Gunna has seemingly addressed allegations that hesnitched on Young Thug in a new track snippet. On Tuesday (May 30), a viral video showed Gunna vibing to a new track in a room full of associates. Toward the end of the 45-second clip, the Georgia rapper references the plea deal he took to be released from jail early. “He forgave me for my sins now they mad I got out,” he raps on the brief snippet.
Diversity in Hollywood is still a major topic, with many actors and writers of color having a difficult time making their names, faces and talent known. Halle Berry, the only black actress to have ever won the Academy Award for “Best Actress,” is saying that due to this issue, her 2002 Oscar win for Monster’s Ball means “nothing” because of the lack of diversity. “Two Oscars ago, whenever we had the all blackout, I sat there and I thought, ‘Wow, that moment [my win] really meant nothing,'” she explained at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity of her feelings during the # boycott and controversy from 2015.
Jill Scott is catching heat for defending Chris Brown‘s talent, despite his violent past. Early Sunday morning (April 21), the 52-year-old first praised the 34-year-old. “@chrisbrown is amazing. How does ANYBODY sing like THAT? Dance, look, Act and Rap… like THAT?,” Scott tweeted, continuing, “Beyond gifted. It appears, exceptional people have to go through exceptional. There’s nothing to debate.” Fans quickly reacted to the singer’s tweet, mentioning that the women who’ve been abused by Brown would view him as anything but exceptional.
The murder-for-hire trial of former Czar Entertainment CEO, Jimmy Henchman, concluded yesterday (March 4) in New York City. After a crackdown on his company’s drug trafficking front in June 2012, Henchman was sentenced to life in prison on counts of drug trafficking, the September 2009 murder of Lowell “Lodi Mack” Fletcher and conspiracy charges. Now, jury deliberations have begun. XXL reports: “Henchman faces four charges related to the murder-for-hire, while Johnson faces the same four, as well as narcotics and weapons possession charges.
Keke Palmer let the sex of her baby slip while discussing her potential due date on Wednesday’s (Jan. 25) episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The 29-year-old talent revealed the news while excitedly elaborating on what the zodiac sun sign of her infant might be. “So, my baby is either going to be a Pisces or an Aries,” she elaborated. “Pisces are known to be very deep, they’re emotional creatures.