s been ordered to serve three years probation instead. Additionally, the Chicago rapper was ordered to pay $139,878 in restitution and a $5,500 fine. Herbo, né Herbert Wright, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making a false statement to a federal official in a Massachusetts federal court on Thursday (Jan. 11). The “Pull Up” artist was initially indicted by a federal grand jury in December 2020 along with five others, including his former promotor Antonio Strong, who plead not guilty.